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Houston, San Diego State will be flying high in buildup to Las Vegas Bowl

The events are all part of Bowl Week, which will officially kick off in Las Vegas on Wednesday with a team welcome reception at the Fremont Street Experience. Other events free and open to the public include a pep rally Friday night on Fremont Street and a Cox pregame fan fest Saturday morning at Star Nursery Fields near Sam Boyd Stadium.

Giants snap Cowboys’ 11-game winning streak

With a no-huddle offense and no-fooling-around defense, the New York Giants snapped the Cowboys’ 11-game winning streak with a 10-7 victory Sunday night, preventing Dallas from clinching the NFC East.

Man convicted of manslaughter in death of former NFL star Will Smith

The man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints defensive leader Will Smith was convicted of manslaughter on Sunday night, ending a week-long trial in which the defendant insisted he only fired because the popular football star was drunk, violent and had grabbed a gun following a traffic crash on the night of April 9.

California tight end commits to UNLV

UNLV added its ninth verbal commit to its 2017 football recruiting class Sunday when two-star tight end Noah Bean committed following his official visit to the school.

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Raiders owner Mark Davis is doing it his way

A bachelor and the only child of a legendary NFL maverick, Mark Davis is rebuilding the Raiders into winners while eyeing a move from Oakland to Las Vegas.

Basic trio leads Sunrise to all-star game win

Aaron McAllister threw four touchdown passes — three to Basic teammates De’Shawn Eagles and Frank Harris — to lead the Sunrise to a 35-14 win over the Sunset Region in the annual Lions All-Star game at Bishop Gorman.

Houston players in familiar territory with coaching change

The University of Houston ended a two-week coaching search Friday when offensive coordinator Major Applewhite was promoted to head coach and will be the man in charge for the Las Vegas Bowl.

Louisville’s Lamar Jackson captures Heisman Trophy

Lamar Jackson is the first Louisville player to win the Heisman Trophy, beating out preseason favorite Deshaun Watson of Clemson despite some late-season struggles.

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