The Raiders announced they will play this season at Allegiant Stadium without fans as COVID-19 continues to influence such decisions.
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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).
Ten months later, the Lights on Saturday became the first local professional sports team to compete in Las Vegas since the onset of a global pandemic.
NFL rookies won’t have the standard learning curve this season, COVID-19 having eliminated the opportunity for critical on-field practice.
Team owner now living in Las Vegas full time while team continues testing players for COVID-19.
Heartstrings have no place here, meaning Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer should start Robin Lehner over Marc-Andre Fleury in goal for the NHL playoffs.
In the case of defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, perhaps more than anyone, assessment should include far more layers than a few numbers.
High school football hasn’t been spared by COVID-19, as the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association moved fall and winter athletics to spring.
Players took to Twitter on Sunday and implored the NFL to define a clearer strategy for keeping them and their families safe before opening training camp.
For years, whispers have suggested power schools would form their own collegiate establishment by separating from the NCAA.
Marc-Andre Fleury and the Golden Knights depart soon for a playoff hub in Edmonton as the NHL handles coronavirus hurdles better than other sports.
Second-year defensive end set to host radiothon to benefit Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, which provides services to Sunrise Hospital.
As COVID-19 kept international fighters from traveling to the United States, the T UFC president needed an island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
What many have assumed would occur has begun its onslaught upon the most powerful of collegiate sports — the coronavirus is sinking its teeth into football.
A never-before-heard 2011 interview with former Raiders center Barret Robbins was recently found by NBC Sports Bay Area in California.
It has been a while since the Raiders have been good defensively, and now they have to deal with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes for years to come.