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Analysis: Raiders’ schedule sets stronger path for Mendoza to start right away

The Raiders open with a Sunday Sept. 13 home game against the fellow rebuilding Miami Dolphins, which project to have one of the worst defenses ...

Kirk Cousins, not Fernando Mendoza, is Raiders’ likeliest Week 1 starter

Don’t be surprised if and when Klint Kubiak ultimately deems Cousins the best option and makes the longtime Vikings and Commanders passer the 10th starting ...

Raiders' expected No. 1 pick Mendoza won't be in Pittsburgh on draft day

Fernando Mendoza won’t be in Pittsburgh when the Las Vegas Raiders call his name later this month in the NFL Draft. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback ...

Life after Colandrea: Onetime 5-star recruit taking shot at redemption at UNLV

Jackson Arnold was a five-star recruit out of Texas in the high school class of 2023 — the kind of prized prospect that sends college ...

Las Vegas’ second Super Bowl will ‘raise the bar’ from wildly successful debut

Las Vegas was one of, if not the singular, best host of the Super Bowl in the modern era since it’s morphed into the annual, ...

Public schools force a needed reset for Nevada high school football

Since 2009, Gorman has claimed every state title but one, the lone exception being Liberty’s stunning upset in 2019. Now, the public schools are done ...

Analysis: Klint Kubiak is the right guy at the right time for the Raiders

It may have taken five hires since moving to Las Vegas alone, but owner Mark Davis led by his new set of confidants finally brought ...

Super Bowl fever grips Scooter’s Pub, a Las Vegas stronghold for Seattle fans

Scooter’s Pub in Las Vegas has become the go-to viewing destination for Seattle Seahawks fans on game day. The bar’s popularity is undeniable: When $20 ...

Vegas pick'em: Super Bowl 60 pick and perspective against the spread

Circa Sports has since revealed that it took a $100 bet on a Super Bowl exacta for the Patriots to top the Seahawks at odds ...

Analysis: Raiders' process is on point with perilous pursuit of Klint Kubiak

Las Vegas is light on inspiring backup choices with so many other jobs filled and Denver quarterbacks coach Davis Webb — the only other interviewee ...

Vegas pick'em: NFL conference championship winners against the spread

New England was as high as 150-to-1 to win the Super Bowl in the offseason, while Seattle was 75-to-1 at its own peak. ...

Raiders close in on No. 1 overall draft pick with terrible loss to Giants

The Giants immediately proved they were the more capable bunch and never trailed despite Raiders coach Pete Carroll promising his team’s best effort all week. ...

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 17 winners against the spread

The Steelers need only one win or one loss from the Baltimore Ravens in the final two weeks to earn the home-playoff game that comes ...

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 16 winners against the spread

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won the NFC South in four consecutive seasons and looked like a shoo-in to make it a half-decade straight as ...

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 15 winners against the spread

The race for the AFC’s No. 1 overall seed that no one saw coming ramps up in intensity this week. The runaway co-favorite Denver Broncos ...

Pride all eliminated Raiders have left to play for hosting rival Broncos

The second meeting between the AFC West divisional rivals this year means everything to the visitors and nothing to the home team.

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 14 winners against the spread

None of the AFC North teams have been profitable to bet on either as Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Cleveland are all 5-7 against the spread with ...

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of conference championships

There’s far more on the line in this year’s championship week than last year’s — especially in the Big Ten. ...

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 13 winners against the spread

The first meeting between the two AFC South teams stands out as the highlight of the Week 13’s Sunday slate with Indianapolis laying 4.5 points ...

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of every Week 14 game

The Maize and Blue have owned what many call the best rivalry in college football lately, and the betting odds provide a picture of the ...