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TAMPA, Fla -- The Oakland Raiders have been the NFLs best road team this season, already with four road wins on the way to a 5-2 record, and they are spending a full week on the road with consecutive games in Florida.Jack Del Rios team gave him a win Sunday in Jacksonville against his old team, and the Raiders are training at IMG Academy in Bradenton this week to prepare Sundays game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Weve got a process and theyve adhered to the process, Del Rio said of his teams success away from home. Theyve embraced it and really focused on just playing good football regardless of the circumstances, regardless of the weather, regardless of the time of day -- just to get excited to get out and play good football whenever they put the ball down for us and we tee it up and kick off.IMGs facility is so impressive that Jim Harbaugh brought Michigan down for a week of practice this spring and Del Rios goal has been to make a week spent on the opposite side of the country feel like a typical game week for his players.Were just focusing on trying to keep it as normal as possible for the guys, for the coaches, for the players, he said. We have a tremendous support staff that is providing everything we need, so that we can go about just a typical game week of preparation. So, all of our focus is there. Our workouts, our meetings, the structure, what we eat, everything is basically kind of staying within the normal flow of a game week.The week also allows Del Rio to spend Saturday afternoon back in Jacksonville, where he can watch his son Luke play as the University of Floridas starting quarterback against Georgia in their annual rivalry game.Sunday will be a reunion of sorts, as Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter and defensive coordinator Mike Smith were coordinators together on Del Rios Jaguars staff in 2007, part of a team that won 11 games and a playoff game as well.I learned a ton from Jack, Koetter said Wednesday. Both Jack and Mike Smith came out of the Brian Billick tree when they won the Super Bowl up in Baltimore and just organization. I was a pretty organized guy when I was a college coach, but NFL-style, I learned a lot about that from Jack. I was fortunate to come out of college and get with a guy like that.There are other reunions to watch as well -- Raiders receiver Amari Cooper played once against Bucs rookie cornerback Vernon Hargreaves in college, and had 10 catches for 201 yards and three touchdowns in an easy 42-21 victory for the Alabama Crimson Tide.Hargreaves has played well in his first six games, with no touchdowns allowed and no accepted penalties against him. He and Pro Bowl veteran Brent Grimes will be tasked not only with stopping Cooper but also Michael Crabtree, whose six touchdowns tie him for the NFL lead, with the Bucs Mike Evans.The Bucs, in turn, will try to exploit a Raiders defense that ranks last in the NFL in total defense and passing defense, and has given up a league-high nine pass plays of 40 yards or more. Evans is on pace to break the Tampa Bays single-season records for catches, receiving yards and touchdown receptions.While the Raiders are seeking their fifth road win, the Bucs are still seeking their first home win, having spent four of their first six on the road, with home losses to the Broncos and Rams. Koetter has lobbied for fans to limit the number of Raiders jerseys in the lower bowl, trying to get back a home-field advantage in a stadium where the Bucs have lost 15 of their last 18 games.Weve got to learn how to win some games at home, Koetter said. We need to. Lets keep those Raiders jerseys out of the lower bowl. Lets get some Bucs jerseys in there. Lets rock that place next week. I think weve got three in a row at home. Weve got to do our part. Weve got to learn how to win at home.Ezequiel Lavezzi Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. 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Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals.Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- NEW YORK -- Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal return to Grand Slam play and test their injured left wrists on Day 1 at the U.S. Open. Play starts 11 a.m.; night session 7 p.m.- BALTIMORE -- Josh Donaldson and the first-place Blue Jays enter a pivotal series at Baltimore, which trails Toronto by three games in the AL East. Donaldson is coming off a three-homer game against Minnesota. Game starts 7:05 p.m.- BOSTON -- Rick Porcello (17-3, 3.23 ERA) tries to become the first 18-game winner in the majors when the Red Sox face the Rays. Boston will be without second baseman Dustin Pedroia because of a family death. Game starts 7:10 p.m.- NFL preseason package: Division previews of AFC West, AFC North and AFC East.- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Trevor Siemian is Peyton Mannings successor. Coach Gary Kubiak tells the team that Siemian will be the starting quarterback when the Denver Broncos open Sept. 8 against Carolina.- TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- For the third straiight season, No.dddddddddddd 1 Alabama enters the opening game week with its situation at quarterback unclear. So far, it really hasnt mattered.- NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma had the best defense in the Big 12 last season, and most of those players are back. The No. 3 Sooners will be tested by No. 15 Houston and quarterback Greg Ward Jr. in their opener Saturday.- BATON ROUGE, La. -- All eyes are on star running back Leonard Fournette. Yet No. 5 LSU enters its opener knowing the dangers of relying too much on a workhorse player. Such a role carries risks in the punishing SEC.- NEW YORK -- Now comes the hard part for Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III, who fills out the final four members of his U.S. team with wild-card selections over the next three weeks.- CHICAGO -- Continuing to play with a concussion doubles recovery time for teenage athletes and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those who immediately stop playing, a study finds. ' ' '