Kenyon Drake is in a seventh NFL season and still owns a skill set for which his career has been defined — run it, catch it, whatever is asked.
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).
It’s unknown how things have improved up front from last season for the Raiders, when its line was ranked one of the worst in the NFL.
Also a special teams standout, Mack Hollins is big on having teammates join him for an after-practice, after-lifting, after-workout mile run.
Duron Harmon, a 10-year veteran with ties to the Patriots, has helped to shape a Raiders secondary in need of such tutoring.
Josh McDaniels and his Raiders team prefer any preseason hype remain where it exists for now — far from their practice facility and those involved in the process.
The idea that a school must be good in football for Power Five inclusion is an antiquated notion in what is now a television revenue-driven world.
The resume of new Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan carries the day — it couldn’t be more impressive.
Eight new faces — many of them known for their ability at the defensive end — highlight UNLV’s basketball roster under second-year coach Kevin Kruger.
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley is amazed at how much youth hockey has grown in Southern Nevada since 2017 under the guidance of his NHL franchise.
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics will hold its annual gathering from Sunday through Wednesday at Mandalay Bay Resort.
There is a pathway from youth to high school and high school to college and college to professional for women athletes — one built by Title IX.
Bruce Cassidy, introduced as the Golden Knights’ coach Thursday, is known for telling players exactly what he thinks about their performance and how it can improve.
The Golden Knights landed one of the top coaching candidates on the market in Bruce Cassidy, who led the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup Final in 2019.
The Raiders didn’t pick up the fifth-year option on safety Johnathan Abram, a first-round draft pick in 2019 who has struggled with performance and injuries.
The Raiders’ Darren Waller, one of the NFL’s finest tight ends, is laughably underpaid compared to his peers at $7 million annually through next year.
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