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Improvement for Raiders on third down starts on first

The Raiders are coming off a 27-10 loss to the Redskins in which the offense went 0-for-11 on third down. But the focus before Sunday’s game at Denver isn’t simply to address what happened on third down. It’s what transpired on first.

Raiders cornerback Sean Smith to plead not guilty Friday

Raiders cornerback Sean Smith is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in a Los Angeles Superior Court for felony assault and battery charges related to a July 4 incident.

Oakland stadium official rebuts talk of Raiders staying through 2020

The executive director of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority says he hasn’t spoken with representatives of the Raiders since mid-summer and there haven’t been any discussions about the team playing at the facility through 2020.

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DirecTV offers NFL Sunday Ticket refunds over anthem issue

DirecTV, a satellite broadcast service provider based in El Segundo, Calif., is allowing some customers to cancel subscriptions to its Sunday Ticket package of NFL games and obtain refunds, if they cite the players’ national anthem protests as their reasoning, according to multiple reports Tuesday.

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