Texas-El Paso, the seventh full-time member of the Mountain West, checks the significant boxes needed to be a good partner for the conference.
Ed Graney
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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).
Davante Adams asked for a trade and will get one. But why didn’t the Raiders trade their star wide receiver some time ago and adopt a total rebuild mentality?
The Raiders are 2-2 after the first quarter of the season, having reached that record in an unconventional manner Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.
An inspired defensive effort and another solid day from punter AJ Cole helped the Raiders defeat the Browns at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday.
With the Matthew Sluka saga behind it, the UNLV football team turned to Hajj-Malik Williams to lead their offense against Fresno State, and he was terrific.
The former Bishop Gorman star who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of reckless driving resulting in death or substantial bodily harm, will play for Fresno State.
The Raiders have run for just 153 yards through three games. They can’t keep forcing the ground game if it isn’t going to lead to results.
Raiders safety Isaiah Pola-Mao is so excited to make his first start of the season Sunday against the Browns he said he’s had trouble sleeping.
After 57 years, the Oakland Athletics played their final game at the Coliseum on Thursday before heading to Sacramento for three years and then to Las Vegas.
The departure of UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka is the latest example that this is no longer about education or representing a university and your fellow students.
Whether it’s the Mountain West or Pac-12, UNLV, suddenly in a position of power, should make the best deal possible to set the school up for a run at the Big 12.
Nothing good came from the Raiders’ 36-22 defeat to the lowly Carolina Panthers on Sunday. They failed in all phases at Allegiant Stadium.
The Raiders didn’t play well in a single phase Sunday in their home opener at Allegiant Stadium. There’s plenty of blame to go around in the loss to the Panthers.
The college football world is still reeling from the announcement that four Mountain West schools are leaving to join the Pac-12. Here is where things stand.
Call it what you want, but the decision by four schools to leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 last week had nothing to do with a lack of loyalty.