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Raiders agree to deal to re-sign LT Donald Penn

JOSH DUBOW Associated PressMarch 30, 2016

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders agreed to a two-year contract Wednesday to re-sign free agent left tackle Donald Penn in another move to fortify the offensive line in front of quarterback Derek Carr. Penn announced on his Instagram account that he has decided to stay in Oakland after testing the free-agent market. Penn had been expected to visit the New York Giants this week before reaching the deal with the Raiders. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Penn’s deal would be worth $14 million. The Raiders also signed free-agent safety Brynden Trawick in a move to add depth

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Raiders’ Khalil Mack makes history as an AP All-Pro at 2 positions

Associated PressJanuary 13, 2016

Mack’s versatility and relentlessness earned him selection at two positions on the 2015 Associated Press All-Pro Team, an NFL first. The second-year Oakland Raiders defensive end and outside linebacker drew enough support Friday from a panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league to make the squad in both spots. Others, including Houston’s J.J. Watt last year, have been chosen for the first team at one position and second team at another. Watt was a unanimous pick at defensive end for this season’s team, as was Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson. “I do whatever I can to help

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Chargers, Raiders, Rams file for relocation to Los Angeles

BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports WriterJanuary 6, 2016

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams filed for relocation to the Los Angeles area on Monday night, trying not to be left out in the race to return the NFL to the nation’s second-largest market after a 21-year absence. The Chargers want to partner with the AFC West rival Raiders on a stadium in Carson. Chargers chairman Dean Spanos has had the right to leave San Diego since 2008, but the team’s long, contentious efforts to replace aging Qualcomm Stadium became more aggressive after Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced plans to build

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Meeting to Decide on Los Angeles NFL Team Scheduled in January

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterDecember 9, 2015

NFL franchise owners have scheduled a meeting in January to vote for one of the two 20-year vacancy proposals for a stadium in Los Angeles. The San Diego Chargers have partnered with the Oakland Raiders to propose a $1.75 billion stadium in Carson while the St. Louis Rams desires to build a $1.86 billion stadium Inglewood, according to the LA Times. Cities of St Louis, Oakland, and San Diego must submit their plans to keep their franchises by Dec. 29. The franchise owners will deliberate the two plans on January 12. If 24 owners approve on the same plan, the

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Former Raiders Defensive Faces Life Without Parole

TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH, City News ServiceNovember 12, 2015

Former Raiders defensive end Anthony Wayne Smith was convicted on November 5 of the murders of three people, but a mistrial was declared on a fourth charge stemming from the 2008 shooting death of another man. Smith, 48, was convicted of the Nov. 10, 1999, shooting deaths of Kevin and Ricky Nettles, and the June 25, 2001, stabbing death of Dennis Henderson. Jurors deadlocked over the Oct. 7, 2008, shooting death of Maurilio Ponce, so a mistrial was declared. Jurors also found true special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and torture, but prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty. Sentencing

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Frederick Arnold McNeill

November 12, 2015

(May 6, 1952 – November 3, 2015) Frederick Arnold McNeill, Esq. was born in Durham, North Carolina on May 6, 1952. He was the seventh of nine children born to Robert H. McNeill and Julia Mae Scarlett McNeill. He lived in Durham until the age of 12 when his family moved west to Baldwin Park, California. Fred attended Baldwin Park High School where he was a scholar and athlete. He excelled in multiple sports including basketball, track and his best sport, football. He won All-San Gabriel Valley and All-Southern Section honors as a running back and defensive lineman. Ultimately, Fred won