Hall of Fame New Jersey sports writer Jerry Izenberg, 89, will end his streak and watch the big game from a sportsbook in Henderson on Sunday.
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Stage Door Casino was among those to extend offers to Wayne Mabry — aka “Violator” — who said he had been priced out of following the Raiders to Las Vegas.
Waybe Mabry, one of the Raiders’ most ardent and recognizable fans, said he won’t be able to follow the team to Las Vegas because season tickets cost too much.
Instead of a last hurrah, the Raiders went out of Oakland-Alameda Coliseum with another whimper, blowing a late lead and losing 20-16 to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A lackluster performance against the NFL’s worst team kept the Raiders tracking positively with crunch time in the AFC West looming large.
In 2020, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will expand by 20 members to celebrate the NFL’s 100th anniversary. Las Vegan George Kunz hopes to be among the additions.
Sports wagering is topping expectations since the Indiana General Assembly voted to legalize it in June in return for 15 percent of the profit.
Upon receiving a tip that David Humm’s Super Bowl replica trophy had been put up for auction, family members honored the former quarterback by arranging to buy it back.
Dan Wetzel, a sports columnist at Yahoo, said it hardly seems equitable that a bunch of guys who never played the game should be the ones deciding who gets to wear the yellow blazers.
Green Valley High’s Tyrell Crosby is one of the top offensive tackles in the NFL draft, but has interests outside of football.
He was the greatest quarterback Las Vegas has produced, so David Humm’s life was celebrated Friday afternoon in a sports arena with pep talks and a tailgate party. Which is how he would have wanted it.
It was 2 p.m. on the eve of Super Bowl Eve. In a little while, Brent Musburger would be ensconced in the VSiN broadcast booth at the South Point sports book, counting down the hours to the 52nd installment of The Big Game.
Now that he’s back as coach of the Raiders, you probably will be seeing less of Jon Gruden on TV.
The Raiders’ playoff hopes remain alive, but the postseason seems more like wishful thinking after a 26-15 defeat at Kansas City that wasn’t close.
After a week filled with distractions, what the Raiders needed most was a return to normalcy, and a return to .500 in the standings. What they got instead was their fourth straight loss.
