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Mark Anderson
Former Sports Reporter
The NFL will allow coaching staffs to return to their facilities on Friday, but the Raiders’ new headquarters in Henderson is still under construction.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon will not go on as scheduled in November, it was announced Thursday. The marathon was scheduled for Nov. 14 and 15.
Toledo’s Wasean Tait rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns in the 1995 Las Vegas Bowl, including the game winner to beat UNR in the first major college overtime game.
Pro Football Focus, a data-driven site, did not include any Raiders on its top 50 preseason list. Nine players from their AFC West rivals were on the list.
Las Vegas sports figures took to Twitter to give their opinions on the death of George Floyd and the protests that have followed.
The Mountain West said athletes would be allowed to take part in on-campus workouts. The conference also announced it was taking several cost-cutting steps.
Guard Denzelle Good is the Raiders’ winner of the Ed Block Courage Award. Each NFL team has one player who receives the honor, and it is voted on by teammates.
The Golden Knights produce short daily workout videos to help their fans follow along during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Golden Knights provided hot meals for seven weeks to medical professionals, first responders and Metropolitan Police Department officers.
Experts said whether Las Vegas eventually gets an NBA or Major League Baseball franchise will be determined by a number of factors.
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr tweeted he was upset after watching the video of an unarmed African-American man dying at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Tight end Paul Butler spent most of the previous two years on the Raiders’ practice squad, but was promoted to the active roster in Week 17 of the 2018 season.
UNLV athletes registered a 3.22 semester GPA, besting the mark of 3.09 set in the fall of 2018. Their cumulative GPA was 3.13, beating the 3.09 set in spring of 2019.
The league will play 63 regular-season matches and two days of playoffs at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.