Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell said on Maxx Crosby’s “The Rush” podcast he decided to switch numbers this offseason out of respect for Derek Carr.
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Raiders tight end Michael Mayer struggled with injuries and needed to learn how to block in the NFL as a rookie. He’s put all that behind him this offseason.
The SuperBook was one of several sportsbooks that posted NFL win totals following the league’s schedule release. Here are one oddsmaker’s best bets.
The 10-day event, with a $11.5 million prize purse, has sold out 360 consecutive performances at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault will announce the ceremonial “shuffle up and deal” when the 55th World Series of Poker opens Tuesday.
The College of Southern Nevada, which features 20 players from the Las Vegas Valley, won 47 of its final 51 games to advance to the NJCAA World Series.
What those who remained home didn’t see: A team in UNLV that, while hardly perfect at either end, made more winning plays when arriving at the critical juncture of five minutes remaining.
A few things are undeniable: UNLV is likely a few recruiting classes from being NCAA Tournament worthy, and yet its fan base expects a nonconference schedule littered with high major opponents.
UNLV’s basketball team has ensured itself a winning record in the non-conference portion of its schedule, news that wouldn’t make headlines for countless programs across the country, but significant for the Rebels.
MW officials want you to believe this is merely a momentary downturn in what is a cyclical process that will soon rebound to a time of multiple NCAA bids. That’s a huge stretch.
Duke beat UNLV 94-45, and it might have been the best thing that could have happened for the Rebels.
Duke and UNLV have taken separate, very different journeys through the college landscape since that Final Four game in 1991, when Bobby Hurley as the Blue Devils point guard helped guide his team to an upset that was viewed as improbable as it was historic.
The calendar flipped to December and with it has arrived a predicted reality for UNLV’s basketball team, where Marvin Menzies might not have a more significant stretch of games this season in which to guide and, yes, challenge his players.
Most of a 10-point lead had vanished over the previous five minutes and UNLV stared at a 66-65 lead with 8:40 left against Southern Utah. For this particular Rebels team, it was the perfect test.
If you think about those No. 2 pencils used for grade-school exams, you get the idea how thin a margin for error UNLV’s basketball team has.
The struggles most expect from the inaugural season of the Marvin Menzies Era showed in several forms for the Rebels, who opened with a 76-68 loss to a South Alabama.
Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]
Raiders tight end Michael Mayer struggled with injuries and needed to learn how to block in the NFL as a rookie. He’s put all that behind him this offseason.
Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault will announce the ceremonial “shuffle up and deal” when the 55th World Series of Poker opens Tuesday.
The Aces couldn’t overcome a big night from Kahleah Copper and the Phoenix Mercury and took their first loss of the season Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Through a spokesperson, LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill,said the publicity following the announcement made it one of the most successful marketing moments for Las Vegas in recent memory.