There is still hope for the Oakland Raiders
Bryon Pointer,
Contributor
May 3, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports
The Oakland Raiders are officially leaving for Las Vegas in a few years, but before they go they’re adding a little local flare to the team. Well, a little more than a little, as Marshawn Lynch, the Skittles man and one of the most dominant running backs of his era, has officially been added...
‘Beastmode’ returning to Oakland
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2017
Filed under Sports
According to multiple NFL and Oakland Raiders sources, the team agreed to a trade with the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday that will bring Oakland native and retired running back Marshawn Lynch back to the silver and black. The deal will cost Raiders a couple late round picks in this year’s draft, how...
Silver and black leaving Oakland, not my life
Bryon Pointer,
Contributor
April 19, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Sports
Last November, I decided to join my family tradition of getting an Oakland Raiders tattoo and I must say, of all the different Raider tattoos my family has, mine is the most unique. Instead of the traditional Raider with the two swords crossing from the top, I replaced it with a pirate skull equippe...
Las Vegas gets lucky with Raiders
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
March 29, 2017
Filed under Metro, Showcase, Sports
After eight years of rumors and stalled negotiations between the city and the team it became official on Monday; the Oakland Raiders will move to Las Vegas. At the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix early Monday morning the 32 franchise leaders approved a conditional relocation for the Oakland franchise with...
Bay Area is in free agent frenzy: Raiders, 49ers sign new players
Gabriel Armenta-Rose,
Contributor
March 15, 2017
Filed under Sports
Every year a month after the Super Bowl, the NFL enters a part of the season called free agency. Free agency is where players who are not under contract with their former team, either released or not resigned, are able to visit other teams to potentially find a new place to play with a new contract. ...
49ers rebuilding from the ground up
Cristian Medina,
Contributor
February 15, 2017
Filed under Sports
On Feb. 3, 2013, the San Francisco 49ers were 7-yards away from a game-winning touchdown, but were unable to score and lost Super Bowl XLVII to the Baltimore Ravens. Since then, it’s been nothing but downhill for the Niners as they’ve gone through numerous player and coaching changes, as well as ...
Investors jump off Raiders Nevada stadium bandwagon
Gabriel Armenta-Rose,
Contributor
February 8, 2017
Filed under Sports
The NFL season may be over, but the Raiders are still making headlines: investors at the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., an investment banking, securities and management firm, and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson have withdrawn their investments in the Oakland team’s new Las Vegas stadium. The with...
Super Bowl might have been best ever
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports
It’s almost unbelievable. Super Bowl LI was a blowout, which is typical of the NFL’s championship game. With just more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw a touchdown to running back Tevin Coleman essentially sealing a championship with the sc...
Super matchup or super blowout?
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports
For NFL fans the Super Bowl can be bittersweet if your team didn’t make it to the final game of the year. As an Oakland Raiders fan I can relate; it’s been 15 years since the silver and black have been to the championship match. The phrase “next year” has become commonplace in my vocabulary. Howe...
Raiders could be ‘Just Moving Baby’
Gabriel Armenta-Rose,
Contributor
January 25, 2017
Filed under Sports
Two NFL teams have changed cities in the past two years, and now there may be a third; the Oakland Raiders officially submitted the relocation papers to move to Las Vegas on Jan 18th. One obstacle remains: Twenty-four of the 32 owners must approve of the move. The vote is set to take place at the a...
Raiders have record-setting season
Victoria Groenewold,
Contributor
January 11, 2017
Filed under Sports
The Oakland Raiders finally got a glimpse of what the playoffs look like, but it wasn’t the view they wanted to see. This season was the first time that the Raiders have been to the playoffs in fourteen years and they did so with a record of 12-4. They lost 27-14 to the Houston Texans, but came a...
San Francisco 49ers fall from greatness
Gabriel Armenta-Rose,
Staff Writer
January 11, 2017
Filed under Sports
San Francisco 49ers CEO and Owner Jed York announced at a press conference on Jan. 2 that head coach Chip Kelly and General Manager Trent Baalke have been relieved of their duties. Chip Kelly was the Head Coach for the 49ers for one season in which the 49ers went 2-14, earning them the worst record i...
