THE HOT CORNER

August 17, 2007 - 9:00 pm

[adam hill Review-Journal, 30-20-2 (overall record)]

Today's best bet: BUFFALO BILLS (-2 1/2) over Atlanta Falcons

The Bills were not happy with their defensive performance in the first preseason game, though they held the explosive Saints to just 10 points in a victory last week. Expect the unit to be fired up for its home debut against a Falcons offense searching for an identity. Buffalo has the best special teams in the NFL, and that shows up in the preseason.

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) gets pressure on Indianapolis Colts quarterbac ...

Raiders’ new QB makes light of nickname from team’s star defender

By Vincent Bonsignore / RJ

April 16, 2024 - 12:52 pm

Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew wore a special outfit to the first day of the team’s offseason program Monday in reference to a nickname Maxx Crosby gave him.

Ali Mulhall has been named player of the year in Nevada, Utah and Wyoming after a stellar 2023 ...

Nevada prep champion sets sights on getting LPGA Tour card

By Greg Robertson / RJ

April 16, 2024 - 12:38 pm

One of the top amateur golfers in Nevada plans to bypass college in the fall to see if she can earn her LPGA Tour card.

The Las Vegas Aviators will play as the Las Vegas Gamblers during a "What If" night promotions ...

Aviators to use alternative team name, uniforms for promotion

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 16, 2024 - 9:13 am

The Aviators will go by the Las Vegas Gamblers during a “What If” night promotion Saturday that includes new alternative uniforms, logos and color schemes.

Former NFL great O.J. Simpson, center, watches lawyers confer in court at the Clark County Regi ...

O.J. Simpson feared he had CTE but his family gives a ‘hard no’ to brain study

By Martha Ross The Mercury News

April 16, 2024 - 9:32 am

The body of O.J. Simpson is expected to be cremated in Las Vegas on Tuesday, and his family says the former NFL star’s brain won’t be studied for signs of CTE.

Raiders linebacker Divine Deablo (5) greets fans after defeating the Denver Broncos 27-14 follo ...

These pro sports teams struck gold in Las Vegas. It wasn’t an easy journey

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 16, 2024 - 6:00 am

Whether they’re relocation or expansion teams, adding new pro teams to Las Vegas takes hard work by owners, Oak View Group Las Vegas president Marc Badain said.

Liberty High School’s Jaydah Chun (50) is cheered by her teammates after making a home r ...

No. 5 Liberty fends off No. 4 Centennial in softball — PHOTOS

By Alex Wright / RJ

April 15, 2024 - 10:40 pm

Liberty defeated Centennial in a high school softball game Monday. Here are photos from the game.

Liberty High School’s Jaydah Chun (50) bats against Centennial High School at the Majest ...

Monday’s high school scores, top performances

By Jeff Wollard / RJ

April 15, 2024 - 10:03 pm

Check out the scores and top performances from Monday’s high school baseball, softball and boys volleyball action.

Syracuse's Dyaisha Fair, right, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, left, ...

Aces thrilled with draft haul: ‘We feel like we hit the jackpot’

By Alex Wright / RJ

April 15, 2024 - 10:01 pm

The Las Vegas Aces picked up four players in the WNBA draft in Brooklyn as they seek to win their third straight championship this season.

Golden Knights mascot Chance embraces mural artist Anthony Ortega as they view the Golden Knigh ...

‘Vamos Knights’: New Golden Knights mural celebrates Latino culture

By Adan Jaramillo / RJ

April 16, 2024 - 10:07 am

After reaching the playoffs in search of the second championship in a row, the Golden Knights developed a new mural in the Arts District in honor of last season’s championship.

Maxx Crosby ‘guarantees’ Chiefs wouldn’t have planted flag on Raiders logo

By Adam Hill / RJ

April 15, 2024 - 6:14 pm

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby insisted he wasn’t bothered by Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s celebratory move after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium.