This week’s questions from Raiders fans include what the team might do with its extra $34 million in salary cap space and who is winning the open starting cornerback job.
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Raiders coach Antonio Pierce took a page out of Lions coach Dan Campbell’s successful playbook, building a quality coaching staff composed of former NFL players.
William Karlsson’s scoring touch returned this season, with the Golden Knights center’s first 30-goal campaign since 2018. He also showed off his defensive prowess.
Kate Martin is being embraced in many ways by the Aces in her introduction to the WNBA, from birthday surprises from superstar A’ja Wilson to a “rookie backpack.”
The Florida Panthers are -140 series favorites over the Edmonton Oilers, who are +120 underdogs to become the first Canadian team in 31 years to lift the Cup.
Two-time All-Star second baseman Jason Kipnis made the money at last year’s $3,500 buy-in BetMGM Poker Championship at Aria and is back for more.
A spectacular first-round knockout of middleweight Tim Boetsch on Saturday night after five losses in his last six bouts provided what seemed an ideal opportunity for 44-year-old Dan Henderson to go out on a high note.
Based on input from correspondents from The Sports Xchange who cover each team, here is a closer look at the player with the most to prove on each roster in 2015 as they head into this week’s round of organized team activities, with six teams beginning mandatory minicamps — Arizona, Denver, Indianapolis, New York Jets, Oakland, and San Francisco.
Center Cedric Paquette scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final Monday night.
Megan Rapinoe scored twice to lead the United States to a 3-1 win over Australia in their Women’s World Cup opener on Monday, extending their unbeaten run against the Matildas to 25 games.
In the wake of Tony Romo being forced to cancel a fantasy football event scheduled for July 10 to 12 in Las Vegas because of the NFL’s policy against players being associated with gambling, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback made a politically correct post on his Twitter account.
Former College of Southern Nevada right-hander Phil Bickford was drafted today in the first round and 18th overall by the San Francisco Giants.
As part of his pregame ritual, Steph Curry launches a couple bombs from the locker room tunnel.
Four new events in curling, speed skating, downhill skiing and snowboarding have been added to the program for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
The Warriors might’ve fared better Sunday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers had they signed a fan who calmly made a half-court shot at halftime.
Stan Wawrinka, aka Stanimal, hit arguably the shot of the year Sunday in the third set of his comeback victory over Novak Djokovic in the French Open men’s final.
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