An outspoken Black Lives Matter advocate from Ferguson, Missouri, will fight a ‘MAGA’ cap-wearing, President Trump supporter in a cagefight on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The Raiders’ coach is a big fan of the nickname of the team’s new home despite online wisecracks about the comparison to the destructible ‘Death Star.’
The second-year pro is seeing results of the offseason work he put in looking at what makes Hunter Renfrow, among others, so effective at getting open.
The Raiders’ Josh Jacobs ran for 81 yards after contact on running plays, a full 87 percent of his 93 rushing yards against the Panthers, according to Pro Football Focus.
Safety Johnathan Abram, who suffered a season-ending injury in the 2019 opener, finished with 13 tackles and gave the Raiders an emotional lift in their win at Carolina.
The Raiders’ coach was befuddled about his wife’s name becoming one of his quarterback’s signals at the line of scrimmage during Sunday’s game.
The second-year Raiders star was up for the challenge as he shared the field with Panthers star Christian McCaffrey on Sunday.
The 2019 second-round pick was pressed into duty earlier than expected as a rookie, but the experience should pay off as he moves into role as full-time starter
The defensive lineman admits he heard the doubters and naysayers, but believes he laid the foundation to take a step forward a year after being selected No. 4 in the draft.
The former undrafted rookie free agent is now entering his fifth season as one of the longest-tenured players on the Raiders.
After opener, the Raiders are unlikely to be favored again until a Nov. 15 home game against the Broncos.
The coach declined to elaborate other than to make clear the team is ‘all together’ on what they will do before the season kicks off against Carolina.
The Packers could slide after opting to choose a successor for their star quarterback instead of adding players around him for another run.
The North Carolina State alum won the job in training camp last year and seized control of the position with a steady rookie year.
The Buffalo Bills are poised to pounce in the division after the legendary quarterback bolted for Tampa Bay, but Bill Belichick is still the coach in New England.