Case Keefer
Assistant Sports Editor
Story Archive
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GamingSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 18 card
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 Here’s to 2024 going every bit as well as 2023, starting with a tricky but attractive Week 18 slate. ...
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SportsWhy Raiders’ fatal flaw doesn’t fall on Antonio Pierce’s shoulders
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 The 45-year-old Pierce has more reason than most of the coaches that have come before him to lament the situation he was thrust into and cite it as the first example of what’s held him back but he's refused to do so. ...
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GamingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 18 winners against the spread
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 There might be a few more puzzle pieces when it comes to betting the NFL's Week 18 schedule, but it’s not all that different from the rest of the year. ...
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Antonio Pierce, Maxx Crosby united in bringing the best out of each other
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 The relationship between Crosby and Pierce could define the Raiders for the rest of the decade depending on what happens over the next month. ...
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Sports24 for '24: Making our annual predictions for the sports calendar ahead of Las Vegas in the new year
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 It’s no stretch to suggest that 2023 was the greatest sports year in the history of Las Vegas, and 2024 could wind up even better—or at least more action-packed.Here’s how it could happen, with our annual predictions covering a wide variety of local teams and the biggest events slated to come through.
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SportsFailure to launch: Raiders' playoff hopes collapse in loss at Colts
Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 The loss eliminated Las Vegas from playoff contention. The Raiders face the Broncos at Allegiant Stadium next Sunday in both AFC West teams’ regular-season finales.
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SportsIt's déjà vu for the Raiders in Indy as they cling to playoff hopes
Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 The Las Vegas Raiders are hoping history repeats in the racing capital of the world. The last time they were in the situation they find ...
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GamingSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 17 card
Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 Avoiding prolonged losing streaks is a big reason why this has been the most profitable year in the history of the weekend betting column. ...
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Bowl Pick'em against the spread Part 4
Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 The craziness of the betting market throughout bowl season so far is counterbalanced by the stability of the pair of College Football Playoff semifinal games. ..
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SportsRaiders know more offense is needed to keep win streak, playoff hopes alive
Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 Touch the ball; touch the end zone. That’s one of the rules Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce has stressed the most in practice since he took over the position midseason. He wants his team to always finish the play and get used to finishing with a score. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a kickoff, punt, interception, fumble recovery — that guy is ...
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SportsCan’t let Koonce loose: Raiders have found their Maxx Crosby sidekick
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 Maxx Crosby took exception to a midseason suggestion that he wasn’t getting enough help from his teammates on the defensive line, particularly with the pass rush. The All-Pro had 5.5 sacks through the first six weeks before any other defensive end on the roster had one, but Crosby said that wasn’t telling. A more telling sign to ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 17 winners against the spread
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 NFL underdogs used the holiday stand-alone televised spots to make their long-awaited stand against the type of favorites that had dominated the season to this point. Favorites have still won more than 67% of games this season outright, but ...
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GamingCollege football by the odds: Bowl pick'em against the spread Part 3
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 If you thought the first half of bowl season was messy over the last 10 days, just wait until the unofficial second half starts today. ...
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SportsNorthwestern grinds out another upset to cap season full of them at Las Vegas Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 Bryce Kirtz’s score with 6:19 remaining proved enough for the Wildcats in what was a competitive but sometimes challenging-to-watch Las Vegas Bowl.
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SportsSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 16 card
Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 The league has held Christmas Day games in the past — even staging the same three-contest schedule last year — and used Christmas Eve as a normal gameday when it fell on Sundays but the combination of the two makes this year more of a total holiday takeover. ...
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SportsChristmas Miracle? Raiders ‘foaming at the mouth’ to snap Chiefs' losing streak
Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 The opportunity to snap a six-game rivalry losing streak comes at 10 a.m. Monday in Kansas City when the Raiders kick off the NFL’s three-game slate on Christmas Day against the Chiefs. ...
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Bowl pick'em against the spread Part 2
Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 The Pac-12 is dissolving — at least in its current state. The Las Vegas Bowl is in no danger of following suit, especially now that it’s become one of the premier games of the early postseason, but it will look a lot different without the Pac-12 ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 16 winners against the spread
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 The NFL couldn’t have asked for a better setup when it decided to schedule a full day’s worth of Christmas Day games for the second straight year. ...
