Iron sharpens iron when it comes to softball in Oakland County, and that grind helped prepare some of the area’s OAA teams for good showings last spring when the postseason rolled around. Lake Orion ...

Don Hasselbeck, the father of former NFL quarterbacks Matt and Tim Hasselbeck, who played tight end for nine NFL seasons, died Monday. He was 70.

Former Oakland Raiders offensive lineman John Vella passed away on Tuesday. He was 74 years old. Vella was drafted by the Raiders out of USC in 1972, a second-round pick, and he played for the ...

"The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive lines of the 1970s and a starter on Oakland's Super Bowl XI Championship team," the team said in a ...

"The Raiders Family mourns the passing of John Vella, a standout on the dominant Raider offensive lines of the 1970s and a starter on Oakland’s Super Bowl XI Championship team," the statement read.

John Vella, a former offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders and one-time Super Bowl champion, has died. The Raiders released the statement concerning their former right tackle, but didn’t ...

John Vella, an offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders, has died at the age of 74. The Raiders announced his passing on social media.

John Vella, an offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders, has died aged 74. The Raiders announced his passing on social media. No cause of ...

John Vella, an offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders, has died aged 74. The Raiders announced his passing on social media. No cause of ...

HEATH — The Rockwall-Heath Lady Hawks scored an 11-4 win over the Tyler Legacy Lady Raiders on Friday in a District 10-6A softball game. The Lady Raiders fall to 6-14 overall and 1-6 in district.

But the then-Oakland Raiders' head coach at the time, Jon Gruden, was not always fond of his tenacity, even at one point threatening to cut him for deflecting too many passes during practice.