The XFL announced Sunday that Las Vegas was one of eight cities that will be hosts to XFL teams. There are many questions regarding the team.
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Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, who played for the Oakland Raiders and lives in Las Vegas, will be the team’s coach when play begins Feb. 18.
Oak View Group, led by noted arena builder Tim Leiweke and former Raiders executive Marc Badain, plans to construct a 20,000-seat view south of the Strip.
The Pac-12 championship game will be Dec. 2 at Allegiant Stadium. The conference hopes the new format increases its chances of making the College Football Playoff.
NFL draft experts credited the Raiders for making the most of not having first- and second-round picks.
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said a scheduling conflict with the CES convention has pushed back Las Vegas as a host city until at least 2027.
The Raiders received a special sendoff from Las Vegas’ public-safety agencies, which lined Las Vegas Boulevard on Friday as the team headed to Harry Reid International Airport.
Wisconsin used up the final 9:57 of the Las Vegas Bowl with an 18-play, 90-yard drive to ensure a victory over Arizona State on Thursday night at Allegiant Stadium.
The wave of COVID-19 infections continued to impact the sports world, including in Las Vegas. The Raiders and a headline college basketball doubleheader are experiencing the effects.
Arizona State will represent the Pac-12 Conference and Wisconsin the Big Ten in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 30 at Allegiant Stadium.
The Raiders dominated up front offensively and defensively in their road victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The senior committee nominated Cliff Branch, who will need at least 80 percent of the vote from the selection committee when it meets early next year before Super Bowl LVI.
Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib’s announcement Monday that he’s gay drew strong support on social media.
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley and Dollar Loan Center CEO Chuck Brennan have purchased an expansion team in the Indoor Football League scheduled to begin play in 2022.
Even though the 2022 NFL draft, which will be in Las Vegas, is nearly a year away, there are several mock drafts already out.