UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger said he was particularly pleased with his team’s defense in Saturday’s closed-door scrimmage against Pepperdine at Mendenhall Center.
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The Raiders (3-2) meet the Packers (5-1) at 10 a.m. Sunday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Here is a breakdown by position.
Handicapper Dana Lane breaks down Week 7 of the NFL season.
Country music fan Matt Duchene signed a seven-year, $56 million deal with Nashville in free agency this offseason and has given the Predators needed scoring depth.
Defenseman Jake Bischoff logged 16:06 of ice time with a plus-1 rating and two shots on goal in the Golden Knights’ 3-0 victory Saturday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
Before St. Louis played the Washington Nationals in Game 3 of the NLCS, Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux made two holes-in-one during a round of golf.
Mariena Hayden had 20 kills on .375 hitting and 15 digs to lead UNLV to its sixth straight volleyball victory, a 3-1 triumph over UNR in a Mountain West match Saturday in Reno.
Handicappers Hank Goldberg and Mark Franco each went 4-1 ATS last week and are tied for the contest lead at 19-11 with Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay.
Defenseman Jake Bischoff will make his NHL debut when the Golden Knights open a three-game road trip Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.
UNLV committed five turnovers, helping turn a close game into a 56-27 Fresno State rout Friday at Bulldog Stadium. The Rebels are 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the Mountain West.
The UNLV doubles team of sophomores Tom Ciszewski and Milos Dabic lost a close round-of-16 match Friday to end the program’s run at the ITA Mountain Region men’s tennis championships.
Defenseman Erik Brannstrom is now a rookie on the Ottawa Senators’ second line, and he returned to Las Vegas on Thursday and played against the team that drafted him.
Baylor is overvalued in the market on the strength of avoiding a loss. Running back Chuba Hubbard and the Cowboys will exploit star linebacker Clay Johnston’s absence.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden has won and covered the last two road games after going 1-8 in the previous nine away games. The Packers are 4-2 against the spread.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who reportedly will miss at least the next four games with a dislocated kneecap, went from 9-4 to 20-1 at the Westgate to win the MVP.
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