Las Vegas Bowl executive director John Saccenti will watch Saturday as his bowl game stages its final matchup with the Pac-12 as everyone has known it.
Ed Graney
Sports columnist
Email: egraney@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-4618
X: @edgraney
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).
Raiders second-year running back Zamir White should get more of a look the team’s final three games, even if starter Josh Jacobs is healthy.
Northwestern and Utah, the two teams meeting in the Las Vegas Bowl, faced different kinds of adversity throughout the 2023 season.
Columnist Ed Graney covered it all in 2023. His top five stories of the year included the Henderson Little League team, the Golden Knights and the NFR.
The Golden Knights, who beat Ottawa on Sunday, have found different sources of motivation as they navigate another 82-game season before the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell bounced back from a 3-0 loss to the Vikings to throw for four scores in the Raiders’ rout of the Chargers on Thursday.
UNLV’s basketball team played by far its best game of the Kevin Kruger Era on Wednesday night, routing No. 8 Creighton at the Dollar Loan Center.
Will Lummus entered the National Finals Rodeo ranked No. 4 in steer wrestling. He also coaches the rodeo team at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
The Raiders hit a new low Sunday against the Vikings in a shutout loss at Allegiant Stadium. It’s clear their coaches on offense are in over their heads.
How the Raiders performed in a loss to the Vikings on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. Hint: It can’t get any worse for quarterback Aidan O’Connell and the offense.
Lisa Lockhart is making her 17th straight National Finals Rodeo appearance, the winningest NFR contestant in her event of barrel racing.
Keenan Hayes, a 20-year-old rookie from tiny Hayden, Colorado, is the world leader in bareback riding heading into the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has earned praise from coaches and teammates alike for how he has responded to being replaced by rookie Aidan O’Connell.
Raiders backup quarterback Brian Hoyer is in his 15th NFL season and playing for his eighth team. He discussed his career in a Q&A session with the Review-Journal.
The Rebels looked very much the part of a team playing in its first Mountain West championship game, falling to Boise State on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.