Other than going 2-10 or 2-11 most seasons, and having spectators depart Sam Boyd Stadium in mass-exodus-style after the third quarter, the UNLV football program mostly is bereft of tradition.
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When it comes to eating raw eggs, “Rocky” has got nothing on Drew Ott.
The National Football League and its players union asked a U.S. judge on Friday to decide whether to uphold New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension in the “Deflategate” case by Sept. 4, before the season begins.
Named the NFL’s first female coach this week by the Arizona Cardinals, Jen Welter is a bit annoyed that her historic hiring has been overshadowed by news of Tom Brady’s four-game suspension being upheld by the league.
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy told reporters at training camp Friday that there was nothing shady about the private “females only” party he canceled Sunday amid controversy.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith named Jameis Winston as the team’s starting quarterback on Friday.
Quarterback Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks agreed to a four-year contract extension Friday.
UNLV’s football game against Brigham Young, originally scheduled for this season, will be played Nov. 11, 2017, at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Defending champion Ohio State will open the season with the No. 1 ranking in the Amway Coaches Poll, receiving 62 of 64 first-place votes in the preseason picks released Thursday.
Brandon Marshall expressed concern via Twitter on Sunday that he might test positive for marijuana use because of all the secondhand smoke he was exposed to at his sister’s wedding in Jamaica.
The New York federal judge who will review New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game suspension over the “Deflategate” scandal on Thursday ordered the National Football League and its players union to begin settlement talks.
Players usually don’t participate in Mountain West football media days more than once because coaches like to reward seniors. Utah State quarterback Chuckie Keeton is a senior, but this is his third trip in a row to The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for the preseason gabfest with the fourth estate.
Players were seated throughout the ballroom, answering questions about the season and providing their expectations of what’s to come. Then the music began.
Shortly after Goodell upheld Tom Brady’s four-game suspension Tuesday for his alleged role in deflating footballs — the same suspension Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy received for assaulting his ex-girlfriend — SI.com posted a Roger Goodell Random Punishment Generator.
New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady destroyed his cell phone, and thousands of potentially damning texts along with it. Or did he? Though unlikely, it’s possible that some of those text messages could still be recovered.