During the course of the 2013 NFL regular season, the Oakland Raiders have been given something unfamiliar: hope. Despite dropping to 1-3 after four weeks, the Raiders have received encouraging play at quarterback.
As the source of Oakland's reason for confidence, quarterback Terrelle Pryor deserves to be named the Raiders' long-term starter.
When a second-year quarterback is impressing everyone who watches him play, it seems rather self-explanatory that he deserves the starting job. Unfortunately for Pryor, we're talking about a Raiders organization that has been reasonably skeptical since the JaMarcus Russell debacle.
That means the Raiders are still looking for answers in spite ...
Welcome to October, kid. I know you've only made 10 big league starts, but here, take this ball and go shut down the Detroit Tigers before they put us in a hole deeper than the one we're already in.
Oh, and by the way, you're going to have to outduel Justin Verlander.
Such words probably weren't actually spoken to him, but that's the situation Oakland A's rookie right-hander Sonny Gray was facing in Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. If he didn't step up, the A's stood a very good chance of being put ...
In 2012, the Oakland A's and Detroit Tigers played a full-length five-game series to determine who would advance to the ALCS.
It looks like that could be the case again one year later.
If the first two games of the ALDS are any indication, this will be a highly competitive bout. Game 1 went to the Tigers, 3-2, while Oakland celebrated a walk-off 1-0 win in Game 2.
This is October baseball at its finest.
The Tigers have a stacked lineup with names like Tori Hunter, Prince Fielder, Victor Martinez and MVP-candidate Miguel Cabrera among others. Despite the star power in their lineup, ...
The rumors may be swirling about Josh Freeman heading to the Oakland Raiders, but the team shouldn't consider signing the controversial quarterback based off their current situation at the position.
Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times tweeted that the Raiders had a legitimate interest in the former quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A recent report by Paul Gutierrez from ESPN.com explained that Greg Olson, the Raiders' offensive coordinator, is still a fan of Freeman:
“You know, I’ve always been a fan of Josh’s,” Olson said. “I have a lot of respect for him, as a person and a player, and it’s unfortunate to ...
The rumors may be swirling about Josh Freeman heading to the Oakland Raiders, but the team shouldn't consider signing the controversial quarterback based off their current situation at the position.
Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times tweeted that the Raiders had a legitimate interest in the former quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A recent report by Paul Gutierrez from ESPN.com explained that Greg Olson, the Raiders' offensive coordinator, is still a fan of Freeman:
“You know, I’ve always been a fan of Josh’s,” Olson said. “I have a lot of respect for him, as a person and a player, and it’s unfortunate to ...
The eyes are wild, the face tight and taut. He is caught in pre-fling, rage washed over his mug. He is prepared to throw the bat, and it looks as if he wants the lumber to behead its intended target.
Bert Campaneris is shown in the photograph in the split second before he whips the bat toward Tigers pitcher Lerrin LaGrow.
That moment of indiscretion fired the first salvo in the playoff wars between the Oakland A’s and the Detroit Tigers.
It came in Game 2 of the 1972 American League Championship Series, in Oakland. The A’s had won Game 1 and were ...
Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden is, once again, injured, making backup Rashad Jennings a must-start fantasy football player until he returns to action.
McFadden is nursing a sore hamstring. He hasn't practiced as of Friday, Oct. 4, and is listed as "doubtful" on the team's official injury report for Sunday night's game against the San Diego Chargers.
Steve Corkran of the Bay Area News Group reported the former Arkansas Razorbacks star could play even without having practiced, but Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune doesn't think he'll be back until after the team's bye in Week 7:
Even if McFadden does suit up ...
Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden is, once again, injured, making backup Rashad Jennings a must-start fantasy football player until he returns to action.
McFadden is nursing a sore hamstring. He hasn't practiced as of Friday, Oct. 4, and is listed as "doubtful" on the team's official injury report for Sunday night's game against the San Diego Chargers.
Steve Corkran of the Bay Area News Group reported the former Arkansas Razorbacks star could play even without having practiced, but Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune doesn't think he'll be back until after the team's bye in Week 7:
Even if McFadden does suit up ...
Since Billy Beane took over as general manager for the Oakland Athletics in 1998, the A's have made the playoffs six times prior to 2013. They've advanced from the first round a total of one time—to the ALCS in 2006, where they were promptly swept by the Detroit Tigers.
This year, it all changes.
Five times Oakland has lost in Game 5 of the ALDS. The one and only time in the ALCS, the A's lost in four. But rather than analyze what went wrong with those teams and how they compare to the current one, we're going to focus strictly on ...
The Oakland Raiders reached the quarter-pole mark of the season with a 1-3 record and are facing more questions than they did when the season began.
Although quarterback Terrelle Pryor has provided a spark to the offense, there are still concerns about his ability to get the ball deep to his receivers.
Running back Darren McFadden has also been slow out of the gate, and although he has a sore hamstring, the injury has had little to do with the lack of success from Oakland’s offensive line.
Defensively, the team’s lack of a pass rush from the defensive line has been the biggest ...