The Raiders’ defense and special teams did their best in Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs, but the offense couldn’t come through when the team needed it to.
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
A record crowd showed up to Allegiant Stadium on Friday to watch the two best Mountain West football teams slug it out in “a big-time game.” UNLV came up short.
It is a test of sorts, a way to gauge how popular UNLV football has really become locally over the last few years. How much winning matters to the masses. How much Las Vegas has taken to this team.
UNLV hosts No. 17 Boise State on Friday at Allegiant Stadium in what might be the most important game in program history.
The Raiders, after losing to the Rams on Sunday to drop to 2-5 this season, can turn their attention to the future. Losses are now wins.
The Raiders did their job on defense and special teams in a 20-15 loss Sunday, but their offense didn’t reach their end zone and their coach made questionable calls.
It’s unknown how the Raiders will react on the field now that Davante Adams is gone for good. But off the field, it erases an unneeded distraction.
Raiders rookie offensive tackle DJ Glaze has learned a lot so far by going up against edge rusher Maxx Crosby every day in practice.
UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger believes his team can be in the conversation for great things this March if it plays to its potential.
UNLV received two first-place votes in the Mountain West preseason basketball poll, and sophomore guard Dedan Thomas Jr. was named an all-conference selection.
The Raiders and Davante Adams had reached the point of no return. The team needed to move on, and did well enough by trading him to the Jets on Tuesday.
The Raiders started Aidan O’Connell at quarterback Sunday, but the result was the same in an Allegiant Stadium dominated by Steelers fans.
How the Raiders performed in a 32-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.
The Raiders defense is littered with injuries, so the team needs its backups to step up and show out against the Steelers on Sunday.
Raiders running back Alexander Mattison doesn’t just break tackles on the field. He tries to inspire young people off of it.