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After a successful 2007, Lane Kiffin looks to continue improving in his second year, to do so the Raiders have tough decisions to make on both sides of the ball.

Bounding off of Legend and Anniversary, Tomb Raider's adventure gameplay is pushed further in Underworld, but the game still fails as an action title.

The Oakland Raiders start anew, from the coach to the QB, JaMarcus Russell while the Denver Broncos add beef and toughness to their defense.

The successor to 2006's popular Tomb Raider: Legend, 2008's Underworld aimed to push the boundaries with their "What Can Lara Do?" campaign. Was it successful?

Finishing 16-1, the 1976 Oakland Raiders are often called the best Raider team in history.

Adding to world drama of 1980, the NFL's Oakland Raiders made noise in the courtroom and on the playing field.

Interesting similarities exist between the past and present Oakland Raiders.

Trendy Japan & Ailen Sit's brilliant fight choreography stand out in a movie about spy intrigues. Good chemistry from actors Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ekin Cheng & Kelly Chen.

The Raiders' third Super Bowl win was another true test of their might.

The Oakland Raiders pull off a major upset, crushing the Denver Broncos, 31-10.

Oakland stuns its one-time Super Bowl rival in a 31-24 performance.

Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders, has always been in the limelight and is known for questionable decisions.

William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson began life in 1840. He was one of William and Martha Anderson's six children.

The 58,000-mile voyage of the CSS Shenandoah marked the only time the flag of the Confederate States of America traversed the globe.

Al Davis just wants to win Baby! Scrutinized for annually drafting the fastest man in the draft, Davis also went size in '09. Pat White will make Miami's wildcat better.

Part one of a so-so documentary about the input comedian Peter Kay has had to the UK music charts.

Head football coach Mike Leach isn't leaving Texas Tech anytime soon, after last-minute contract negotiations were resolved.

Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell has passed, rushed and fought his way to the front of the Heisman pack for the 2008-2009 Division 1 football season.

A quick look at African Americans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

21-year-old JaMarcus Russell was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the number one overall pick in the draft. Raider Nation looks to Russell as the team's savior.

The German cruiser SMS Konigsberg was the hard-to-kill fleet in being that occupied 20 Allied warships for 9 months in WWI before finally sinking her.

Soldiers on all sides employed basic, vicious weapons for hand-to-hand combat during trench raids from 1914-1918.

This NFL campaign is one of the strangest to come along in some time. From Terrell Owens' antics to the shocking, exciting play of Charlie Frye, this season surprises.

Oakland defeats Denver 34-20 to win their second straight divisional game.

The Oakland Raiders improve to 2-2 while Miami falls to 0-4.

The Buffalo Bills barely escape with a 24-23 victory.

The Blackfoot Indians practiced the Sun Dance and had Vision Quests. Their enemies were the Crows, Sioux Shoshones, Flatheads, and the Kootenais, as well as the whites.

The Raiders win in Kansas City for the first time since 9/11.

Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach has to get his team past Oklahoma and then get a win over Baylor.

Born an elegant ship in 1907 the German cruiser SMS Konigsberg found herself at large in the Indian Ocean and on African station at the beginning of WWI.

The survivors of the SMS Koingsberg sinking in Africa in 1915 went on to fight for the rest of the war as jungle foot infantry

The Philadelphia Eagles marked the second day of the 2008 NFL free agency period by signing another impact player to their defensive squad

N.F.L. Union Chief and former Oakland Raiders offensive guard Gene Upshaw died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2008 at age 63 from pancreatic cancer.

For decades following the loss of Sydney there was no resolution as to her fate; until 2008 when all was dramatically revealed.

Egyptian tombs were built to foil tomb robbers, but it seldom worked. When the priests of Amen finally did hide their Pharaohs, they remained lost until the 19th century.

NBC's decision to cut away from an unfinished game in favor of the movie "Heidi" came to symbolize the turning tide in favor of saturation Sunday TV football coverage.

How could a complete ship's company of 645 officers and men vanish without trace?

The AFL owners met in November, 1959 to discuss how they were going to conduct their first college player draft. They did not anticipate the surprise awaiting them.

According to David Wells, Crabtree's cousin and adviser, "Michael just wants fair market value." However, with no professional experience, is he entitled to more money?

The Oakland Raiders used to be a proud franchise. However, for the past few years, all they have done is lose. The problem starts at the top.

Pro Football Hall of Fame coach John Madden, known to many as the legendary broadcaster of NFL games, announced his retirement on Thursday after 30 years in the booth.

Red Raider fans mourn after Texas Tech University fired Mike Leach, the most winning coach in school history, amid allegations of athlete mistreatment and insubordination

Things surely don't look promising for the Michigan State Spartans entering their Alamo Bowl matchup with Texas Tech. And that might be an understatement.

Things surely don't look promising for the Michigan State Spartans entering the Alamo Bowl matchup with Texas Tech. But at least they didn't lose their head coach.

The Houston Cougars needed to drive 95 yards in 5 minutes, 47 seconds to beat Texas Tech. They did it with time to spare.

The Houston Cougars are ranked No. 17, and they'll be at home after an extended rest, facing an unranked opponent. So ideally, Houston should be a bonafide favorite.

Playing a driving rainstorm, on a hostile field, against an unbeaten foe, and seemignly against all odds, Nebraska delivered a football win that had an epic look to it.

Billioanire developer Ed Roski proposes new NFL stadium in City of Industry for a Los Angeles team

Peyton Manning improves to 2-2 vs Raiders with 21-14 win.

John Williams wrote some of his best scores for the Indiana Jones franchise, but they've been largely unavailable - until now.