Case Keefer
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SportsMore than Mendoza: A look at the positions beyond quarterback that the Raiders will target in the NFL Draft
Thursday, April 16, 2026 The Las Vegas Raiders were the most active team in the NFL during free agency in March, adding nearly $300 million to their personnel payroll with several high-profile signings, but that was all secondary to their top offseason focus.
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SportsKnights win Pacific again to set up first-round playoff series with Utah Mammoth
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Adding a new pennant looked like a long shot for Vegas as recently as two weeks ago but it went on to earn standings points in 10 straight games to end the season. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Eichel, Stone elevating at perfect time as Golden Knights win again
Monday, April 13, 2026 Vegas has now won six of seven total games under Tortorella and sit in pole position to claim a second straight Pacific Division title — and third in four years — despite enduring a season where so much seems to have gone wrong. ...
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SportsWhy new coach is trying to change his infamous style with the Golden Knights
Thursday, April 9, 2026 For maybe the first time in the more than 25 years since he emerged as an NHL coach, John “Torts” Tortorella was easy to miss while on the bench with Team USA in February at the Olympics in Italy.
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SportsKirk Cousins, not Fernando Mendoza, is Raiders’ likeliest Week 1 starter
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Don’t be surprised if and when Klint Kubiak ultimately deems Cousins the best option and makes the longtime Vikings and Commanders passer the 10th starting quarterback since the Raiders moved to Las Vegas to begin next season. ...
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GamingMasters by the odds: An outright bet to make and three more to consider
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 The 2026 Masters may very well end with one of the best players in the world climbing to within one major victory of completing the career grand slam for himself. ...
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GamingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of championship game
Monday, April 6, 2026 UConn has now won and covered eight straight Final Four games dating back to the 2009 semifinals when Michigan State somehow upset it 81-72 as 4-point underdogs. That’s the only Final Four game the program has ever lost. ...
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GamingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Final Four
Saturday, April 4, 2026 The UConn Huskies have already clinched their place in the legacy of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. ...
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SportsOne last hoops hurrah: College Basketball Crown tournament returns to Las Vegas
Thursday, April 2, 2026 One of the best stories of this college basketball season originated in Las Vegas a year ago. Nebraska, which ultimately broke through with its first two NCAA Tournament wins in school history, held the nation’s longest win streak with 24 victories to start the season.
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SportsLas Vegas’ second Super Bowl will ‘raise the bar’ from wildly successful debut
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Las Vegas was one of, if not the singular, best host of the Super Bowl in the modern era since it’s morphed into the annual, most monstrous week-long even in the country.
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GamingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Sunday's Elite 8
Sunday, March 29, 2026 The overall implication after the first game was clear — Michigan thought it would see Duke again in the NCAA Tournament. ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8
Saturday, March 28, 2026 Sportsbooks had the Big Ten's over/under tournament wins proposition bet set at 13.5 going into the tournament, but the conference eclipsed that one game into the Sweet 16. ...
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SportsLeaking Oil: Golden Knights have big problem with archrival after another loss
Thursday, March 26, 2026 The Golden Knights continually gave up their bodies and perhaps played harder than in any regular season game all year against the loathed Pacific Division rival Oilers — and they still couldn’t topple them. ..
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SportsGolden Knights' depth looks restored with new additions as regular season winds down
Thursday, March 26, 2026 During his six-year stint coaching the Boston Bruins, current Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy loathed when certain pesky opposing defensive centers came over the boards to match up with his top-line captain, Patrice Bergeron.
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16
Thursday, March 26, 2026 Florida becomes the first No. 1 seed not to reach the Sweet 16 since Purdue infamously fell to No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson in 2023. The Gators are the first No. 1 seed to go down in the second round since ...
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GamingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Sunday's games
Sunday, March 22, 2026 For only the second time in modern tournament history, and first time in 34 years, all 16 favorites won their games outright on Friday. ...
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GamingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's games
Saturday, March 21, 2026 The Blue Devils trailed the Saints 43-32 at halftime but were a 17.5-point favorite for the final 20 minutes. Duke ended up outscoring Siena by 17 points in the second half. ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament stock reports: Should you buy or sell on these contenders?
Thursday, March 19, 2026 Twelve years have passed since a team seeded No. 5 or higher has won the NCAA Tournament. It’s only happened three times total in 41 years since the event expanded to 64 teams—No. 8 seed Villanova in 1985, No. 6 seed Kansas in 1988 and No. 7 seed Connecticut in 2014.
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GamingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the East Region
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Duke has been upset out of March Madness in each of Jon Scheyer's first three years at the head of the program. ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the South Region
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 If the South Region holds to form, No. 1 seed Florida and No. 2 seed Houston will rematch for the right to go to the Final Four next Saturday at the Toyota Center in Houston. ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the West Region
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Despite an underwhelming shared history, the West sets up as a gauntlet this season and arguably the toughest bracket by the betting market. ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Midwest Region
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 One local shop, Boomer’s Sportsbooks, has moved Michigan to slight favorite status at +320 (i.e. risking $100 to win $320) to win the NCAA Tournament. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Raiders’ defensive fortunes may have flipped in wild week of free agency
Saturday, March 14, 2026 The return of edge rusher Maxx Crosby after an ill-fated trade with the Ravens, the signing of three supremely-talented newcomers and the retaining of two key players from last year’s team has transformed the Raiders’ defensive possibilities. ...
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SportsGolden Knights get back on track by blasting Penguins
Thursday, March 12, 2026 Pavel Dorofeyev scored his 31st and 32nd goals of the season, and added an assist on an odd-man rush with Mitch Marner. ...
