Posts by Lowell Tuckerman

Kubiak's Gambles Comes Up Short in 30-27 Loss to Chiefs

October 4, 2026

LAS VEGAS — There are certain Raiders losses that feel familiar before they are even over.

A promising start gives way to a costly mistake. A chance to put the game away slips through their hands. The other team makes the plays that matter, and the Raiders are left explaining how a game they had e...


Raiders erase 11-point hole, beat Saints 35-27 to stay unbeaten

September 27, 2026

NEW ORLEANS — Nothing came easy for the Raiders in the Big Easy.

Las Vegas beat the Saints 35-27, stayed unbeaten, and started 3-0 for the first time since 2021. It took the whole of 2025 for this franchise to collect three victories. Klint Kubiak and Kirk Cousins have matched that total by Week 3...


Raiders put a shock into Chargers 26-14, start 2-0

September 20, 2026

LOS ANGELES — The Raiders beat the Chargers 26-14, started 2-0 for the first time since 2021, and won in Los Angeles for the first time since that empty-stadium 2020 game that hardly felt like a road trip at all.

They did it without Brock Bowers. They did it while Ashton Jeanty was bottled up for...


Few pathways remain for the A’s to stay in Oakland

August 22, 2024

As the 2024 MLB season nears its end, and with it being the A’s final season in Oakland, everyone is seeking answers about the inconceivable inevitability that the team is set to leave an MLB-caliber stadium and facility for one that is, in every sense, minor league.

The A’s plan to temporarily re...


Raiders Riding High After Emphatic 30-6 Win Over Giants

November 5, 2023

LAS VEGAS — Capping off a week filled with intense emotions and wholesale changes, the Las Vegas Raiders steamrolled the New York Giants in a 30-6 win at Allegiant Stadium.

The dramatic shift in energy surrounding the team under interim head coach Antonio Pierce was palpable from the get-go.

It...


Josh McDaniels Era Mercifully Comes To An End

November 1, 2023

Raiders owner Mark Davis was caught on camera earlier this season scolding a fan for suggesting he fire head coach Josh McDaniels. A month after that viral moment, Davis has apparently seen the light.

After 25 games of cringe-worthy coaching and head-scratching decisions, the Raiders have fired Mc...


A’s betting Nevada politicians and their voters are idiots

April 22, 2023

When the news broke late Wednesday night that the Oakland A's had signed a binding agreement to purchase 49 acres (with an option for additional land) near the Las Vegas Strip, several media outlets reported that it was the final nail in the coffin for the city of Oakland's chances of keeping the A'...


Fall hard for Bedard? Sharks must cash in on rare chance

March 2, 2023

When the Sharks retired Patrick Marleau’s No. 12 jersey last week, it was a beautiful smorgasbord of nostalgia. It was also a stark reminder of how drafting a player like Marleau transformed an inconsistent, floundering franchise into a perennial playoff team. Under Marleau’s leadership, the Sharks...


A’s awake from offseason slumber with blockbuster Rangers trade

February 6, 2021

It looks like the Oakland A’s have an interest in defending their 2020 AL West championship after all.

With star players Marcus Semien (Blue Jays) and Liam Hendriks (White Sox) departing Oakland without much resistance, it seemed the A’s were in the midst of one of their clichéd offseasons of pass...