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Al Davis Should Talk to Cable's Accusers

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Tom Cable said Wednesday that he had spoken with Al Davis about domestic-abuse accusations made by a former wife and ex-girlfriend on ESPN's "Outside the Lines." The coach's exes need to do the same thing, and the Raiders' owner needs to hear what they have to say, directly, not on a television screen or through a transcript.

Sandy Cable and Marie Lutz said Wednesday they had not been contacted by either the NFL or the team, which has said it is evaluating the allegations, in conjunction with league headquarters.

"I've been told they're going to talk to me," said Sandy Cable, the coach's first wife, who was married to him for six years in the 1980s. She was wary of talking to the media any further, but said she would welcome a chance to speak with Davis, as did Lutz,...

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