Professional football, arguably this culture's most popular theater, full of pomp, pageantry and passion, is developing a new element -- posers. Fans, who used to go to games to watch, seem to be an ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- It turned out to be more a celebration than a funeral. Maybe. Marshawn Lynch, Oakland's favorite son, who might or might not have already played his final NFL game, lit the Al Davis ...

In and effort to package a new game-day atmosphere with a new football team, Cal is borrowing an idea from the Oakland Raiders, who once owned sports fans in the East Bay. The Raiders are playing ...