Marc-Andre Fleury records his fourth shutout of the season for Golden Knights in 4-0 win against Calgary, meaning any fan with a ticket to Sunday’s game is eligible for a free dozen doughnuts from Krispy Kreme.
Ed Graney
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).
Ryan Carpenter is one of those players who has helped the Golden Knights not collapse among a string of injuries and illness, a guy who when needed most allowed a positive journey to remain on track.
The Vegas goalie skated off with 17:29 remaining in the second period, his team down 4-0 in a game it would lose to New Jersey 8-3 before a season-high announced gathering of 18,420.
The three winningest college basketball programs in the last five seasons are Villanova, Gonzaga and Wichita State, all of which have made financial commitments to be elite.
The team has more holes than Donut Mania, meaning head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Reggie McKenzie will look to land some immediate skill.
The made-for-television saga that was Chris Beard departing for Lubbock, Texas, didn’t do much for the immediate state of UNLV basketball, but it allowed Texas Tech to move swiftly forward among the better programs nationally.
The Rebels deserved to lose after blowing leads at the end of regulation and in overtime in falling to Colorado State at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Some barely passing grades define the team’s AFC wild-card loss in Cincinnati.
For all their flaws thus far this season, the Chiefs are still 5-4 and just one-half game out of the AFC West lead.
The Green Valley High and UNLV graduate remains hospitalized in Tokyo after crashing during a BMX qualifying run at the Olympics on Friday.
The headlines that will scream about a 31-9 victory over the Chiefs should include the name of Todd Bowles, defensive coordinator for the Buccaneers.
“You can understand why he is the way he is — a leader of men — by what he saw and experienced over there,” former college teammate Hank Bauer said of Rod Marinelli.