The Raiders drafted what could be a generational tight end in Georgia’s Brock Bowers, but they had other needs they should have addressed in the first round.
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UNLV lost to San Jose State on Saturday, but still managed the program’s most wins since 1984. And the Rebels will likely still play in the Mountain West title game.
Barry Odom is a really good football coach. But perhaps more impressive than on-field results has been the attitude Odom instills in his team. A winning one.
After Giants running back Saquon Barkley signed a reworked franchise tag Tuesday and reported to training camp, the Raiders and Josh Jacobs should do the same.
The Las Vegas Lights are in their sixth season playing soccer in Las Vegas, and there remains a place for them as the town welcomes more and more teams.
The Dallas Stars were the more determined team in avoiding elimination with an overtime win over the Golden Knights on Thursday at American Airlines Center.
In a March where no No. 1 seeds lived for the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, Connecticut played like one in rolling Gonzaga to win the West Regional final.
Essence Booker, one of four honored on Senior Salute afternoon, made key plays late to lift UNLV to an 18th straight win in beating San Diego State.
If a season’s final games were an audition for Derek Carr to continue as Raiders quarterback next season, the verdict came in on a freezing night in Pittsburgh.
Jakob Johnson at fullback plays an important role for the Raiders, even as his position has been phased out across the NFL.
It was easily the most undisciplined we have seen of Josh McDaniels’ Raiders team, a sloppy effort in a game that probably shouldn’t have been as close as the final margin.
Bishop Gorman football players were in junior high the previous two times the Gaels met and lost to the Monarchs.
Also a special teams standout, Mack Hollins is big on having teammates join him for an after-practice, after-lifting, after-workout mile run.
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley is amazed at how much youth hockey has grown in Southern Nevada since 2017 under the guidance of his NHL franchise.
The Raiders on Wednesday worked out quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who essentially was banished by the NFL for five years for protesting racial injustice.