NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell introduced members of the National Gay Flag Football League during Friday’s third round of the draft at Caesars Forum.
Mark Anderson
Reporter: UNLV football and basketball
Email: manderson@reviewjournal.com
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Mark Anderson has been at the Review-Journal since January 1999. He covered UNLV football for 17 seasons before moving to the men’s basketball beat in January 2016, and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2016. Anderson returned to the football beat in 2017 and still covers men’s basketball. Before coming to the R-J, he covered UNR football for five seasons at the Reno Gazette-Journal and was the high school sports reporter for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat from 1988-94. He is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of the University of Florida.
The Raiders picked for the first time in the NFL draft, with a selection in the third round at No. 90 overall.
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A handful of players with Las Vegas ties are expected to be selected in the NFL draft this week at Caesars Palace.
The 2022 class of the Southern Nevada Sports of Hall originally was going to be inducted in June 2020 before COVID-19 ceremony wiped out the ceremony.
Phoenix has long held a monopoly in the Southwest on hosting major sporting events. But that has changed with Las Vegas and Los Angeles adding new facilities.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has already watched the Raiders leave for Las Vegas and could be watching the Athletics head here next.
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said a scheduling conflict with the CES convention has pushed back Las Vegas as a host city until at least 2027.
Jalen Rose appeared on The Dan Patrick Show on Monday, and he said considered playing at UNLV before signing with Michigan.
Those interested in trying out for the Raiderettes need to register online.
Name, image and likeness allow some college athletes to make endorsement deals in six and even seven figures. They, however, are the outliers.
The National Invitation Tournament final four has been a fixture in New York almost every year since 1938, but will be played elsewhere in 2023 and 2024.
The “Voice of the Fan” is a survey conducted by the NFL, and the Raiders’ home stadium fared the best among the 30 league venues.
The Raiders acquired Davante Adams on Thursday, sending the Green Bay Packers their first- and second-round picks for next month’s NFL draft in Las Vegas.
The top five Las Vegas players and top five games involving Las Vegas in the NCAA Tournament. UNLV, as expected, is well-represented.