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| Akron faces tall task in season opener at No. 18 Ohio State |
Division I College Football |
08/31/2011 |
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| that resides there. Case in point, Akron allowed 29 passing TDs last year. With the defensive line fortified, the team's defensive backs should benefit, and the return of three starters there is huge. With Terrelle Pryor now suiting up for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, the keys to Ohio State's offense have been turned over to senior Joe Bauserman. Pryor's primary backup the last two years, Bauserman has completed just 25-of-47 passes for 320 yards with two TDs and an INT in his career. A former walk-on who spent |
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| Raiders defense springs leaks in preseason |
NFL Football |
08/29/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Hue Jackson revitalized the Oakland Raiders offense as coordinator in his first season with the team. Now that he has been promoted to head coach, Jackson's biggest worry is fixing a defense that had been one the team's strengths. With 10 starters back from a unit that excelled at times last season, the Raiders went into training camp believing their defense would be in good shape even without All-Pro cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. Three exhibition losses later, the Raiders have to |
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| Brees leads Saints to 40-20 win over Raiders |
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08/29/2011 |
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| ind of night for Brees and the New Orleans Saints, who once again used a trip to Oakland to tune up for the regular season. Brees threw for 189 yards and led New Orleans to scores on all three drives he played in the Saints' 40-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday night. Brees completed 15 of 23 passes and looked almost as sharp as he did in his last trip to Oakland when he led three touchdown drives in his only series of a 45-7 victory two years ago in the third exhibition game. The Saints used t |
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| Daniel throws two TDs, Saints pound Raiders |
NFL Football |
08/28/2011 |
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| Oakland, CA (BettingExpress) - Chase Daniel tossed two touchdown passes in the New Orleans Saints' 40-20 preseason victory over the Oakland Raiders. Daniel spelled Drew Brees after three series and completed 9-of-18 passes for 191 yards. Brees was sharp as well, engineering scoring drives on each of the Saints' first two possessions, which were capped by rushing touchdowns from Mark Ingram and Pierre Thomas. He went 15-of-23 for 189 yards. Brees' counterpart, Jason Campbell, threw for 150 yards on 12-of-17 pa |
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| New York Giants 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/28/2011 |
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| eve Smith were not re-signed. Smith, who played in just nine games last year because of a serious knee injury, headed down I-95 to join the rival Philadelphia Eagles, while Boss -- Manning's emergency valve -- took a cross-country flight to join the Oakland Raiders. Both may be sorely missed this season, with the competition in the NFC East rising at a rapid pace. Manning will have a few new faces along the offensive line as well, as veterans Shaun O'Hara and Rich Seubert are no longer with Big Blue after bein |
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| NFL security chief attends 49ers game |
NFL Football |
08/27/2011 |
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| ue for fans this season. Miller spent Saturday afternoon meeting with police officers, 49ers security officials and fans a week after two men were shot in a parking lot outside the stadium following San Francisco's 17-3 win over the Bay Area rival Oakland Raiders. There were also numerous fights inside the stadium, including one man getting beaten unconscious in a bathroom. Miller called the violence ``unsettling,'' and something the NFL is taking seriously and plans to ``change.'' ``Preseason games acro |
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| Oakland Raiders 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/26/2011 |
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| (BettingExpress) - A lot of phrases are used to describe the Oakland Raiders. Often controversial. Frequently misguided. Usually unpredictable. And dependably enigmatic. But rarely boring. The franchise that gave the NFL timeless mantras like "Commitment to Excellence" and "Just win, baby" continued on its chronically newsworthy path in 2010, pulling off a particularly ignominious double by going unbeaten (6-0) in the AFC West but failing to qualify for the playoffs with an overall 8-8 record. That unpalatabl |
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| Raiders bring in Sheppard |
NFL Football |
08/26/2011 |
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| Alameda, CA (BettingExpress) - The Oakland Raiders signed free agent cornerback Lito Sheppard on Friday. For the 30-year-old Florida product, Oakland will be his third stop in as many seasons. Sheppard posted 18 tackles in 13 games a season ago with the Minnesota Vikings. In 2009, the diminutive but speedy corner racked up 31 tackles and one interception over 11 games with the Jets. The former first-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2002, Sheppard has totaled 302 tackles, 19 interceptions -- incl |
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| Raiders officially sign Pryor |
NFL Football |
08/26/2011 |
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| Napa, CA (BettingExpress) - The Oakland Raiders signed former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor on Thursday, reportedly to a four-year contract. The team announced the signing on its website Thursday evening, saying he has joined the Raiders at their training complex and will be on the field Friday morning. ESPN was one media source that reported the four-year agreement. Pryor was taken by the Raiders in the third round of the supplemental draft on Monday. Selected with the 18th pick of the third round, P |
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| Report: Raiders ink Pryor to four-year deal |
NFL Football |
08/25/2011 |
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| Napa, CA (BettingExpress) - The Oakland Raiders have reportedly come to terms with former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor to a four-year contract. ESPN was one media source that reported the agreement. Pryor was taken by the Raiders in the third round of the supplemental draft on Monday. Selected with the 18th pick of the third round, Pryor will be forced to sit the first five games of the regular season due to the scandal at Ohio State that forced head coach Jim Tressel to resign. Pryor left Ohio State |
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