A couple of years ago I went to the West Coast Conference Hall of Fame breakfast hoping to talk to Bo Kimble about shooting free throws left-handed and playing UNLV in the NCAA Tournament. I wound up talking mostly with NFL Hall-of-Famer Bob St. Clair.
Amid the debate over whether the NFL is ready for an openly gay player, such as Michael Sam, remember that the great Vince Lombardi was, and Lombardi seemed like an old-fashioned guy if there ever was one.
Former Missouri star defensive end Michael Sam tells ESPN he is gay.
The worst Super Bowl is over, and now we look ahead to the next one. At Station Casinos, Seattle is the 9-2 favorite, followed by San Francisco at 5-1. “You have the two favorites to win the Super Bowl in the same division,” Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito said. “I can’t remember that ever happening.”
Tim Cornett, UNLV’s career leading rusher, has received an invitation to the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.
UNLV opens the football season Aug. 30 at Arizona, and it was expected cornerback Chazz Eldridge would be on the field. But the Rebels won’t have to be concerned about facing him.
The NFL has decided to shift eight of its Thursday night games to a broadcast network this fall, and announced Wednesday that CBS had won the bid to showcase more of television’s hottest property.
Liberty defensive end Jarvis Polu decommitted from Army and signed with Navy on Wednesday, the first day football players can sign a letter of intent. Polu is one of at least 13 local players set to sign with Football Bowl Subdivision schools before the signing period ends April 1.
Bobby Hauck has said he would like to redshirt every freshmen he signs, but he never has lived in an ideal world.
You know how radio DJs always are doing something crazy to attract attention? Well, the hosts of the Morning Show at KOMP 92.3-FM did something a little more philanthropic before the Super Bowl to call attention to themselves. They made four proposition bets on the big game for homeless Las Vegans. Two of the bets paid off.
