In the recent past, the Pro Bowl hadn’t produced a competitive environment. But perhaps the return of the traditional matchup combined with playing in front a larger crowd than when the game was played in Hawaii, amped up the intensity just a bit.
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New England and Atlanta have begun final preparations for Super Bowl LI, and Houston will for the third time act as host to the National Football League’s crowning moment of a current season.
While it would be considered only a minor upset if the surging Falcons beat New England, some bettors made wagers on them at 100-1 odds after they lost their season opener to Tampa Bay.
With the straightest of poker faces, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said Sunday that his planned trip this week to Houston had zero to do with attempting to persuade fellow NFL owners to vote for franchise relocation to Las Vegas.
Tony Sanchez agreed to a three-year extension to be the coach of the UNLV football team through the 2021 season, the university announced Friday.
Desert Pines offensive lineman Poutasi Poutasi made an oral commitment to California late Saturday during his official visit to the school.
“He misses it and I won the bet. I thought I was really smart after that. The next three or four years, I bet that prop and I think I lost it every time.”
Brian Blessing, host of Sportsbook Radio and Vegas Hockey Hotline on KSHP-AM (1400), witnessed one of the worst Super Bowl square bad beats ever.
Station Casinos has several Las Vegas-themed cross-sport props, including total home runs by local products Kris Bryant and Bryce Harper vs. total pass attempts.
The Las Vegas Outlaws are recalled in “This Was The XFL,” a documentary by Charlie Ebersol, son of XFL co-founder Dick Ebersol, that debuts Thursday.
Donnel Pumphrey, the most prolific runner in major college football history, knows his surest ticket to the NFL is proving he can do more than just run.
The Westgate sports book has released its proposition bets for Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons on Feb. 5 at NGR Stadium in Houston.
Here’s a Super Bowl betting memory from Bernie Fratto, veteran handicapper/Las Vegas radio host.
Several state and county lawmakers Friday questioned demands laid out by the Oakland Raiders in a proposed lease for a planned 65,000-seat stadium in Las Vegas.
Colorado assistant football coach Joe Tumpkin has resigned at the athletic department’s request after his former girlfriend said he repeatedly physically assaulted her.
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