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Some Oakland minicamp notes: According to several reports, the Oakland offense struggled Tuesday in its first day of minicamp. My thoughts? Check back in August. If this continues in training camp, it will be an issue. Otherwise, all it was was a ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Quick Hits is a look at the must-know facts for each region in regard to Michigan and its football recruiting efforts. It will give you an idea of the Wolverines' history in that region, as well as what one can expect from that re...

The Knicks' offense was a seven out of 10 this past season. While they had an offensive rating of 111.1 during the regular season -- third-best in the NBA -- they averaged a league-worst 19.3 assists per game. That number plummeted in the playoffs (1...

Mid-week mail call: Mike Butler from Benton, Maine, wants to know my thoughts on the recovery process facing cornerback D.J. Hayden, Oakland's first-round draft pick. Bill Williamson: By all expectations, Hayden should be OK after he recovers f...

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Al Davis Oakland Raiders were known for playing man-to-man coverage in the secondary. The late Oakland owner would be pleased. The 2013 Oakland Raiders are going back to those days in essence. The Raiders have to spend a ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Some thoughts from the Raiders' OTA session Monday: I found it interesting that Oakland coach Dennis Allen is putting a huge premium on finding leaders on both sides of the ball. Allen said identifying leaders is "huge" in the b...

We have previously discussed how close San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick was to becoming an Oakland Raider. Monday, Sports Illustrated revisited the possibility with former Oakland coach Hue Jackson and Kaepernick. Imagine how different thin...

ESPN paneled a group of 215 NBA reporters, analysts and editors, and asked them to forecast the future of all 30 NBA teams. The rankings were based on the teams' outlook over the next three seasons. The consensus on the Knicks? Not so good. ...

If veteran free agents think owners are colluding against them, then they haven't come to grips with the new financial reality of the NFL, Ashley Fox writes.

Two days after the Knicks' season-ending loss to the Pacers, Carmelo Anthony sat down with Mike Woodson and Glen Grunwald to talk. At some point, the conversation turned to Anthony's game and how he can improve. "Melo had a tremendous year, MVP...

Dwight Freeney's claim that NFL owners colluded during free agency, made during an interview with CBSSports.com, brings to mind last month's post about the tough market for some high-profile and veteran NFL players. As you might recall: Defensive...

Man, this is a smart, sober take from Jean-Jacques Taylor on Jason Garrett's role in the Dallas Cowboys' current management structure and decision-making process. Jacques' premise is that past Cowboys teams would have rushed to sign big-name veteran ...

After Rasheed Wallace retired from the NBA (for the second time) in mid-April, because of a nagging left foot injury, he hung around the team as a player adviser and traveled to road games. While Mike Woodson, a big supporter of Wallace, seems ami...

In a year of rebuilding there is no question the area in which the Oakland Raiders have most improved is in the secondary. Oakland had perhaps the worst secondary in the NFL last season, especially at cornerback. But in the midst of rebuilding wit...

In order to contend sooner, the shift in the Dallas Cowboys' philosophy to not pursue older free agents was the right call.

A week after Charles Woodson opted for more money and a return to the Oakland Raiders, the Denver Broncos filled one of their final remaining needs -- a veteran in the secondary. And they did it with another former San Diego Charger. Denver add...