Paul Minor, 19 and once 451 pounds, has committed to losing weight while motivated by the Raiders landing in Las Vegas.
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Stage Door Casino was among those to extend offers to Wayne Mabry — aka “Violator” — who said he had been priced out of following the Raiders to Las Vegas.
Countless bettors toasted the Ravens’ cover over the Bills, including two high rollers at The Mirage who won more than $500,000 between them on Baltimore.
Chiefs-Patriots was a night Roger Goodell dreams about. It turned into a nightmare as the NFL’s subpar officiating got yet another airing from coast to coast in a signature game.
The Raiders fell this time to the Titans before an unhappy crowd of 52,760 at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, where boos rained down on the team that will move to Las Vegas in 2020.
The matchup between the 49ers and Saints, the two NFC heavyweights, lived up to the hype, and San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had his defining game.
Much of the aggressiveness of Maxx Crosby and Clelin Ferrell in the pass rush came at cost to the defense overall in the first half, as the Raiders’ run defense was so porous you wondered why the Chargers even allowed an obviously wild Philip Rivers to throw the ball at all. The good news: it was much better in the second half.
A college football playoff points system devised by a Las Vegas softball coach is much less complicated than the official one, produces a similar field and removes subjectivity.
The Raiders showed grit and young, improving talent in rallying to beat the L.A. Chargers on Thursday night.
When facing Khalil Mack for the first time since he was traded to the Bears, Jon Gruden was not about to let his former linebacker tap dance on his head.
Washington converted a fourth-and-6 and a fourth-and-12 before Case Keenum threw a 4-yard TD pass to Trey Quinn with six seconds left to deal Eagles bettors a bad beat.
For nothing else, beating Denver on Monday night would signal a positive first act to move past the drama that was Antonio Brown.
One step forward is yet again three steps back, the latest example being a 43-17 blowout loss to Arkansas State before an announced gathering of 18,742 on Saturday night.
Paul Stone has a stunning 45-15-3 record against the spread (75 percent) to lead the Golden Nugget’s $1,000-entry Ultimate Football Challenge.
UNLV amassed 414 yards rushing in drilling Texas-El Paso 52-24 on Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium.
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