The Raiders’ Maxx Crosby is ranked as the NFL’s second-best edge rusher despite constant double-teams and playing on a defense that’s rated 28th in the league.
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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).
UNLV quarterback Doug Brumfield has many of the same traits as the greatest Rebel of them all: Randall Cunningham.
The mindset internally might have changed, but the Raiders still should be held to the standard set forth prior to the season kicking off — making the NFL playoffs.
The UNLV men’s basketball team opens a second season under coach Kevin Kruger against Southern on Monday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Henderson-based G League Ignite fell to Oklahoma City 134-125 after surrendering 80 second-half points in their season opener Friday.
Patrick Graham is the defensive coordinator hired by coach Josh McDaniels to create successful results on that side of the ball. That hasn’t happened after seven games.
Former UNLV linebacker Jacoby Windmon was among four additional Michigan State football players suspended Tuesday stemming from a fight in the Michigan Stadium tunnel.
There was no fight to the Raiders in a 24-0 loss at New Orleans. How they respond could shape an entire season.
Jack Eichel scored with seven seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Golden Knights past the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, and that’s why the Knights traded for him.
It was another win where depth scoring showed for the Knights, with goals from each of the top three lines in a 4-0 victory against Anaheim.
A schedule that softens the next four weeks should allow the Raiders to rally from a 2-4 record and put themselves in position for an eventual run at the playoffs.
A former UNLV baseball standout, Bryson Stott and fellow Las Vegas native Bryce Harper have helped lead the Phillies to the World Series against Houston.
UNLV football is 4-4 after losing to Notre Dame on Saturday, and the Rebels now face their most critical stretch of games this season as they seek bowl eligibility.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels: “We all want our quarterback to remain healthy as long as we can, so the goal is obviously the right goal. … It’s a fine line.”
What comes with being a 26½-point underdog? UNLV will receive $1.35 million for its trip to where the “Touchdown Jesus” mural exists beyond the north end zone.