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Pete Carroll hopes to repeat USC and Seahawks turnarounds with the Raiders
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The glory years for the Raiders ended more than two decades ago, and the tradition-rich franchise once known for its swagger as much as its championship pedigree has become a reclamation project. It's something Pete Carroll, who was introduced along with new...
Raiders fire coach Antonio Pierce after he goes 4-13 in lone full season
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Antonio Pierce stood behind a lectern and took questions during an end-of-season news conference, even though his future as the Las Vegas Raiders' coach remained very much in question. The organization could have informed Pierce, as it did Tuesday, that his...
NFL personnel moves: Raiders fire Pierce after 1 full season, Titans decide to make change at GM
Las Vegas' Antonio Pierce, New England's Jerod Mayo and Jacksonville's Doug Pederson are three NFL coaches who are out of a job, though a handful of other teams decided to stay with the status quo in the days following the regular season. The Tennessee Titans — who own the No. 1...
Antonio Pierce remains the Las Vegas Raiders' coach — for now
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Antonio Pierce remains the Las Vegas Raiders' coach. For now, anyway. “I haven’t been told anything different,” Pierce said Monday. The club has made no announcements, but Pierce's appearance at a news conference wrapping...
Chargers and Raiders heading in different directions as teams meet in regular-season finale
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Chargers and Raiders each enter Sunday's meeting coming off back-to-back victories that affect each other's futures in remarkably different ways. For the Chargers, those wins helped their playoff positioning. For the Raiders, the victories hurt their draft...
Chargers are favored to beat the Raiders when they meet Sunday in Las Vegas
Los Angeles Chargers (10-6) at Las Vegas (4-12) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 4 1/2 Against the spread: Chargers 11-5; Raiders 7-9 Series record: Raiders lead 72-57-1 Last meeting: Chargers defeated...
Raiders keep getting to opposing quarterbacks even without key pass rushers
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Maxx Crosby's announcement last week that he would miss the season's final three games because of impending ankle surgery was the most severe and latest blow to the Raiders' depleted defensive line. It's a line that also has, for most of the season, been...
Pierce's future with Raiders remains uncertain, but there are reasons to bring him back
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Mark Davis left plenty of gray area regarding Raiders coach Antonio Pierce's status when asked by reporters at last week’s NFL owners meeting. Davis at the time said he didn't want to discuss the subject, though he noted that Pierce and general manager Tom...
Cousins and Falcons do just enough to beat Raiders 15-9 and keep pace with Bucs in NFC South
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ahead most of the game, including by double digits in the fourth quarter, the Atlanta Falcons were just trying to hold on at the end. The Raiders had two passes into the end zone. Two passes to steal a victory and hand Atlanta a considerable setback to its playoff...
Maxx Crosby says he will undergo ankle surgery and miss rest of the Raiders season
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby will undergo ankle surgery and miss the rest of the season, the latest in a series of injuries that have devastated Las Vegas. The Raiders, who are on a nine-game losing streak and 2-11, are without about half of the...
