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NFL’s Roger Goodell ‘hopeful’ Raiders will finalize 2019 home soon

Raiders owner Mark Davis still envisions his club playing its 2019 home games in the Bay Area, and the NFL is “hopeful” a resolution on an exact location will be made shortly, league commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday at his annual Super Bowl news conference.

 
No. 8 UNR dominates UNLV, 87-70

No 8 UNR took control from the beginning Tuesday, going on to rout UNLV 87-70. The loss spoiled what was the best atmosphere at the Thomas & Mack Center since Arizona visited early last season.

 
McGregor, Nurmagomedov deals approved following UFC 229 melee

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champ Conor McGregor each had settlement agreements approved by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday for their roles in creating a chaotic scene after their UFC 229 bout at T-Mobile Arena.

 
MGM Grand Garden marks 25 years as iconic boxing venue

The MGM Grand Garden debuted Jan. 29, 1994 with a boxing match pitting Julio Cesar Chavez against a lesser lightweight named Frankie Randall. Big-time prizefighting in Las Vegas was about to undergo a seismic shift.