Local athletes expected to sign a national letter of intent during the signing period, which runs Wednesday through April 1.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday during his pre-Super Bowl address that the league has not yet determined whether Las Vegas is a viable market for a franchise.
“The sharper guys aren’t afraid to lay the higher prices. Will there be overtime? They’re not afraid to lay (minus-1000) on the ‘No.’ It’s the same thing with a safety. They’ll lay (minus-900) that there won’t be a safety.”
Joining the esteemed pantheon of Doritos-craving pugs and a Snickers-hawking Bettie White, Vegas rockers Imagine Dragons will take part in the Super Bowl commercial sweepstakes this year.
For the home cook, dips are the perfect Super Bowl party food. For one thing, there’s an endless variety, to satisfy almost any taste. And you can make them healthful or indulgent.
Bill Belichick stood at the podium Tuesday, looking a bit weary, slightly rumpled and sounding like, well, Bill Belichick: a football coach for all seasons, all players, all generations.
Dan Quinn doesn’t think first about the offensive possession, about one of the most analyzed and criticized plays in Super Bowl history, about the snap that allowed the New England Patriots to lift a fourth Lombardi Trophy.
Desert Pines’ Isaiah Morris endured a childhood filled with personal tragedy. The onetime UNLV commit remains undecided on his college plans, and it is uncertain whether he will sign a letter of intent Wednesday.
The Oakland Raiders’ deal with New York-based Goldman Sachs to finance a $1.9 billion stadium in Las Vegas is in jeopardy because the agreement was contingent on a $650 million investment from Sheldon Adelson, who withdrew from the partnership Monday.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will make his annual Super Bowl state-of-the-league address at 11 a.m. PST on Wednesday in Houston. The news conference will be televised live by the NFL Network.
There’s nothing like watching a Super Bowl in Las Vegas, where a pedestrian 4-yard run can produce a roar in the middle of the second quarter like someone had just won the game.
There have been only two pushes against the spread in Super Bowl history: the Rams’ 7-point win over the Titans in 2000 and the Packers’ 14-point win over the Patriots in 1997.
At 3 and 59, the numbers remain the same for Super Bowl LI at Las Vegas sports books, and they don’t appear likely to change before Sunday’s game between the favored Patriots and the Falcons.
ESPN’s Chris Berman sensed the lack of a bona-fide vibe almost immediately Monday night at Minute Maid Park. Something seemed missing. He should know.
If the Raiders ultimately can strike a deal with Goldman Sachs that makes up the $650 million the Adelson family had pledged toward a new Las Vegas stadium, the odds of Oakland getting the 24 votes needed for relocation isn’t at all hurt by the casino executive’s withdrawal.