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SportsShopping spree: Raiders' rebuild in Kubiak's image has begun
Thursday, March 12, 2026 A significant portion of new Raiders coach Klint Kubiak’s two interviews with the franchise dealt with outlining what type of players he’d like to build the franchise around.
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SportsRaiders’ offseason spirals into chaos with Ravens 'backed out' of Crosby deal
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Everything was thrown into flux for the Raiders less than 24 hours before the official start of the 2026-2027 NFL season at Noon on Wednesday. ...
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FightingUFC 326: Charles Oliveira grapples symbolic title away from Max Holloway
Saturday, March 7, 2026 Oliveira took Holloway’s back in each of the first two rounds and appeared close to pulling off several rear-naked choke stoppages, but the latter survived. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Goaltending woes lead to another Golden Knights’ loss on deadline day
Friday, March 6, 2026 Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon lashed out at national reports that he had attempted to improve his team’s goaltending ahead of the NHL trade deadline at Noon on Friday. ...
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SportsRaiders ship Maxx Crosby to Ravens in exchange for two first-round picks
Friday, March 6, 2026 The relationship between the Raiders and Crosby, who spent his first seven seasons with the franchise, has been strained dating back to the end of last season. ..
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SportsAll-time greats Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira meet again at UFC 326
Thursday, March 5, 2026 Max Holloway put on what immediately went down as one of the most legendary performances in UFC history the last time he fought in Las Vegas.
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SportsVegas Golden Knights have 'work to do' as NHL season resumes after Olympic break
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 The Golden Knights broke for a two-week Olympic pause on a high, having clobbered back-to-back rivals (the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings) to reassert themselves alone back at the top of the Pacific Division standings.
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SportsAnalysis: Why the NFL Scouting Combine looms large for the Raiders
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 The Raiders’ ill-fated trade for quarterback Geno Smith last offseason took shape at the 2025 NFL scouting combine. The swap between Las Vegas and eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle ...
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SportsStay in the game: Four futures bets to make with football season behind us
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 The Florida Panthers winning back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals the last two years and Rory McIlroy prevailing in the 2025 Masters are a couple examples of winners shared in our annual rundown of futures bets to make after the Super Bowl.
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SportsAnalysis: Klint Kubiak is the right guy at the right time for the Raiders
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 It may have taken five hires since moving to Las Vegas alone, but owner Mark Davis led by his new set of confidants finally brought in a coach that fits perfectly with where his franchise stands at the moment. ...
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SportsLas Vegas product Rhamondre Stevenson honors memory of father at Super Bowl 60
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 Rhamondre has faith his father will be watching over the Super Bowl with glee. ...
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SportsGolden Knights set up to be a force when NHL resumes post-Olympic break
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 Expect the Pacific Division cushion to swell when the Golden Knights return from a three-week Olympic break, starting with a Feb. 25 game at the Los Angeles Kings. ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: Super Bowl 60 pick and perspective against the spread
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 Circa Sports has since revealed that it took a $100 bet on a Super Bowl exacta for the Patriots to top the Seahawks at odds of 3,100-to-1 on Aug. 25, 2025 — 10 days before the first game of the season. ...
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SportsSuper Picks: Where to lay your money in the most popular markets heading into Super Bowl LX
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 Every single piece of information that can be found in the Super Bowl box score is available to be wagered on in Nevada sports books.
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SportsSuper Bowl features matchup chock full of Las Vegas ties
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 The 2025-2026 NFL season represented a sea change in the sport with a whole new set of unexpected teams rising to the top of standings and transcending the establishing guard of the last half-decade.
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SportsAnalysis: Raiders' process is on point with perilous pursuit of Klint Kubiak
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 Las Vegas is light on inspiring backup choices with so many other jobs filled and Denver quarterbacks coach Davis Webb — the only other interviewee who seemed to rival Klint Kubiak — having pulled his name out of consideration. ...
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SportsWhy the Golden Knights didn't hesitate to add to a strength
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 Goaltending has been an issue as the Golden Knights have dropped near the bottom of the league in most advanced metrics at the position, with now-healthy starter Adin Hill ...
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SportsAnalysis: UFC’s latest evolution unveiled with tonight’s fight card at T-Mobile Arena
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 The rearranged UFC 324 couldn't be a more fitting start to the fourth major television deal in UFC history. ....
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FeaturesAfter 25 years of growth, Dana White looks ahead to a new era of UFC
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 UFC 324 on January 24 at T-Mobile Arena brings the beginning of a new broadcast rights deal with CBS and Paramount.
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GamingVegas pick'em: NFL conference championship winners against the spread
Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 New England was as high as 150-to-1 to win the Super Bowl in the offseason, while Seattle was 75-to-1 at its own peak. ...
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GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Indiana vs. Miami
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 If these two teams had played in this same location to start the season, the line would have been flipped. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Nothing can stop the streaking Golden Knights right now
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 Jack Eichel washed it all away with an overtime goal less than three minutes after assisting on a game-tying score with seven seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Golden Knights to a 6-5 victory over the Maple Leafs. ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL divisional round winners against the spread
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 Seattle was the big winner of the wild-card round despite not playing as it went from as high as +350 a week ago to now as low as +260 to win Super Bowl 60. ...
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SportsCalling our shots: Predicting the year ahead in Las Vegas sports
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 It’s become an annual tradition to predict the year ahead in Las Vegas sports here, and last year was almost certainly the most accurate the exercise has ever turned out.
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL wild-card weekend winners against the spread
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 Here are six future bets to target at the start of the NFL playoffs, and full point-spread handicaps of the wild-card weekend slate. ...
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SportsRaiders' nightmare season ends with a dream draft pick: First overall
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 Ashton Jeanty’s eyes lit up bright enough to outshine the diamond-bedazzled beanie covering his head when asked about the Raiders earning the No. 1 overall draft pick minutes after their season had ended.
