Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze had an excellent performance at the NFL scouting combine, cementing his status as a potential top-10 pick.
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Players and staff from the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs landed in Las Vegas, one week before Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium.
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The winning team is 48-7-2 against the spread. In other words, there have been only nine Super Bowls in which the favorite has won but failed to cover.
The Raiders have one more game — against the Broncos on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium — to state their case for Antonio Pierce as their permanent coach.
Florida State was a controversial exclusion from this year’s College Football Playoff. Oddsmakers, based on the line on the Seminoles’ bowl game, agree with decision.
The Rebels and quarterback Jayden Maiava rolled to a big win against New Mexico, clinching the program’s first winning season since 2013.
All eyes are on the Raiders as interim coach Antonio Pierce makes his NFL coaching debut Sunday against the New York Giants.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
The Las Vegas Raiders lost in their home away from home, Los Angeles, falling 24-17 to the Chargers in rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell’s NFL debut.
Five days before Saturday’s entry deadline, the odds are against Circa meeting its unprecedented $14 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., recently wrote to the leadership of the major professional sports leagues and the NCAA after a series of sports betting violations.
The outside linebacker, a Utah alum and former sixth-round pick of the 49ers, led the XFL in forced fumbles and finished second in sacks despite the team’s struggles.
The 37-year-old QB played under Raiders coach Josh McDaniels in 2020 and 2021 when McDaniels was the offensive coordinator in New England.
After years of unproductive drafts, the result is a roster devoid of impact defensive players outside of Maxx Crosby and an offense that needs help on the line and at wide receiver.