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Report: Proposal to eliminate kickoffs in NFL discussed

...Goodell said it is crucial that the Raiders improve their stadium situation. The team currently plays in the outdated Oakland Coliseum and has said it would like a more modern facility built at the same location. BEARS: Linebacker Brian Urlacher...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2012-12-06/report-proposal-eliminate-kic
Madison Bumgarner pitches Giants to victory

...in the seventh when the Giants went ahead, right after actor Tom Hanks ? a former peanut vendor at the nearby Oakland Coliseum ? sang Take Me Out to the Ball Game on the field.Pence led off with a single and Fister departed, getting lots...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2012-10-25/madison-bumgarner-ptiche
American League Spring Training Capsules

...still a long way off, with commissioner Bud Selig yet to rule whether the low-budget A's can leave the rundown Oakland Coliseum and move into the San Francisco Giants' territory. Owner Lew Wolff, GM Billy Beane and Oakland's brass are preparing...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2012-02-12/american-league-spring-t
Hard-hitting ex-Raider Jack Tatum dead at 61

...diabetes and other health problems for years, Hicks said.The collision with Stingley happened Aug. 12, 1978, at Oakland Coliseum.Stingley was cutting inside when he lunged for a pass which fell incomplete. Bearing down at full speed from...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2010-07-27/hard-hitting-ex-raider-jack-t
NFL
Lockout would leave NFL fans with extra free time

...in a ratings battle.So you don't need a poll, or even a stroll through the bizarro tailgating crowd outside Oakland Coliseum every Sunday of the season to know that NFL fans are certifiable, and not just during the months the game is actually...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2011-03-03/lockout-would-leave-nfl-fans-
NFL | Sports
Raiders tell 'Apprentice' contestant, 'You're hired'

...Executive Officer Amy Trask, a fan of the NBC show, has hired Nick Warnock, 27, to sell 143 luxury suites at the Oakland Coliseum. "I called someone else in our office equally addicted to the show and told him, 'I want to hire this guy to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/05/08/ent_414913.shtml
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Oakland Raiders win partial victory against stadium

...SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Al Davis and his Oakland Raiders were awarded $34.2 million Tuesday by a jury that found Oakland coliseum officials failed to deliver on promises of sold-out stadiums in luring the team back from Los Angeles. The verdict...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/08/27/pro_386439.shtml
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Raiders owner says deal doomed without promise of sellouts

...season and would be packed for 15 years to come. Without that assurance, Davis said he would have walked out of the Oakland Coliseum, leaving behind the stadium officials he had negotiated with over five years. In testimony during his $1 billion...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/07/02/pro_380101.shtml
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Sunday's AFC title is a tale of two owners

...Los Angeles. The showdown Sunday will be at the Oakland Coliseum - Network Associates Coliseum for those interested...mean something. Whatever it's official name, the Oakland Coliseum is unofficially "the black hole," filled with...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/01/14/pro_306709.shtml
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Jamison pulls out of dunk contest, rookie game

...of Jamison's withdrawal as the two participated in the dedication of a refurbished playground not far from the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Jamison injured his right knee almost a week ago and underwent an MRI exam Thursday morning. The nagging...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2000/02/11/nba_282301.shtml
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