The No. 1-ranked total defense of the Vikings will go up against the No. 4 Eagles’ defense Sunday in Philadelphia. The Jaguars, the No. 2 defense, will go on the road to meet the defending Super Bowl champs, the Patriots.
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The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is a guidepost for what the Las Vegas Stadium Authority could look like in four years once the stadium that will house the Oakland Raiders is completed.
The extent of the injury remains unclear, as Tom Brady and Patriots coach Bill Belichick were tight-lipped about it Friday. Asked if Brady would be a game-time decision for Sunday’s game, Belichick replied, “Today is Friday.”
The Nevada Board of Regents has voted 11-1 in favor of a joint-use agreement that enables the UNLV football team to use the planned $1.9 billion football stadium being built by the Oakland Raiders.
The biggest bet South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro ever took was a $2.4 million money-line wager from billionaire investor Carl Icahn in 1995.
Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney and reporter Rick Velotta talk about how the Raiders stadium construction is progressing and the complications that might occur due to pricing.
Review-Journal sports betting columnist Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Technology sports book vice president Matt Holt preview the NFL’s conference championship games.
Southern Nevada real estate professionals already have seen indications of an anticipated climb in local land values as a result of Las Vegas’ leap into big-league status.
Proposition bets for the AFC and NFC championship games from the Westgate sports book.
Edgar Bennett, the Packers’ offensive coordinator the past three seasons, was named wide receivers coach for the Raiders. Mike Trgovac will also leave Green Bay to take over as defensive line coach in Oakland.
In May, a CG Technology bettor made three futures wagers on the Jaguars to win the Super Bowl for a total of $3,200 to win $337,500.
New Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson is aware of the coaching instability surrounding Derek Carr since 2014 mostly because he was a part of it.
The teams won’t be decided until Sunday, but that hasn’t stopped Las Vegas venues from getting ready for Super Bowl Sunday.
Paul Guenther was due to join a Gruden-led coaching staff. It was just a matter of which sibling.
Drew Brees says he still expects to remain with the New Orleans Saints as long as they’ll have him.
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