Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson appeared more relaxed at media days this week than in recent years and perhaps even more confident, too.
Boise State and San Diego State are back. San Jose State and Utah State, football teams coming off 11-win seasons, are in.
UNLV was picked to finish fifth out of six teams in the West Division in the annual poll at Mountain West media days Monday at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Fresno State senior Derek Carr heads the list of impressive Mountain West quarterbacks this season. He was the conference Offensive Player of the Year last season, passing for 4,104 yards and 37 touchdowns, and was chosen by the media to repeat that honor this fall.
NEW YORK — Hang on to NCAA Football 14, video game fans. It will be a collector’s edition.
Thirty of the 32 NFL teams made Forbes’ list of 50 most valuable sports teams, but it is European soccer clubs that dominate the Top 5.
Most quarterbacks are judged by wins and losses. Using that measuring stick, Drew Brees came up short for the New Orleans Saints last season.
Court documents indicate the search of a secret “flop house” leased by former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has turned up what police say could be key evidence in the murder case against him.
When she was executive director of the Las Vegas Bowl, Tina Kunzer-Murphy faced a similar moment in 2005.
