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The Oakland Raiders’ yearlong march into oblivion will end Sunday at the aging Coliseum.
The transition from gritty Oakland to glitzy Las Vegas becomes real as the second chapter of a colorful era closes in the East Bay. It comes with a mixed sense of nostalgia, grief and anticipation that has swept across the players, coaches and their costumed devotees who populate the Coliseum’s infamous “Black Hole.”
“We’re going from a rathole apartment into a luxury home,” said Richard Cervera, who has started a new Raiders’ fan club in Las Vegas called Los Villanos, or the Villians.