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UNLV could use Northern Illinois’ blueprint for success

The Huskies have won at least 11 games the past five seasons under three coaches and three quarterbacks. As UNLV prepares to open its season at Northern Illinois at 4:30 p.m. PDT Saturday under yet another regime, the Rebels could do worse than model what’s taken place in DeKalb, Ill.

Sports books can finally set lines for Patriots

Seven months after winning his fourth Super Bowl, Tom Brady prevailed in another big game with the clock winding down. Again, his opponent was second-guessed and properly portrayed as idiotic.

Utes ruin Harbaugh’s Michigan coaching debut

Quarterback Travis Wilson was 24-of-33 for 208 yards and added 53 yards and a touchdown on the ground to lead Utah to a 24-17 victory over Michigan in the season opener for both teams Thursday in Salt Lake City.

 
Man charged in connection with theft of O.J. Simpson Heisman Trophy

A man found in possession of O.J. Simpson’s Heisman Trophy, which disappeared from the University of Southern California in 1994, has been charged with receiving stolen property, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Wednesday.

 
5 Rutgers football players arrested, suspended

Five Rutgers University football players were suspended from the team after being arrested on Thursday, with four accused of assault and one charged in a pair of home invasions, New Jersey authorities said.

Despite Jim Harbaugh hype, take Utah to cover vs. Michigan

The hype has been all about Jim Harbaugh making his debut as Michigan coach in today’s college football season opener at Utah (5:30 p.m., FS1 (329). But Las Vegas wise guys don’t believe the hype.

 
Judge overturns Tom Brady’s 4-game suspension

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension was nullified by U.S. District Court Judge Richard M. Berman, clearing Brady to get back to football and his starting job with the defending Super Bowl champions.

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Enthusiastic Sanchez just fine with Sam Boyd Stadium

If there’s anything most Las Vegas sports fans can agree upon, it’s that Sam Boyd Stadium and Cashman Field stink, and that hopefully there will be places to park at the new hockey arena.

Former Bishop Gorman rusher Powell carrying a heavy heart

When he took his final breath at 4 a.m. on June 13, Malachi Briggs was 7 years old and no longer able to fight the cancer that had ravaged his body. He was at home in Las Vegas, in hospice care, his tumors inoperable and his loving spirit preparing to pass to a peaceful place without pain and catheters.

 
‘Concussion’ movie script reportedly altered to avoid angering NFL

Sony Pictures Entertainment executives altered the script of its forthcoming movie “Concussion,” about football-related brain trauma, to avoid antagonizing the National Football League, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

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