oakland raiders

California born and bred Carson Palmer is headed home to play for the Oakland Raiders.  Palmer's much publicized divorce with the Cincinnati Bengals now has a final decree.

Hours after the Oakland Raiders topped the Houston Texans for a thrilling 25-20  win on Sunday, speculation swirled around who will run the NFL franchise after the passing of its iconoclastic owner Al Davis, who died Saturday in Oakland at age 82.

"Just win, baby," "Commitment to Excellence," "Going vertical" and "The Raiduhs" all became part of our lexicon because of one man.  For better or worse, Al Davis made the Oakland/L.A. Raiders relevant, and had a huge influence on two major professional football leagues.

Americans collectively breathed a huge sigh of relief in late July when the NFL lockout was officially lifted.  As a sports radio host I can't tell you how relieved to give up the daily charade of being a 'legal and labor analyst' and got to go back to prognosticating.

It is hard to believe that the preseason football game on the field between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders did not dominate Bay Area headlines. Instead, the 49ers dominated the Raiders 17-3 but all of the action took place off the field.

An NFL source has told ESPN insider Adam Schefter that the Oakland Raiders have drafted former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the third round of the supplemental draft.  That means the Raiders must forfeit their third round pick in the 2012 NFL draft.

Once again Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis publicly taken down  one of his former head coaches.  In September 2008, it was Lane Kiffin...Yesterday it was Tom Cable.