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Hague, Brannstrom own same mindset: Make Golden Knights roster

Youth seems to be serving Vegas well in terms of how future seasons might appear, but that’s not stopping a few young defensemen from forcing management to pause before relegating them elsewhere when training camp ends.

Stadium PSLs are a ripoff for fans, but good business for Raiders

The sticker shock you knew would be attached to seats in the soon-to-be palace of the Raiders, set to open in 2020, is now front and center for you to see and bemoan, with personal seat licenses going on sale Tuesday in reserved-seating areas.

Bill Laimbeer has game plan for building Aces

Youth can be a exasperating quality for those who coach professional sports, and yet Laimbeer has in the Las Vegas Aces a team that strikes a similar resemblance to those of his previous WNBA stops.

Rebels lose again at home, but meaningless 3-point streak lives

The Rebels lost another Mountain West home game Wednesday night in which they were a prohibitive favorite, this time falling to a New Mexico side with absolutely no depth and less talent than the Lobos have had in years.

Raiders fashion one more bizarre finish to lost season

There is absolutely no practical way to explain what happened at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, much less with the Raiders this season, as they were essentially eliminated from the playoffs in losing to Dallas 20-17.

Andre Ward proves he’s boxing’s pound-for-pound king

The movie wasn’t much different seven months later, which to say Sergey Kovalev was good for about six rounds against Andre Ward before the fuel gauge hit the danger zone and the vehicle’s power began to sputter.