It’s not exactly true that Nick Garritano scouted most of his players when they were playing Wiffle Ball in their backyards, although it could be. Joey O’Brien — Joey Takashi O’Brien of Okinawa, Japan — is another story.
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At 231 S. Third St. in downtown Las Vegas, there is an old church that now serves as corporate headquarters for Las Vegas Lights FC, a United Soccer League expansion team that starts play in less than a month.
Now that he’s back as coach of the Raiders, you probably will be seeing less of Jon Gruden on TV.
New coach Jon Gruden had trouble saying “Las Vegas” when asked about the Raiders moving here during his news conference.
It was 4:30 p.m, the puck wouldn’t be dropped for another two hours. But the Jersey People already had gathered in huge numbers for the latest installment of Hockey Night in Las Vegas.
All of this wailing and gnashing of teeth about UNLV becoming a second-class citizen in the new Raiders’ stadium brings back a similar memory for one of the school’s few winning football coaches.
It’s only January. There’s still a lot of hockey to be played. But enough hockey has been played to make a case for the Golden Knights being the greatest expansion team in American sports history.