Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday said he will call a special session of the Legislature in early October to consider a package of recommendations for Clark County that include building a 65,000-seat football stadium, expanding the Las Vegas Convention Center and paying for more police officers.
Some state lawmakers are cheering the prospect of having the NFL’s Oakland Raiders take up residence in Las Vegas, but they’re on the sidelines on how a $1.9 billion stadium should be financed.
The City of Oakland and an investment group tied to Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott engaged in negotiations geared on selling the Oakland Coliseum and keeping the Raiders from bolting for Los Angeles or Las Vegas.
Good news, Rebels fans, you’ll be able to watch UNLV football on Twitter this weekend.
Now in his fourth year as Idaho’s offensive coordinator under Paul Petrino — Louisville coach Bobby Petrino’s younger brother — Kris Cinkovich will return to Las Vegas on Saturday, when the Vandals take on UNLV.
Here are the channel numbers for DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket package for Sunday’s morning and afternoon games. The channel will be blacked out if it is available on a local network affiliate.
Review-Journal sports editor Bill Bradley welcomed the RJ’s UNLV football beat reporter Todd Dewey for his biweekly Facebook Live lunchtime chat Wednesday.
Adrian Peterson will have surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus, putting his season and perhaps his 10-year run with Minnesota in question.
UNLV second-year coach Tony Sanchez already has brought in two talented recruiting classes, including arguably the best one in school history in February that featured a Rebels-record 10 three-star recruits.
