They might not have the star power, but these five names could have a say in whether the Raiders win or lose in a given week.
Ed Graney
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).
Bryce Hamilton is a part of the NBA Summer League roster of the Los Angeles Lakers. The former Rebel shined for the organization’s G League team last season.
The Golden Knights are one victory from winning the Stanley Cup after beating the Florida Panthers on Saturday in Game 4 of the finals in Sunrise, Florida.
The game got physical Wednesday between the Golden Knights and Oilers, but it was Edmonton coming away with a victory to tie the best-of-seven series 2-2.
The once-proud program has now gone a decade without qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.
UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield has many of the same traits as the greatest Rebel of them all: Randall Cunningham.
Kansas City was the better team in a 30-29 victory on “Monday Night Football” at Arrowhead Stadium, but it took everything the Chiefs had to send the Raiders home 1-4.
The Thomas Mack Center felt just like Laramie, minus about 5,000 feet of elevation. Hosting the MW Tournament isn’t any sort of home-court advantage for UNLV. Hasn’t been for some time.
The Raiders’ quarterback could be traded for a haul, just as Matthew Stafford was from Detroit to the Rams.
Raiders players insisted Sunday that Jon Gruden’s controversy had nothing to do with their embarrassing performance against the Chicago Bears. But what else would you expect them to say?
How the Raiders performed in a 20-9 loss against the Bears.
When Jim Fassel, who died this year, talked about that horrifying day 20 years ago, a million eerie feelings rushing back, tears inevitably welled in his eyes.
One of the NFL’s top backup quarterbacks, Marcus Mariota gives the Raiders a capable option should starter Derek Carr go down.
The possible relocation of the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas makes the search for a project site and how it would ultimately be financed fascinating.
Talked about all season, the depth of the Golden Knights struck again in a 6-3 series-clinching win at T-Mobile Arena.