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Jun 11, 2011 (7:45 p.m.)

Raiders go with tight end Brock Bowers in first round of NFL Draft

By Mike Grimala

After months of speculation, the Las Vegas Raiders opted to keep their pick and select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Bowers was considered one ...
NFL draft attendees down for 3rd straight year. J.J. McCarthy among those who didn't go to Detroit

By Larry Lage, Associated Press

There's no place Drake Maye would rather be. When the NFL invited the former North Carolina quarterback to attend the draft in Detroit, he had a quick answer. Yes. “I think you always dream about coming here and coming to walk across the stage and be with the commissioner," Maye said. "It’s something I couldn’t ...
Analysis: In first round, Raiders can't go wrong

By Dave Mondt

It’s Draft Day, which for Raider fans has for about two decades been the most exciting day of the year, for most of the day.
Analysis: Golden Knights have Stars shook with 2-0 series lead

By Case Keefer

A lot went wrong for the Golden Knights Wednesday night at American Airlines Center. That’s hard to remember after Vegas pulled off a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in a game where it trailed for a total of 82 seconds to go up 2-0 in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoff series. ...
'Fun must be always': How Tomas Hertl is transforming the Vegas Golden Knights

By Case Keefer

Tomáš Hertl reported to Las Vegas quickly after the San Jose Sharks traded him to the Golden Knights on March 8, but his family didn’t join him right away.
What to watch as Raiders go on the clock for NFL Draft first round

By Mike Grimala

Another NFL Draft day is upon us, and the Raiders find themselves in a familiar position heading into Thursday’s first round (5 p.m., ABC/ESPN/NFL Network), with a new head coach and general manager tandem looking to steer the franchise back toward something resembling success. Las Vegas went through a similar ...
Live coverage: Golden Knights heading home with 2-0 series lead on Stars

By Case Keefer

Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy didn’t want his team to be content getting out of the first two games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a split on the road. They weren’t. Vegas beat Dallas 3-1. ...
Captain’s Comeback: Mark Stone never strayed far from Knights while injured

By Case Keefer

The chemistry between Stone and his teammates appeared to contribute to the first victory in the best-of-seven series, and now the Golden Knights will try to replicate it in Game 2 at 6:30 tonight. ...
Familiar feeling: Golden Knights turn it up a gear to start playoffs with win

By Case Keefer

Winning 16 games over the next two months to stake their claim as repeat champions is a tall order for the Golden Knights, but that magic number is now already down to 15.
Live coverage: Thompson stands tall as Golden Knights beat Stars in Game 1

By Case Keefer

Logan Thompson had 27 saves as the Golden Knights beat the Stars 4-3 in Game 1 of their opening-round Stanley Cup Playoff series ...
Raiders open to all possibilities as NFL Draft approaches

By Mike Grimala

Raiders general manager Tom Telesco is ready for his first draft with the Silver and Black. Since being hired in January, Telesco and his staff have spent months preparing for a draft that could...
Depth will be the deciding factor of Golden Knights’ playoff series with Stars

By Case Keefer

The playoff energy was palpable at the Golden Knights’ first postseason practice Saturday morning at City National Arena. Perhaps spurred by the full-contact returns ...
Liberty grad Anthony Jones commits to Michigan State football

By Daren Tomhave The Detroit News (TNS)

A day after wrapping up its spring Saturday, the Michigan State football team on Sunday continued to build toward the fall.
Weekend wagers: Seven bets on seven sports including NBA, NHL playoffs

By Case Keefer

I don’t know if there’s ever been a trio of bad beats in a span of less than 24 hours that hit harder than that in the four-year history of Weekend Wagers than last week's variety pack. ...
Analysis: 5 reasons to believe in the Golden Knights' potential to repeat

By Case Keefer

Vegas prepares to take on the Dallas Stars in its best-of-seven first-round Western Conference Playoff showdown beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday on the road. ...
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