Brock Osweiler finally looked like the player Houston spent $72 million on, throwing for a touchdown and running for another to lead the Texans to a 27-14 wild-card playoff win over the Oakland Raiders on Saturday.
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In a rare role reversal, professional sports bettors are backing the favorite and the so-called public squares are siding with the underdog in Monday’s college football national championship game.
Bishop Gorman senior safety Bubba Bolden made an oral commitment to Southern California on Saturday. He announced his decision during the broadcast of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
Las Vegas Review-Journal assistant sports editor Allen Leiker finished 47-34-4 (58 percent) to win the RJ NFL Challenge. Ten contestants picked five games a week against the spread.
Westgate SuperContest winner Damon Graham likes the Dolphins as 10-point road underdogs against the Steelers and the Texans as 3½-point home favorites over the Raiders.
Three-star recruit Drew Tejchman orally committed to UNLV on Friday. He’s a wide receiver from North Cobb High in Georgia.
The NFL postseason continues this weekend with the wild-card round, and come Sunday night, we’ll be one week closer to knowing the teams heading to Super Bowl LI.
The Associated Press 2016 NFL All-Pro Team is showing off the new wave of pro football stars. Three rookies among 17 first-time selections highlight the team, including Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott, and Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill.
Former Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell will be featured in an upcoming docuseries from award-winning director Peter Berg titled “QB1: Beyond the Lights.”
Aside from his dance moves during games, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s hairdo might be his most easily recognizable feature, and he used that to his full advantage as an undercover Lyft driver recently.
P.J. Fleck is leaving Western Michigan and heading to Minnesota to coach its reeling football program.
UNLV hired Collegiate Sports Associates to conduct its search for an athletic director. Also, Nancy Rapoport, special counsel to UNLV president Len Jessup, will serve as chairwoman of the search committee.
Offensive lineman Daniel Schoene announced his verbal commitment to the Rebels on Thursday, a day after decommitting from San Jose State.
Damon Graham, a Starbucks barista from Las Vegas, won more than $900,000 in the Westgate’s SuperContest, the nation’s most prestigious NFL handicapping contest.
The Oakland Raiders are going with rookie Connor Cook at quarterback in their wild-card game against the Texans.
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