The hiring of Pete Carroll by the Raiders stoked the fire of a longstanding rivalry with Charger head man Jim Harbaugh -- and it looks like Harbaugh is winning.

Again, it is hard to see how Crosby will get the Raiders anywhere near a championship, with a defense that has holes and an offense that needs to be entirely rebuilt. That has internet sleuths ...

As far as the Patriots are concerned, let’s therefore clean out the notebook from this week. Welcome to the latest edition of our Sunday Patriots Notes. One big opening remains ...