Before the Colorado State game, UNLV coach Tony Sanchez was like a prize fighter ready for battle, which made this all the more perplexing: His team never left its corner at the first bell.
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Here’s a look at what happened during Week 10 of the high school football season.
Week 9 of the college football season doesn’t see any Top 10 teams going head-to-head, but it does see one top team on a bye week, so fans only get nine top games Saturday.
John Saccenti, the Las Vegas Bowl executive director, is in Laramie, Wyoming, for Saturday’s Mountain West game between Wyoming and No. 13 Boise State.
Led by sophomore quarterback Jake Browning, fourth-ranked Washington is a double-digit favorite at Utah on Saturday. The line appears inflated.
Ten handicappers post their college football best bets for Saturday.
Democratic legislative leaders say they plan to reach a community benefits agreement with a yet-to-be-appointed Las Vegas stadium authority board assuring that more than half the construction and operations jobs on the $1.9 billion project go to underprivileged workers.
The next two weeks are going to make fantasy football players earn their spots in the standings, with six teams on byes both weeks. Fantasy owners will have to plan well to fill in for many of their idle starters.
UNLV has won more than one road game in a season only once in the past 12 years, but the Rebels appear to have a solid shot at winning their second game away from home this season Saturday against San Jose State.
A look at who has the advantage at each position when UNLV travels to San Jose State for a 7:30 p.m. game Saturday at CEFCU Stadium.
Five things to look for when UNLV’s football team plays San Jose State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.
Ethan Dedeaux scored on a 79-yard run on Liberty’s first offensive play of the second half, and the Patriots rolled to a 51-15 road win over the Wolves to claim the Southeast League championship.
Kentrell Petite had two key receptions on the winning drive, including an 11-yard touchdown grab from Santiago Vialpando with 2:02remaining, and visiting Chaparral escaped with a thrilling 29-26 victory over Cheyenne on Thursday in a Class 3A first-round playoff game.
The Chicago Cubs are minus-250 favorites to win the series, and Kyle Hendricks is a 2-1 favorite in Game 3. Cleveland needs two more strong starts from Corey Kluber.
Through the first seven weeks, NFL underdogs are 52-45-5 against the spread, and 57 of the 107 games went over the total.
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