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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders are hoping to have cornerback Sean Smith back in the lineup for Mondays game in Mexico City against the Houston Texans.Smith made it through a third consecutive day of practice Saturday and continues to wear a protective sling on his left shoulder while being listed as questionable on the teams medical report.Coach Jack Del Rio, who rarely discusses injuries in detail, declined to say whether Smith would play but sounded optimistic.Our guys that are questionable, we had about six of them, Im hoping they can all play, Del Rio said. Well just see how it goes.That list includes wide receiver Amari Cooper and running back Latavius Murray, along with offensive linemen Rodney Hudson and Kelechi Osemele. All four have been limited in practice this week.Defensive tackle Stacy McGee, who is nursing an ankle injury, joins Smith as the only defensive players on the injury list.Smith has not played since suffering a shoulder injury on the second play of the game against Tampa Bay on Oct. 30. Although the injury wasnt serious, Smith -- one of the Raiders top free-agent acquisitions after signing a $38 million, four-year deal -- was held out of Oaklands Week 9 win over Denver.With the Raiders on a bye last week, Smith will have had three weeks of rest by the time of Monday nights kickoff.When you talk about bye week, midseason is always ideal for any football team, Smith said. Halfway to take a break and now we can knock out the other half.Smith rejoins a secondary that struggled early in the season but has played better in recent weeks.After giving up an average of 338 passing yards through the first five weeks, the Raiders have allowed only one quarterback -- Denvers Trevor Siemian -- to throw for more than 240 yards in the past four games.Texans QB Brock Osweiler passed for just 255 yards total in the last two games combined and has been held under 200 yards five times.Smith said he is focusing more on Houston offensive coordinator George Godseys play-calling than he is on Osweilers low numbers.I personally dont like to let the quarterback dictate how Im going to attack the game, Smith said. For me, its playing against the offensive coordinator. The only thing I can get from a quarterback is if he likes to stare down his targets, does he have a quick release or slow release? Other than that youre kind of playing against the coordinator.Regardless of who the receiver or quarterback is, somebody else is controlling them. If I can understand how that guy likes to think, his favorite concepts, thats the key.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Colin Kaepernick Super Bowl Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Weston Richburg Super Bowl Jersey . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. http://www.49ersofficialfanshop.com/matt-breida-jersey-sales.html . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Jeff Wilson Super Bowl Jersey . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. Kyle Juszczyk Super Bowl Jersey . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. San Diego State was selected by conference media as the Mountain Wests preseason favorite on Wednesday. Its the fourth consecutive year the Aztecs have been picked as the favorites. They received 23 of a possible 27 first-place votes and 293 points for the top spot in the poll.The Aztecs also dominated the conferences individual preseason honors. Junior guard Trey Kell was named to the preseason All-Mountain West team. Sophomore forward Montaque Gill-Ceasar, a former ESPN 100 recruit and Missouri transfer, was named preseason newcomer of the year. Jalen McDaniels?shared freshman--of-the-year honors with Utah State guard Koby McEwen.ddddddddddddCoach Steve Fishers team will attempt to build off a 28-10 season in which it missed the NCAA tournament last season. San Diego States first two games of the 2016-17 season will be televised by the ESPN group of networks. The Aztecs open on Nov. 11 against crosstown rival San Diego (11 p.m. ET on ESPNU) and then theyll play at Gonzaga on Nov. 14 (11:59 p.m. ET on ESPN2).-?John Wilmhoff ' ' '