Tommy Davis' Tales from the Dodgers Dugout with Paul Gutierrez

The late Cliff Branch, who played for the Raiders from 1972 through 1985 and passed away at the age of 71 in 2019, was selected Tuesday as the Senior Finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame consideration in 2022. Branch, who had 501 catches for... Read more on ESPN

Raiders 2021 draft picks 1-17 RT Alex Leatherwood (Alabama) 2-43 FS Trevon Moehrig (TCU) 3-79 DE Malcolm Koonce (Buffalo) 3-80 WLB Divine Deablo (Virginia Tech) 4-143 SS Tyree Gillespie (Missouri) 5-167 CB Nate Hobbs (Illinois) 7-230 C Jimmy... Read more on ESPN

The Raiders players have voted to NOT participate in the voluntary portion of offseason workouts, which includes the offseason training program as well as OTAs. There is a mandatory minicamp in June, though. Read more on ESPN

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Paul Gutierrez on Twitter “Pre-teen/early-teen me w/Elite 8 of Garvey, Yeager, Lopes, Scioscia, Tommy Davis (little birdie must have told young me I'd write his book one day) Koufax (spoke w/him for TD's book!), Fernando, Orel. Still, I do have Polaroid of 11-year-old me w/Pedro during 81 strike. https://t.co/ZVt...

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Paul Gutierrez on Twitter “Pre-teen/early-teen me w/Elite 8 of Garvey, Yeager, Lopes, Scioscia, Tommy Davis (little birdie must have told young me I'd write his book one day) Koufax (spoke w/him for TD's book!), Fernando, Orel. Still, I do have Polaroid of 11-year-old me w/Pedro during 81 strike. https://t.co/ZVt...

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Rebuilding Raiders' playoff flirtation was fun while it lasted QB Derek Carr was not able to elevate Oakland and the defense struggled as a third straight loss all but ended the team's slim postseason hopes.

Gruden: Plan is for Brown to play Monday night After delivering an "emotional apology" during a team meeting Friday, Raiders receiver Antonio Brown will likely play in the team's opener on Monday night. "That's the plan," coach Jon Gruden said later in the day.

Toro, Toro!

Fernandomania flashbacks: How the Dodgers legend's rise to fame began with the Astros When rookie Fernando Valenzuela took the mound in L.A. for Opening Day 1981, no one knew it would be the beginning of a cultural phenomenon. And with the roots of the movement starting with the Houston Astros, it's worth a look back.