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Broncos-Panthers rematch will open NFL season

The NFL season will begin the way the last one ended, with the Denver Broncos playing the Carolina Panthers.

LA Rams get No. 1 overall draft pick in trade with Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans have traded the No. 1 overall selection in this month’s NFL draft to the Los Angeles Rams for a collection of picks in one of the biggest deals in league history.

Consultant says proposed stadium won’t affect airport operations

A consultant hired by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus Improvement Authority says a domed stadium on 42 acres at Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane would not disrupt operations at McCarran International Airport. But a McCarran official said the FAA is still reviewing the stadium site.

Former Baylor football player arrested on sexual assault charge

NFL prospect and former Baylor football player Shawn Oakman was arrested Wednesday on a charge of sexually assaulting a woman at his Texas apartment earlier this month, Waco police said.

 
Former Saints DE Will Smith was shot in back 8 times, lawyer says

The killer of former Saints defensive end Will Smith shot him eight times in the back after deliberately ramming his Hummer into the NFL veteran’s Mercedes SUV hard enough to shatter its back window, the Smith family’s lawyer said Wednesday.

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Here are 5 things we learned from UNLV spring football practice

Aside from a few fun facts — including one that coach Tony Sanchez is a country music fan who always ensures the hip-hop-heavy practice playlist includes the stylings of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash — here are five other things we learned during UNLV’s spring practice.

Las Vegas Bowl director sees moratorium helping bowl system

The NCAA is prohibiting the creation of new bowl games for the next three years after three teams with 5-7 records were needed to fill the record number of 40 bowls last season.

Ex-Saints player Will Smith was shot in back, side, warrant says

Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was killed in a case of road-rage, by a Humvee-driving man who rear-ended his Mercedes and then shot him in the back and side, according to a police warrant read in court.

Rain aside, Sanchez forecasts a storm — ‘It’s called Rebels’

UNLV scored the only touchdown of its spring game and, as if on cue, the skies opened up Saturday afternoon at Johann Memorial Field. The heavy downpour sent the announced crowd of 2,800 scurrying for cover.

UNLV quarterback battle continues entering Saturday’s spring scrimmage

After a slow start to spring practice, UNLV quarterback Johnny Stanton has come on strong. But, heading into today’s spring game, coach Tony Sanchez isn’t ready to anoint the former Nebraska player as the Rebels’ starting quarterback over incumbent starter Kurt Palandech.

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