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Al Davis (8 posts)

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Same Old Raiders

State of the Sport ― Under Al Davis the Raiders made their name as one of the toughest and dirtiest teams in the league.  I would like to believe that it was a reputation that he and their fans could be proud of.  Well for the last decade, at least, the Raiders were... (more)
 Marty ― Posted on Jan 14th, 2012
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Raiders and Trade for Carson Palmer – Initial Reaction

State of the Sport ― By Lee Heidhues Initial reaction to the Oakland Raiders blockbuster trade for Carson Palmer in Bay Area media did not reflect the snarky observation in the far away Washington Post whose writer claims the Raiders were “swindled” giving up two top... (more)
 Marty ― Posted on Oct 21st, 2011
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Raiders and Al Davis

State of the Sport ― By Lee Heidhues It is ironic that I missed this week’s on-field memorial service to the late Al Davis before a packed house at the O.com Coliseum. I was across the bay at Davies Hall in San Francisco attending a performance of Moussorsgky’s ... (more)
 Marty ― Posted on Oct 18th, 2011
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Al Davis – Remember

State of the Sport ― Let us remember Al Davis. Owner/GM of the Oakland Raiders. Saturday 10/08/2011 Al Davis passed from this world after a 50 year run at the helm of the NFL Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. For the next few weeks we will hear about the innovator, the... (more)
 Marty ― Posted on Oct 10th, 2011
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A Look at the Raiders After Al Davis

Daily News ― Raiders News (no comments): For the better part of four decades, Al Davis has been the face and the heart of the Oakland Raiders.With Davis By MARK DAVIS Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. continued their slide this morning as analysts … Continue... (more)
 Daily News ― Posted on Oct 10th, 2011
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A quick buck in a tiny little classified ad

Reflections on a Modern Circus ― The death of the co-founder chairman and CEO of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, overshadowed the death of Don Lapre this week. And when we think about Steve Jobs, creative, innovative, bold, classy and intelligent immediately come to mind. Legacy, hard work... (more)
 Reflectionsonam ― Posted on Oct 8th, 2011
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The World Keeps On Turning

jakelacaze.com ― It’s been a crazy week in the sports and business worlds lately. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock (or if you’ve taken a break from social media), Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011. And, as I’m typing this post, I am... (more)
 Jake LaCaze ― Posted on Oct 8th, 2011
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Rodgers fires four TD passes as Packers remain unbeaten

Daily News ― The Green Bay Packers routed the Denver Broncos 49-23 to join the Detroit Lions as the National Football League's only unbeaten teams four weeks into the regular season. The Lions rallied from a 24-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Dallas ... (more)
 Daily News ― Posted on Oct 2nd, 2011