RAIDERS EXTEND LEASE IN OAKLAND FOR ONE YEAR

Four weeks after being stymied in their bid to move to Los Angeles, the Oakland Raiders agreed to a one-year lease extension Thursday to remain at O.co Coliseum through the 2016 season and possibly beyond. Raiders owner

Mark Davis, who had been mulling options to move his team since being passed over by the NFL’s other owners to relocate the Raiders to Southern California, called the deal a win-win for both sides. “It gives us an oppor- tunity to work on a permanent facility for the Raiders here in Oakland,” Davis said. “It gives us some certainty for this season as well as flexibility for the following two seasons.” The agreement with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority guarantees that the Raiders will play 2016 in the same stadium they have called home since 1995. It also carries two one-year team options. The St. Louis Rams were approved to move to Los Angeles in January, and the San Diego Chargers have an option to join the Rams at their yet-to-be-built stadium in Inglewood, Calif. If the Chargers stay in San Diego, the Raiders would be given the chance to move to Los Angeles, where they played from 1982 to 1994.