Green Valley’s football team stopped Desert Pines on the final play of the game to win its Class 5A Southern Region quarterfinal and advance in the playoffs.
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Sixth-seeded Faith Lutheran held No. 3 seed Desert Oasis to 132 total yards on Thursday in a victory to open the 5A Southern Region football playoffs.
Centennial’s Brogan Church rushed for 219 yards and caught the go-ahead touchdown to help the Bulldogs beat Shadow Ridge in a 5A Southern Region playoff game.
Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham used the bye week to evaluate his group, and came up with one key weakness the team has to shore up.
The Raiders hope the return of tight end Brock Bowers and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers can spark a struggling offense that ranks 31st in points per game.
Pro sports bettor Chuck Edel is 8-1 on his Review-Journal weekend best bets and is banking on the Broncos-Texans total this week.
The Ravens are 7½-point favorites over the Dolphins on “Thursday Night Football” in quarterback Lamar Jackson’s return from a hamstring injury.
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides college football notes and trends for Week 10 games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The Raiders opened the 21-day practice window for quarterback Aidan O’Connell, who suffered a broken right wrist in their final preseason game Aug. 23.
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers has been dealing with a knee injury most of this season, but he looks more like himself after the team’s bye week.
UNLV’s football team, which is coming off its third bye week of the season, is ready to move forward after rewatching its loss to Boise State.
UNLV, coming off a bye week, will return to the field against New Mexico on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium before playing at Colorado State on Nov. 8.
George Atkinson, who played for the Raiders from 1968 to 1977, has died at age 78. He was a seventh-round pick of the Raiders out of Morris Brown in 1968.
After agreeing to contract terms with the Raiders on Monday, wide receiver Tyler Lockett joined his new teammates at practice and is expected to play immediately.
The Las Vegas Bowl takes place Dec. 31 at Allegiant Stadium. Here are the teams projected to play in the game following Week 9 of the college football season.
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