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When the Oakland Raiders decamped for Las Vegas in 2020, they left behind a state-of-the-art training facility.That complex, which is co-owned by the Oakland and Alameda County, has been used for the past two years by the Oakland Roots, the city's newest soccer team.But soon, that arrangement may be ending.

OAKLAND  With a raucous and devoted fanbase, a professional soccer team known as the Roots has emerged as a new sports phenomenon in Oakland and a rare source of pride in a city that could be on the brink of losing its last major sports franchise.Now, amid the afterglow of what's being called the World Cup's greatest final, the team is looking to put down more solid roots in Oakland.

Rumors involving the Patriots making a massive trade for top-name receivers are nothing new.Over the years, the story stays the same, with just the name involved changing.We've seen it all, from Odell Beckham Jr. to DeAndre Hopkins; nearly all potentially available receivers have been the target of speculation at some point.

Franco Harris came to Pittsburgh and the Steelers in the spring of 1972.Both the city and franchise would never be the same again.Up until Franco Harris arrived, the Pittsburgh Steelers were losers.Harris, who died at the age of 72 on Tuesday evening, not only changed the fortunes of a bedrock NFL franchise.

NFL teams will scan a weak offensive coordinator pool for any real head-coaching candidates.Admittedly, this is not a great year to be hiring an offensive-minded head coach across the NFL.Entering the holiday season, only two franchises have ripped the band-aid off to go with an interim head coach.Steve Wilks oversees the Carolina Panthers, while Jeff Saturday is in charge of the Indianapolis Colts ... for now.

Dave Butz, an All-Pro defensive lineman and two-time Super Bowl champion in Washington, has died.He was 72.A spokesman for the Washington Commanders said Butz's family informed the team about his death on Friday.The cause and place of death were not disclosed.Butz spent 14 of his 16 N.F.L. seasons with the Washington team, then named the Redskins, after breaking into the league with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973 and playing his first two years there.

Getty Images / MLS via Realtor.comThe Sunshine State is fully in the rearview mirror for peripatetic college football coach Lane Kiffin.He recently listed his gorgeous home in Boca Raton, FL, for $3.95 million.When Kiffin was hired as the head coach at Florida Atlantic University five years ago, we examined whether or not the job-hopping coach should consider renting in Florida.