After a busy day off the field, the Raiders returned Tuesday for a sluggish practice. Head coach Jack Del Rio wasn’t pleased with the team’s effort. (Zac Pacleb/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rookie linebacker Marquel Lee talks about the expectations placed upon him and challenging himself to start at middle linebacker for the Oakland Raiders.
Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio addressed some of the hot topics, including Gareon Conley not be indicted, and the state of the team at this point in training camp.
Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney and reporter Michael Gehlken recap the third day of Raiders training camp. (Zac Pacleb/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders cornerback David Amerson on how the secondary can improve in 2017 and the absence of Gareon Conley from training camp. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders Defensive Coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. spoke on Gareon Conley missing the opportunity to practice with the team at the start of training camp and what a standout linebacker/defensive end James Cowser is thus far. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Marshall Newhouse talks about switching over to play left tackle with Donald Penn still a no show at Oakland Raiders training camp in Napa, California.
Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Todd Downing spoke to media on the second day of training camp and talked about the backup quarterback position, the development of offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse and wide receiver Amari Cooper’s new physique.
Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney talked to Raiders season ticket holders to find out if they’d travel to Reno for training camp or to Las Vegas for games when the team moves.
CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd. Steve Wynn and MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren support the plan to bring a $1.9 billion domed football stadium to Las Vegas and to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center.
MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren discusses why he thinks the stadium plan could bring more professional sports to Las Vegas, like an NBA team. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Southern Nevada Tourism and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Steve Hill says he confident the stadium proposal will pass and that it’s ‘great for Nevada’.
After a 17-hour Assembly session in Carson City, no vote materialized for the proposed NFL stadium and convention center upgrades. Rudy Malfabon, director of NDOT, came in after midnight to address rising concerns over a transportation report.
On Oct. 14, 2016, Senate Bill 1 passed with the Nevada Legislature. The bill includes upgrades to the Las Vegas Convention Center and approved a domed stadium which paves the way for the Oakland Raiders to relocate Las Vegas.
Gov. Brian Sandoval will sign the bill in Las Vegas on Monday.
Former Rams and Cardinals defensive back and NFL Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams spoke to UFC fighters about transitioning from active competition to life outside the cage at the UFC Veteran Athlete Summit. He also weighed-in on what it would mean to Las Vegas to have a NFL team.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, says a team effort helped to bring the Oakland Raiders NFL franchise to Las Vegas. NFL owners approved the move Monday in a 31-1 vote. The Miami Dolphins voted against.
The Golden State Warriors held their championship parade in Oakland with an estimated one to two million fans in attendance. RJ columnist Ed Graney asks what Las Vegas could anticipate if they host one of their own in the near future.
Oakland Raiders special teams coach Brad Seely talks about what Cordarrelle Patterson adds to the return team and kicker Sebastian Janikowski’s longevity.
Las Vegas Review-Journal’s sports columnist Ed Graney and Raiders beat reporter Michael Gehlken recap the first day of the Oakland Raiders minicamp in Alameda, California.
At the Oakland Raiders’ mini camp, head coach Jack Del Rio talks about the progress of the team and says that they need to be resilient to have success this season.
Oakland Raiders running back Jalen Richard talks about the veteran leadership Marshawn Lynch brings to the field and how wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson motivates him.
Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board chairman Steve Hill explains what still needs to be worked out for the Raiders and UNLV’s joint-use agreement and also addresses parking concerns for the new stadium.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on why the league is excited for the Oakland Raiders to head to Las Vegas at the owners meeting in Chicago, Ill., on May 23.
Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board chairman Steve Hill broke down some of the details of the Raiders lease agreement, UNLV’s stake in it and more.
After the Las Vegas Stadium Authority unanimously approved the stadium lease agreement with the Oakland Raiders, team president Marc Badain said he hopes the construction will stay on schedule.
Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio spoke to reporters at the team’s rookie minicamp and said that everyone is going to have to earn their way to a roster spot. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal @HeidiFang
The Oakland Raiders secured a new site for their Las Vegas stadium on May 1, 2017. Here’s a look at the location. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Oakland Raiders president discusses the team’s move to Las Vegas and how the team intends to represent themselves in both cities as they host their first public event at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign during the NFL draft.
Oakland Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie and head coach Jack Del Rio talk about their team’s first round pick in the NFL Draft, Gareon Conley, at the Oakland Raiders Headquarters. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. An American Airlines employee has been suspended after a video posted on Friday showed an altercation where one of the crew members violently took a stroller from a woman, who was carrying her small child. The crew member began hitting the woman with the stroller, just barely missing the child. The incident started over a dispute as to whether the woman could bring her stroller on the flight. American Airlines is investigating the incident.
2. The money has begun rolling in for the Raiders’ planned stadium in Las Vegas with room-tax revenue specifically allocated to pay off stadium construction bonds that are running about 25 percent ahead of projections. Projections calculated by the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee forecasted a monthly revenue of about $3.7 million when it was studied last year. Raiders President Marc Badain on Thursday confirmed that the Raiders took about 23,000 $100 deposits for personal seat license for tickets on the first day they were available, and the total now is over 40,000. Revenue generated by PSLs will be applied toward the Raiders’ $1.15 billion financial contribution for construction of a 65,000-seat domed stadium with an estimated price of $1.9 billion.
3. Federal prosecutors have filed trafficking and coercion charges against a Las Vegas man accused of driving a 15-year-old girl to a fire station for sex. Authorities claim Gino Miller, 23, forced the girl into prostitution just days before the firehouse encounter and acted as her pimp. The 46-year-old fire captain, Richard Loughry, is accused of paying the girl $300 for sex. Loughry is facing eight counts, including statutory sexual seduction, in Las Vegas Justice Court. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)