Amy Trask said on the Rich Eisen Show on Wednesday that late Raiders owner Al Davis would have a hard time moving his team from Oakland, but Las Vegas’ stadium plan would be very enticing to him.
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It took Trevor Kanteman four years after high school to play in a Division I football game. He said he’s ready to be a starter at tight end for UNLV.
The former Valley and Rancho High teacher and football, basketball, soccer and track coach who died in 1991 is being honored with induction into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame on June 2.
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., golf pro Butch Harmon and former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt will be inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame.
Junior college transfers Jacob Rominger, Roger Mann, Demetrious Gibbs hope to contribute to UNLV’s defense.
The Raiders need 24 votes in favor to be approved for relocation to Las Vegas, and one thing in Mark Davis’ favor is that the NFL no longer is run by its old guard.
New UNLV strength and conditioning coach Sean Manuel reunited with Tony Sanchez for the fourth time.
In this ever-advancing storyline of the Raiders relocating to Las Vegas and playing in a 65,000-seat domed stadium, the most significant form of progress occurred earlier this week in Florida.
Everyone expected a free agency flurry when the NFL’s year began on Thursday. Predicting what happened with Brock Osweiler was beyond anyone’s projections.
Vic Salerno pioneered satellite books, replaced handwritten betting tickets with a computerized betting system and developed Nevada’s first mobile betting app.
Local transportation officials on Thursday said the Raiders should help pay for a series of road and highway improvements that would accommodate football fans headed to a proposed $1.9 billion domed stadium in Las Vegas.
It appears it isn’t going to matter that the Oakland Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority won’t have a lease agreement in place when NFL owners meet in Phoenix at the end of the month to consider relocation of the team to Southern Nevada.
Tony Romo’s star-crossed career as the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys will soon be over.
UNLV wide receivers Devonte Boyd and Kendal Keys have big plans after injury-riddled season.
A key NFL executive told the Review-Journal on Tuesday that Bank of America’s loan offer to the Oakland Raiders to help finance a planned $1.9-billion stadium is a critical piece of the relocation puzzle but that other important pieces must be put in place before owners vote on a proposed move to Las Vegas.
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