Bill Callahan

MOVIES The ongoing "Don't Knock the Rock" smorgasbord of music documentaries continues with the premiere screening of "Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film. " An impressionistic collection of performance footage and found moments on the road, the film offers a glimpse into the world of one of indie music's most celebrated songwriters in Callahan, who used to perform under the moniker Smog. Callahan will also be on hand after the screening for a live performance. The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Thu. $20. http://www.cinefamily.org .

Bill Callahan isn't taking accusations of sabotaging Super Bowl XXXVII lying down. A day after former Oakland receiver Jerry Rice agreed with statements made by ex-teammate Tim Brown that their coach may have purposely hurt the Raiders' chances to win the NFL title 10 years ago, Callahan released a strongly worded statement of his own. Not only does Callahan vehemently deny the allegations, he calls them "defamatory" and asks for an immediate retraction....

Bill Callahan isn't taking accusations of sabotaging Super Bowl XXXVII lying down. A day after former Oakland receiver Jerry Rice agreed with statements made by ex-teammate Tim Brown that their coach may have purposely hurt the Raiders' chances to win the NFL title 10 years ago, Callahan released a strongly worded statement of his own. Not only does Callahan vehemently deny the allegations, he calls them "defamatory" and asks for an immediate retraction....

Tim Brown only played in one Super Bowl during his 17-year career. And that was a game you'd think he'd want to forget, when his Oakland Raiders were routed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 48-21, in Super Bowl XXXVII. But 10 years later, not only is the nine-time Pro Bowl receiver still thinking about that game, he's making comments that are sure to have everyone else talking about it all over again. In comments made Saturday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Brown suggested that then-coach Bill Callahan may have been trying "sabotage" the Super Bowl when he changed the game plan on the Friday before the game.  Callahan was in his first year as head coach of the Raiders after four years as an assistant of Jon Gruden, who had taken over the same position with the Buccaneers that season.

Tim Brown only played in one Super Bowl during his 17-year career. And that was a game you'd think he'd want to forget, when his Oakland Raiders were routed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 48-21, in Super Bowl XXXVII. But 10 years later, not only is the nine-time Pro Bowl receiver still thinking about that game, he's making comments that are sure to have everyone else talking about it all over again. In comments made Saturday on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Brown suggested that then-coach Bill Callahan may have been trying "sabotage" the Super Bowl when he changed the game plan on the Friday before the game.  Callahan was in his first year as head coach of the Raiders after four years as an assistant of Jon Gruden, who had taken over the same position with the Buccaneers that season.

In the last five years, singer and songwriter Bill Callahan has been making nouveau cowboy music, the kind that might have soothed his former self, the confessional, acerbic zinemaker who released tapes made out of his bedroom in the early '90s and went by the very unfriendly moniker Smog. But that was a long time ago. These days Callahan presents himself as a kind of pioneer, a picture of rugged individualism and other American myths that have become recurrent themes in his work as he has grown older.

'I think it's the players' game. And I believe that the players need to enjoy that experience. Hopefully I can get there sometime, in a couple of weeks.' Bill Callahan, Oakland Raider coach, on the pressures of leading a team

'I was trying to envision how this would work in Oakland. The Big Black Breakfast. People would be pulling up in Harleys, probably just coming in from the night. Al Davis would be there in his diamonds and bracelets.' Bill Callahan, first-year Nebraska coach, on his reaction to attending his first Big Red Breakfast with fans last week

Nebraska Coach Bill Callahan said his outburst directed at Oklahoma fans was prompted by a group of student hecklers who were allowed to get close to his players during warmups and fans' throwing oranges on the field. As he walked toward the locker room after Nebraska's 30-3 loss Saturday, Callahan looked into the stands and called Sooner fans "hillbillies," while using an expletive.

