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Blowout loss to Bills paints ugly reality for Raiders

The two-game road trip that began with a forgettable 34-14 loss to the Bills on Sunday before 69,599 at New Era Field was supposed to tell us if Raiders are good or bad, legitimate or fraudulent, pretender or contender.

Ex-Raiders WR Andre Holmes breaks out in Bills’ victory

Buffalo wide reciever had his best game of the season against his former team to help the Bills defeat the Oakland Raiders at New Era field in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.

Johnny Stanton steps in at QB to lead UNLV victory

Quarterback Johnny Stanton led UNLV to a 26-16 victory at Fresno State that put life back into the Rebels’ season, giving them a realistic shot at a bowl berth.

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UNR football grad assistant crashes car, charged with DUI

A graduate assistant for the University of Nevada, Reno football program has been arrested on a drunken driving charge after he crashed his car into the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks.

Coach Jim McElwain out at Florida after 3rd straight loss, AP source says

A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Florida is parting ways with coach Jim McElwain a day after a third consecutive loss and nearly a week after he said players and families had received death threats.

Rebels stun Fresno State, 26-16

UNLV broke a three-game losing streak and put some life into a season very much in danger. The Rebels, who were 21-point underdogs, also handed Fresno State its first conference loss.

 
Famed tailgate madness a way of life for Buffalo Bills fans

This is the place folks like to say is a drinking town with a sports problem, where purposefully setting your friends on fire isn’t as much criminal act as communal endorsement of a longstanding love affair with all things Buffalo Bills.

AFC West teams’ struggles open up playoff field

The AFC West was clearly the best division in the NFL after Week 2 with three teams going 2-0. But entering Week 8, the AFC West isn’t looking so mighty.

Some Raiders not surprised by Bob McNair’s ‘inmates’ comment

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair was quoted in an ESPN article as saying owners “can’t have the inmates running the prison” during a meeting devoted to the topic of players protesting racial inequality during the national anthem.

Raiders still looking for first interception of season

Dating back at least to the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, the Raiders are the only defense in NFL history without an interception through the first seven games of a season.