The Raiders have tried giving star defender Khalil Mack help, but it hasn’t worked out, so expect them to select an edge rusher during the NFL draft, which begins Thursday.
Gilbert Manzano
Former reporter: Raiders, NFL, video
Gilbert Manzano worked for the Las Vegas Review-Journal from November 2015 to November 2018. He covered UNLV football and boxing. Before joining the RJ staff, he was a breaking news editor for NFL.com and a preps sports reporter for The Acorn Newspapers in Southern California. Manzano graduated from Cal State Northridge, and calls Pasadena, California, home.
Here’s Review-Journal NFL writer Gilbert Manzano’s second mock draft with the NFL draft only a few days away. The first round opens Thursday.
Las Vegas native Jessie Vargas and Adrien Broner fought to a majority draw Saturday in the main event of a Showtime-televised tripleheader at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The Golden Knights are all in with getting the attention of Latinos in Las Vegas.
Max Ornelas entered the ring Friday sporting scarlet and gray trunks with the letters UNLV stitched on the right side. It was the perfect homecoming that ended with Ornelas strapping his first boxing belt over his stylish trunks.
Oakland probably will address its blind-side concerns at the draft. But will coach Jon Gruden and general manager Reggie McKenzie select a tackle in the first round or wait until the later rounds?
Jessie Vargas will face Adrien Broner on Saturday for a Showtime-televised main event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The catchweight fight of 144 pounds will follow the Jermall Charlo-Hugo Centeno bout.
Ornelas will headline a Roy Jones Jr. Boxing card Friday at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus that is scheduled to air on beIN Sports at 7 p.m.
Gennady Golovkin will make a title defense May 5 against Vanes Martirosyan.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s suspension for an anti-doping violation was reduced to six months Wednesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission, clearing the path for a rematch bout against Gennady Golovkin later this year.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez announced Friday that he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. The Mexican boxer said on his social media account he will be sidelined three to four weeks.
There won’t be a major boxing event in Las Vegas during Cinco de Mayo weekend for the first time in a decade. Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin won’t be fighting at the MGM Grand Garden for May 5.
Niklas Edin became a three-time world champion after Sweden defeated Canada on Sunday.
Jarrett Hurd defeated Erislandy Lara by split decision in Saturday night’s main event in front of a sold-out crowd at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel.
Retired boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather hinted at a possible comeback Saturday — but not in the ring. He said in an interview with Showtime that he’s spoken with his team about fighting in an MMA bout.