ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders are being sued by current and former cheerleaders claiming wage theft and other unfair employment practices. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court alleges that the organization withholds all pay from the Raiderettes until the end of the season, does not pay for all hours worked and forces the cheerleaders to pay many of their own business expenses.

The man authorities say saved a woman’s life after she jumped from the third level of the Oakland Raiders’ stadium says he had no fear trying to catch her. Donnie Navidad said he urged the woman not to jump Sunday while he positioned himself to catch her. When she plunged about 45 feet at the O.co Coliseum, Navidad ended up breaking her fall. The 61-year-old Navidad has been released from the hospital and is recuperating from a severely bruised arm at his home in Stockton. The woman remains hospitalized in critical condition. She jumped shortly after the Raiders’ 23-19 loss to the Tennessee Titans. – AP

After saying he’s going to “take peoples’ knees out” to avoid another suspension for hits to the head, Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather struck another blow – declaring that “people who beat their girlfriends should be kicked out of the league.” Meriweather’s comments were a retort referencing the checkered domestic violence past of Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall, who last week suggested that players such as Meriweather should perhaps be “taken out of the game completely” to make the game safer.

NFL: The Seattle Seahawks are sending Matt Flynn to Oakland, not so much for what they’ll get in return, but rather what the move will allow them to retain. That became pretty clear when the trade, which was first reported Friday, became official Monday with the Seahawks announcing they have sent their backup quarterback to Oakland for a fifth-round pick in 2014, as well as a conditional 2015 pick.

Matt Leinart has gone from being Carson Palmer’s protege at Southern California to his teacher with the Oakland Raiders a decade later. Leinart (pictured) signed with Oakland this month to back up his former college teammate and pass on tips based on his knowledge of the Raiders’ new intricate offense. Leinart spent the past two seasons in Houston, where new Oakland offensive coordinator Greg Knapp was his quarterbacks coach. “It just made perfect sense for me to come here and help out these guys with this offense because this is a brand new offense for almost everyone on the offensive side,” Leinart said. “It was a no-brainer, a great opportunity for me to come in here and help in any way I can.” – Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland was rallying, Denver was losing and the Raiders had the San Diego Chargers backed up inside the 1 midway through the fourth quarter. With the stage set for the Raiders to win the AFC West and end an eight-year playoff drought, Oakland’s defense once again failed.