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Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain on Tuesday apologized for the "bad publicity" resulting from his conviction last week on four charges stemming from a November assault in his hometown, Decatur, Ala.

Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain apologized Tuesday for bringing bad publicity to the team following his recent conviction in Alabama for assault and other charges stemming for allegedly threatening to kill a man and firing a gun next to his head.

Middle linebacker Rolando McClain practiced with the Raiders at their scheduled organized team activity Monday in Alameda while awaiting appeal on his conviction in Decatur, Ala., for assault, reckless endangerment, illegal discharge of a firearm and menacing.

Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer said he's having to remember to finish his bootleg fakes after handing the ball off to Darren McFadden through two days of optional organized team workouts.

Matt Leinart was supposed to begin his professional football career in Oakland, not try to resurrect it with the Raiders.

Miles Burris was a fourth-round draft pick after a standout career at San Diego State. The former Granite Bay High School star linebacker, however, hasn't turned being drafted by the team he liked growing up into a reason to forget his task.

Raiders safety Tyvon Branch signed his $6.2 million franchise tag tender Monday and reported to offseason workouts with the team.

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Miles Burris was watching the NFL draft with family at home in Granite Bay when he received the call telling him he'd be an Oakland Raider.

As Reggie McKenzie prepared to finally make his first draft pick as general manager of the Raiders, 27 hours after the draft started on Thursday afternoon, he was well aware of the circumstances.

Barring a move before Thursday, Reggie McKenzie will have to spend Day One of his first draft as the Raiders' general manager sitting on his hands.

The Raiders have no picks in the NFL draft until Friday's third round, but they have four other selections Saturday. Here are three positions the team likely will attempt to address:

Legislation to create a "ban list" prohibiting violent fans from attending professional sports events anywhere in California was shelved Tuesday by the Assembly Public Safety Committee.

The NFL released its preseason schedule Wednesday, excluding the annual exhibition game between the 49ers and Raiders after 11 consecutive years.

The 49ers' defense will line up across from Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in the teams' third game of the 2012 preseason.

Raiders coach Dennis Allen and his staff delivered a clear message during their first official meeting with their new players.

The Raiders acquired running back Mike Goodson from the Carolina Panthers on Friday for offensive tackle Bruce Campbell, a trade both teams hope will improve their depth.

Michael Bush officially became an ex-Raider on Thursday, signing a free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears, but Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie had reluctantly written off the team's leading rusher not long after taking the job.

On the day the Raiders learned their road back to prominence will go through Peyton Manning in Denver, they reportedly added a veteran cornerback.

California would become the first state to create a "Ban List" prohibiting violent fans from attending professional sports events anywhere in the state under newly proposed legislation.

The Raiders may have found a defensive coordinator, but they have yet to settle on a defensive system.

The Raiders have parted ways with senior executive John Herrera, who has served the organization as a spokesman and in a front-office capacity for the better part of his adult life.

With the blessing of Raiders owner Mark Davis, new general manager Reggie McKenzie is going through the football operation with flashlights and microscopes, opening all the doors and windows, pulling up the carpet and inspecting the foundation.

The Capitals protected their rights to Mardy Fish, the top-ranked American male singles player in the world, with the seventh pick in Tuesday's World TeamTennis marquee draft, the team announced.

ALAMEDA – Less than one year ago, Al Davis made Stanford Routt one of the cornerstones of the Oakland Raiders defense with a lavish contract that kept him from free agency.

Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening anytime soon is to next season's schedule of Thursday night games.

This year's college letter-of-intent day put Sacramento in the national spotlight again with the high interest in Grant's Shaq Thompson and Pleasant Grove's Arik Armstead.

In 1977, when the Raiders won their first Super Bowl, they were stable, entertaining and excellent. The team was certainly the better of the two Bay Area franchises, considering the sputtering state of the 49ers (regardless of the team's moderate and temporary resurgence in 1976).

Greg Knapp will return to the Raiders as offensive coordinator.

Falling in love with a job candidate's résumé is a little like Internet dating. The guy doesn't always look so good when you finally meet in person.

Hiring a new coach has become almost commonplace for the Raiders, who will have their seventh coach in the past 10 seasons in 2012. As the first coach hired in the post-Al Davis era in Oakland, Dennis Allen will have a much different task than his predecessors.

All of the NFL's coaching vacancies were officially filled Thursday except for one.

Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen agreed Tuesday night to become the head coach of the Raiders, according to multiple media reports, and has informed the Broncos of his decision.

Could this really be the start of a new era for the Raiders? Will the specter of Al Davis' dusty eminence fade now that he has passed away?

CBS analyst Charley Casserly said on the NFL Today pregame show Sunday that based on his conversations with Hue Jackson and his agent, the Raiders coach has not been fired.

Reggie McKenzie, the Green Bay Packers' director of football operations, met Wednesday with the Raiders to discuss a front-office position, according to multiple media outlets.

For years, the Raiders did it their way and won. Actually, they did it Al Davis' way.

Would Al Davis, the deceased owner of the Raiders, fire coach Hue Jackson after his team finished the once-promising season 8-8 and missed the playoffs?

It was indistinguishable at first, rising to a crescendo as the home crowd attempted to pull something out of its team that the Raiders couldn't manage to get out of themselves: "Denver lost, Denver lost, Denver lost … "

Before the NFL season began, even most diehard 49ers and Raiders fans figured to be satisfied if their teams showed any improvement.

A glance at today's Raiders game vs. San Diego; including game information, three keys to the game, matchup to watch and injury report.

Some have emphasized the similarities of Oakland Raiders legendary owner Al Davis to Monty Burns, Ebenezer Scrooge or any other character who has an unquenchable thirst to increase his own wealth and power.

The 12th time was a charm for Sebastian Janikowski.

As losses go, it would have been even more deflating than the preceding one.

Richard Seymour had a big hand in the Raiders' 16-13 overtime win over Kansas City on Saturday, but not in his usual manner.

Carson Palmer didn't stand much of a chance the last time he faced the Kansas City Chiefs.

Where has all the love gone? That Raiders feel-good karma? Heck, what happened to that winning season?

Linebacker Aaron Curry was throwing hooks and jabs at the goal post, and the announced crowd of 59,069 at O.co Coliseum was coming unhinged.

A glance at today's Raiders game vs. Detroit; including game information, three keys to the game, matchup to watch and injury report.

After spending countless hours working on ways to rectify the sins of the previous week, the Raiders instead played as if they were assembling a manual on how to miss the playoffs.