The Raiders need to adjust their coaching search after Ben Johnson agreed to join the Bears. Here’s how the team should proceed.
Ed Graney
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
The Knights are 0-3-1 their past four games and 1-5-1 their last seven. Their self-inflicted wounds are preventing them from righting the ship.
The Raiders need to wait out Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson in hopes that he will accept their head coaching position.
UNLV showed great resolve in beating No. 22 Utah State on Wednesday. Now, the Rebels hope to duplicate that effort at San Diego State on Saturday.
Marc-Andre Fleury spoke before Sunday’s game about his time in Las Vegas. About being the face of an expansion franchise that began play around the same time a city had its collective hearts ripped apart.
Centennial, which fell to Bishop Gorman in last year’s Class 5A state final, defeated the Gaels in a tight battle Saturday at the Big City Showdown at Coronado.
No matter how much power Tom Brady will have with the Raiders, nothing can hide the level of impermanence that has defined the organization for years.
The UNLV women’s basketball team is without departed star Desi-Rae Young, but others have stepped up to once again make the Lady Rebels the Mountain West favorites.
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.
Antonio Pierce is in a bad situation, little fault of his own. The Raiders are in need of a total overhaul. The roster is one of the NFL’s worst.
The Raiders ended the season 4-13 after a loss to the Chargers on Sunday, earning them poor marks across the board for their performance.
The UNLV men’s basketball team ran its Mountain West record to 3-0 Saturday by knocking off San Jose State. The next four games will show where the Rebels stand.
Thomas Harper didn’t play football until he was a sophomore in high school, but now he’s making plays as a rookie safety for the Raiders.
The Golden Knights are 10-1 in the month of December. Their recent run of play is showing they deserve to be considered the NHL’s best team.
The Raiders earned high grades across the board for their victory over the Saints in New Orleans on Sunday.