The Oakland Raiders are close to announcing the selection of a Minneapolis firm with ties to a Henderson company as general contractor for the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium it will build to begin play in Las Vegas in 2020.
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The NFL has promoted Alberto Riveron to its head of officiating.
The Raiders will open their preseason Aug. 12 for a Saturday night game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale.
Three players who began the weekend with NFL jobs no longer have one.
State bonds will likely cover roughly $200 million in improvements meant to relieve freeway traffic near the 62-acre stadium site for the NFL’s Raiders on Russell Road, just west of Interstate 15.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority has issued a draft of a preliminary project timeline that shows completion of the 65,000-seat domed football stadium by June 2020, giving the Raiders three months to move in before their first NFL regular-season game.
It was at rookie minicamp in 2016 when Jalen Richard arrived. The running back participated in the Raiders’ three-day event on a tryout basis.
Oakland drafted Marquel Lee in the fifth round out of Wake Forest, hoping he could make an impact in the middle of the defense.
A major way the Raiders can compete for a Super Bowl by dethroning the Patriots is by having a player who was born in London to Nigerian parents prove he can cover the NFL’s coolest party animal.
The Raiders opened rookie minicamp Friday, and the team’s first-round draft pick out of Ohio State found himself playing inside and outside from his cornerback spot, removed from the dark cloud that hovers over his entrance into the NFL.
The Raiders will begin a three-day rookie minicamp Friday. This marks their first chance to evaluate up close a rookie class headlined by their early draft picks. But wide receiver Keon Hatcher is among their most intriguing.
On May 1, 2017, it was revealed that the Oakland Raiders had secured a site for their new stadium in Las Vegas. Here’s a look at the location.
Las Vegas has quickly gone from zero to two major professional teams, presenting challenges and opportunities for those already here and those on their way. They are in no hurry to see Las Vegas add a third team.
Los Angeles Rams cornerback Troy Hill was suspended for the first two games of the 2017 regular season for violating the NFL’s policy on substance abuse.
Early action on the Patriots, Jaguars and Browns pushed their respective season win totals to 11.5, 6 and 4.5 at the South Point sports book.
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General manager Tom Telesco was fired by the Raiders on Thursday after one season at the helm. His first draft was a success thanks to tight end Brock Bowers.
Raiders minority owner Tom Brady has already made his mark on the team’s coaching search, based on some of the candidates the club has been linked with.
The Raiders requested to interview two coaching candidates from the Lions on Wednesday, one day after firing Antonio Pierce.
The Raiders shouldn’t have made Antonio Pierce hold an end-of-season press conference Monday, but they made the right call by firing him Tuesday.
