The National Football Foundation is bringing its annual awards dinner to Las Vegas from New York, where it’s taken place since its inception some 63 years ago.
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
The schedule finally softens for the winless Rebels, who return to Allegiant Stadium on Saturday to play Utah State in their second Moutain West game of the season.
Fans at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday offered differing opinions about Jon Gruden and his demeaning email comments about players union chief DeMaurice Smith, who is Black.
Khalil Mack helped anchor Chicago’s best defensive performance of the season by punishing his former team with eight tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss.
Tyson Fury knocked out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round to retain his WBC heavyweight title Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in a fight that featured five knockdowns.
Only five Aces players are under contract for next season, per Spotrac: Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young and Destiny Slocum.
The Aces lost their lead down the stretch, as Phoenix Mercury stars Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner took over the game, combining for 23 fourth-quarter points.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will defend his title against Deontay Wilder on Saturdy night at T-Mobile Arena, the third fight between the two.
Kate Abdo has emerged as one of the faces of boxing broadcasting and is in Las Vegas covering Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s trilogy for Fox and Premier Boxing Champions.
Las Vegas can advance to the WNBA Finals for the second straight season with a win Friday at Michelob Ultra Arena. Here are three keys to victory against a veteran Phoenix squad.
The Brooklyn, New York, native began his professional career with an astouding streak of 16 first-round knockouts and has his sights set on eventual super middleweight supremacy.
Chelsea Gray scored a game-high 22 points for the Aces, who embarked on a 24-0 run in the third quarter to seize control in the 93-76 victory.
Wilder said he’s seeking “retribution” and doubled down on his claims that Fury cheated during the second fight by stuffing his gloves and spiking his water.
Fury (30-0-1, 21 knockouts) and his nemesis, Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs), made their ceremonial grand arrivals ahead of their third and final fight Saturday.
At the end of the first quarter, the Aces trailed by nine points in Game 1 and 17 points in Game 2. They fell behind 11-0 in Game 3.