The Raiders owner turns 80 on July 4 and remains very much in charge of the franchise  

TWO DAYS before Al Davis' 80th birthday, the embattled but iconic Raiders patriarch appeared on Comcast SportsNet and reminisced about his childhood days in Brooklyn.  

LADIES AND gentlemen, start your short-attention spans: Sports' all-time "Jackson 5:" Reggie, Bo, Phil, Keith and Shoeless Joe. True story: Terrell Owens won a Michael Jackson look-alike contest at age 10, attracted more attention by strutting home through downtown Alexander City (Ala.  

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LADIES AND gentlemen, start your short-attention spans: Sports' all-time "Jackson 5:" Reggie, Bo, Phil, Keith and Shoeless Joe. True story: Terrell Owens won a Michael Jackson look-alike contest at age 10, attracted more attention by strutting home through downtown Alexander City (Ala.  

But if Roger Goodell thinks running the NFL is a tough task, wait until he experiences this  

I'LL ADMIT IT. I'm a skeptic. Especially when it comes to the York family.Ever since Eddie DeBartolo's sister, Denise, and her husband, John, assumed control of the 49ers, I've been watching their clumsy regime and organizational blunders, further distancing the team from its glory years.  

LOOK NO FURTHER than Terrell Owens if you're seeking an attachment between sports and Thursday's death of Michael Jackson.This goes beyond Owens' Twitter post Friday morning in which he wrote: "RIP MICHAEL JACKSON!

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Thornton, Marleau, Boyle and Pavelski have shots at 2010 Olympics  

Plenty of players switch teams on first day of free agent shopping  

n But Sharks reportedly have deals with Huskins, Clowe  

Grier, Semenov, Lemieux and Boucher aren't in team's plans  

Rookie Gonzalez goes six efficient innings as Oaklands wins finale at Cleveland  

Oakland gets outfielder for minor league pitchers Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano, plus player to be named later

 

On deck:vs. Boston TODAY: A's Brett Anderson (4-7, 5.45) vs. Red Sox's John Smoltz (0-1, 6.00); 4:05 p.m. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 860-AM, 1640-AM TUESDAY: Dallas Braden (6-7, 3.  

How they scoredA's first: Kennedy singled. Kennedy stole second. O.Cabrera grounded out, Kennedy to third. Suzuki singled, Kennedy scored. A's 1, Indians 0 Indians third: Carroll walked with two out.