This week’s guest is former Raiders offensive tackle Lincoln Kennedy. Vegas Nation host Cassie Soto is joined by Allegiant Stadium insider Mick Akers, sports reporter Le’Andre Fox, and Vegas Nation podcast host Heidi Fang and Adam Hill. Pads are finally on at Raiders practices. The speed can be seen on the field from Vegas’s new weapons.
The Raiders will play a scrimmage game at Allegiant Stadium on Friday.
Earyn McGee speaks with Dr. Frank Van Breukelen and Patrick Donnelly about the endemic species of Nevada. Patrick is the Nevada State Director for the Center for Biological Diversity and Dr. Van Breukelen is a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Though fans won’t be allowed inside Allegiant Stadium this year, the Las Vegas Raiders are still scoring founding sponsorship deals, this time with Mexican lager Modelo.
UFC president Dana White says he’s preparing as though another shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic may occur soon. If that should occur, he says he hopes the Nevada Athletic Commission will see that the organization has proven that they can still put on safe events in the UFC Apex facility. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford admitted to having an affair with Gabriela Linder, a former intern for Sen. Harry Reid. Linder detailed her account of the affair in a podcast she called, “Mistress for Congress.” (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Little Darlings strip club is offering drive-through strip shows for those who want to indulge in some adult entertainment, but do not want to enter the building amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Joe Biden, Tom Steyer, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren were all in attendance at Wednesday’s picket event organized by Culinary Union Local 226 at the Palms.
After defeating Donald Cerrone at UFC 246, Conor McGregor talked about who he’d be interested in facing next, his desire to fight in Ireland or to be the first combatant to compete in Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The Raiders signed linebacker Ukeme Eligwe from the Jets’ practice squad. Wide receiver Hunter Renfrow has been nursing a rib injury since the Raiders’ loss to the Jets but he looks ready to play Sunday against the Chargers. With Josh Jacobs out this week, newly signed running back Rod Smith has a chance to join the rotation.