John Rauch, Oakland. Red Miller, Denver. Don McCafferty, Baltimore Colts. Ray Malavasi, Los Angeles Rams. Jeff Fisher, Tennessee. There have been some anonymous Super Bowl coaches in the last 36 years. Men of minor previous accomplishments, men who caught lightning for one time, men who were still young or who were old stalwarts. And now we have Bill Callahan. What do you know about Bill Callahan, coach of the Oakland Raiders? You know he succeeded Jon Gruden.

MOVIES The ongoing "Don't Knock the Rock" smorgasbord of music documentaries continues with the premiere screening of "Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film. " An impressionistic collection of performance footage and found moments on the road, the film offers a glimpse into the world of one of indie music's most celebrated songwriters in Callahan, who used to perform under the moniker Smog. Callahan will also be on hand after the screening for a live performance. The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Thu. $20. http://www.cinefamily.org .

In the last five years, singer and songwriter Bill Callahan has been making nouveau cowboy music, the kind that might have soothed his former self, the confessional, acerbic zinemaker who released tapes made out of his bedroom in the early '90s and went by the very unfriendly moniker Smog. But that was a long time ago. These days Callahan presents himself as a kind of pioneer, a picture of rugged individualism and other American myths that have become recurrent themes in his work as he has grown older.

It could've been worse for Coach Bill Callahan. He could've woken up today and still been the coach of the Raiders. OK, so not much worse. The great Nebraska football program is now in the business of trying to preserve moral victories, coming close enough Saturday in the Coliseum to keep everyone's interest in Las Vegas to the very end of the game, before losing to USC by 18.

During his five-plus seasons at USC, Pete Carroll is undefeated when matched against opponents coached by other former NFL head coaches or coordinators. Carroll's teams defeated those coached by June Jones (Hawaii), John Mackovic (Arizona), Dennis Erickson (Oregon State), Mike Riley (Oregon State), Gary Crowton (Brigham Young) and Charlie Weis (Notre Dame).

UCLA has been preparing for the Sun Bowl without suspended kicker Justin Medlock, awaiting a court appearance in relation to an alcohol-related traffic accident, so attention has been given to two non-scholarship freshman replacements, Jimmy Rotstein and Brian Malette. But backup quarterback Brian Callahan has been getting his share of attention too as he adjusts from holding for Medlock, a left-footed kicker, to Rotstein and Malette, both right-footed kickers.

Nebraska Coach Bill Callahan said his outburst directed at Oklahoma fans was prompted by a group of student hecklers who were allowed to get close to his players during warmups and fans' throwing oranges on the field. As he walked toward the locker room after Nebraska's 30-3 loss Saturday, Callahan looked into the stands and called Sooner fans "hillbillies," while using an expletive.

Boston Herald columnist Gerry Callahan called the Super Bowl "the classic showdown between the insufferable object vs. the detestable force." ... "Not only are these (Oakland, Tampa Bay) the two best teams in the NFL, they are as well the most loathsome collection of villains and louts in their respective conferences." He doesn't like the Buccaneers, but he hoped they'd win. Why? "I'd root for France over the Raiders. The Saudi royal family is easier to like than the Raiders."

Another week, another loss, another Charles Woodson outburst. And according to Woodson, Oakland Raider Coach Bill Callahan didn't just lose a game Sunday, he lost the team. Woodson said the Raiders are "falling apart" because Callahan is too headstrong and not as good a communicator as predecessor Jon Gruden. "He just has to bend a little bit and stop being so stubborn as a person," Woodson said after the Raiders dropped to 2-6 by losing to Detroit, 23-13, Sunday.

'I was trying to envision how this would work in Oakland. The Big Black Breakfast. People would be pulling up in Harleys, probably just coming in from the night. Al Davis would be there in his diamonds and bracelets.' Bill Callahan, first-year Nebraska coach, on his reaction to attending his first Big Red Breakfast with fans last week

Newt Gingrich switches to Green Party, John Deere to make greeting cards instead of tractors, Madonna enters convent, Nebraska football ditches option attack in favor of West Coast offense ... All of these ridiculous notions are false except the last and still, to believe that one, you had to jump on a plane and see it with your own two retinas.