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Raiders, A's, Warriors All Looking For Ways Out Of Outdated Coliseum Complex

The Raiders are "not close to a stadium deal in Oakland, and they're getting antsier every day," according to Tim Kawakami of the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS. Team Owner Mark Davis said, "I'm working on this Oakland thing. Then if this doesn't happen, I've got to think about Plan B. Plan A is Oakland." Kawakami noted the Raiders, A's and Warriors are all "playing at the outdated Coliseum complex; all three are aiming for something new; and all three are in varying stages [of] limbo and distress." Davis said, "It's all moving, but it's not moving real fast, and I don't know whether it's moving fully in the right direction." He added, "If Oakland can get this done, I'm staying in Oakland. If we can't and I see we can't, then I'll start to negotiate with other people. And if they can do it, then I'll do it. I'm not at that stage yet; I'm very close to it." Kawakami wrote A's co-Owners John Fisher and Lew Wolff "complain the most of the Oakland teams," and they also are "the wackiest of this group." Kawakami: "I continue to hear that the A's quest to move to San Jose is nearly without hope at this point. ... But you look at all three and you don't really see large reasons to believe they're getting unstuck anytime soon" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 3/9).

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