Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell will start for the Sacramento River Cats in a rehabilitation assignment against the Aviators on Friday at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Allen Leiker
Assistant sports editor
Email: aleiker@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0297
Allen Leiker started at the Review-Journal in November 1989 as the sports copy desk chief and has been the assistant sports editor since August 1990. He works with reporters on story ideas and oversees production of the sports section. A native of Topeka, Kan., Leiker also worked as an editor at the Topeka Capital-Journal and a reporter at the Manhattan (Kan.) Mercury News.
Saints quarterback Derek Carr, who played nine years for the Raiders, had a better season than Las Vegas’ starting QBs but couldn’t get New Orleans to the playoffs.