Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou won a unanimous decision over Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270 on Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered mixed martial arts and prep sports while helping coordinate online and social media coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
International Fight Week will return to Las Vegas from June 27 to July 3, including the UFC 276 pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena.
Should Patriots executive Dave Ziegler become Raiders general manager, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels could come with him as head coach.
Las Vegas resident Francis Ngannou has dealt with an unusual amount of drama during the buildup to a main event showdown against former training partner Ciryl Gane.
Maxx Crosby’s stellar performance shines through in advance stats, while the Raiders themselves don’t look much different than the 2020 team that finished 8-8.
Bengals scout Trey Brown and Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly on Wednesday emerged as Raiders general manager candidates.
The AFC wild-card game drew the biggest numbers for a late Saturday afternoon wild-card game since 1999.
Referee Jerome Boger’s crew isn’t expected to receive a high enough grade for it performance to warrant another assignement from the NFL this postseason.
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr dreamed of an opportunity like he had Saturday night at Paul Brown Stadium, but never envisioned it going the way it did in the loss to the Bengals.
Walt Anderson, the NFL’s senior vice president of officiating, explained what was ruled and why the key play in the Bengals’ wild-card win over the Raiders was not reviewed.
The Review-Journal’s Vegas Nation staff makes their best guesses on five weekly proposition wagers on Raiders games.
Interim coach Rich Bisaccia said former starter Nicholas Morrow isn’t ready to come off injured reserve ahead of Saturday’s AFC wild-card game against the Bengals in Cincinnati.
The Raiders haven’t won a playoff game in nearly two decades, but feel they are battle-tested ahead of Saturday’s AFC wild-card game in Cincinnati.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers confirmed he texted Derek Carr before the Raiders’ key win over the Chargers on Sunday and expressed his admiration.
The former starter missed the entire regular season after undergoing surgery for a training camp ankle injury, but is able to return to practice ahead of Saturday’s playoff game.
