Raiders Purchase Land Near Las Vegas Strip For New StadiumMay 3, 2017The Oakland Raiders have closed on the purchase of more than 60 acres near the Las Vegas Strip where their partially tax-funded, 65,000-seat stadium is to be built.
NFL Owners Approve Oakland Raiders Move To Las VegasMarch 27, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe number of professional football teams in the Bay Area will soon be down to one. The National Football league announced Monday that the Oakland Raiders will take Las Vegas up on its offer to house the team in a new, $1.9 billion stadium.
Raiders Agree To Extension To Remain At Oakland ColiseumFebruary 12, 2016(AP) - Four weeks after being stymied in their effort to move to Los Angeles, the Raiders agreed to a one-year lease extension to remain at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday.
NFL OK's Rams To LA And Chargers Can Join ThemJanuary 13, 2016(AP) - NFL owners voted to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to a new stadium just outside Los Angeles, and the San Diego Chargers will have an option to share the facility.
Former Oakland Raiders QB Stabler Dead At 69July 9, 2015(AP) - Ken Stabler, who led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl victory and was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1974, has died as a result of complications from colon cancer. He was 69.
State GovernmentCalifornia Bill Would Make Cheerleaders Team EmployeesMay 12, 2015(AP) - Cheerleaders for professional sports teams based in California would have to be paid at least minimum wage under a bill moving through the state Legislature.
