Champions Rose Namajunas and Kamaru Usman train together and will put their respective titles on the line against opponents they’ve beaten before on Saturday night.
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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.
The interim coach grew up a fan of the New York Giants, who he will lead the Raiders against on Sunday at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Kevontae’ Ruggs, a former college football player, expressed support for his brother and condolences for the driver killed in Tuesday’s crash that has the former Raiders’ wide receiver facing felony charges.
Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson said he and players wonder what they could have done to prevent the Henry Ruggs’ crash that took a life.
Alabama teammate and Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa was stunned to hear the news Henry Ruggs had been arrested for a DUI that resulted in the death of a Las Vegas woman.
Derek Carr said the thoughts of himself and his teammates are with the woman who died in the crash and her family, but he also pledged support for Henry Ruggs, his former teammate.
The three players who have been involved in DUI crashes resulting in death have all received different suspensions from the league once the cases were adjudicated.
Khamzat Chimaev has outlanded his opponents 112-1 in significant strikes in his four victories and stole the show on a card that featured title wins by Petr Yan and Glover Teixeira.
Rising UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev burst onto the scene with three wins in a record 66 days, but has not fought in more than a year while recovering from COVID.
Interim coach Rich Bisaccia discussed the status of two of the team’s star players at his Monday news conference at the team facility
WWE officials confirmed a Las Vegas event for Independence Day 2022 weekend during the SummerSlam event at Allegiant Stadium in August but didn’t specify the day.
Defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson had three tackles, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble in Sunday’s win over the Eagles despite missing all week of practice.
Raiders tight end Foster Moreau set career highs in catches and yards after learning just hours before Sunday’s game that Darren Waller couldn’t play because of an injury.
The Review-Journal’s Vegas Nation staff makes their best guesses on five weekly proposition wagers on Raiders’ games.
Two players are now questionable to play in Sunday’s game when the Raiders host the Eagles in a 1:05 p.m. game at Allegiant Stadium.