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SportsFive reasons to care about UNLV’s climb into the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Kansas
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 The Guaranteed Rate Bowl between UNLV and Kansas, which kicks off at 6 p.m. December 26 at Chase Field in Phoenix, feels like a throwback, especially on the Scarlet and Gray’s side.
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SportsBirth of a burner: Raiders’ Tre Tucker taking rapid steps in NFL development
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 The Raiders have one of the better receiving corps in the league, but have been missing a consistent deep threat this season. ...
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SportsLeon Edwards makes a fool out of Colby Covington at UFC 296
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 All the threats, insults and ridicule UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington threw in the direction of champion Leon Edwards turned out to be in vain. ...
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GamingSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 15 card
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 The New York Jets and Chicago Bears were both heroes in last week’s Sunday Sweats. Now they turn to villains. ...
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SportsFrom zero to 63: Raiders refuse to quit on season, show resolve in historic romp
Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 Maxx Crosby turned his head looking to spring a block for teammate John Jenkins, who had just scooped a fumble and was heading towards the end zone, but found a surprising sight. Nothing. No one on the ...
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Bowl pick'em against the spread Part 1
Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 Analyzing the transfer-portal and opt-outs and quantifying their impacts is arguably the most important part of bowl handicapping. It requires a lot different approach than 13 years ago ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 15 winners against the spread
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Four teams are seen as virtual 50/50 propositions to make the postseason by the odds — the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...
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SportsThe antagonist: Colby Covington’s obnoxious persona delivers him to another massive fight at UFC 296
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Leon Edwards was trying to soak in the brightest moment of his career having just defended his UFC welterweight championship for the first time in front of his home country at the O2 Arena in London. The man sitting in ...
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SportsThe silver (and black) lining: Raiders’ pass rush finally formidable
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 If there’s any reason for enthusiasm regarding the Raiders (5-8) as they head into a Thursday Night Football matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers (5-8) at Allegiant, it centers on their pass rush. ...
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SportsPointless and pitiful: Raiders bottom out again in defeat to Vikings
Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 Most Las Vegas Raiders’ fans had bailed before the final seconds ticked off the clock in the team’s 3-0 home loss to the Minnesota Vikings Sunday afternoon. ...
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SportsVikings beat Raiders in historically low-scoring game
Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 The Raiders’ Week 14 game at Allegiant Stadium was memorable for all the wrong reasons. ...
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Sports'We're the first:' Lakers conquer Las Vegas with NBA tournament title
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 The Lakers’ superstar duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis brought the house down to conclude the inaugural event, strong-arming the Indiana Pacers 123-109 to ..
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GamingSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 14 card
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 NFL betting favorites’ run of dominance has hit an abrupt halt in the last three games. ..
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SportsNBA owner LeBron James? Las Vegas should be thrilled at the possibility
Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 Almost as soon as the Lakers stepped off their team plane and arrived in Las Vegas earlier this week, James was re-iterating his desire to one day own an NBA franchise in the area. ...
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Raider reset: Five questions for the final five weeks of the regular season
Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 The Raiders returned to their Henderson headquarters for their first practice off a bye week Wednesday afternoon in a similar position to where they’ve sat at this point the last couple years. ...
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Las Vegas will light up the already-electric NBA In-Season Tournament
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 All members of the winning team will receive $500,000, an amount some mocked considering players like Giannis Antetokounmpo make more than $40 million per year.
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 14 winners against the spread
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 Scoring was already down in the NFL this year, and the betting market is indicating it could hit a new low in Week 14. ...
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SportsUnveiling the winners in the 2023 College Football Betting Awards
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 The eighth year of our annual College Football Betting Awards strikes closer to home than ever before. There’s a local, regional and Las Vegas Bowl-participating victor spread across the six established categories.
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SportsSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 13 card
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 The end of college football is always bittersweet, but the upside is more time to hone in on the NFL. ...
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SportsWhat to watch in the conference championship football games at Allegiant Stadium
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 When the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium opened in 2020, executives touted that it could one day serve as the center of the college football world in addition to being the home of the Raiders.
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GamingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 13 winners against the spread
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy goes up against consensus MVP favorite Jalen Hurts, who’s as low as +125 (i.e. risking $100 to win $125) and outdueling him may ignite a deserved MVP candidacy....
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks for conference championships
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 Conference-championship week is a unique beast for bettors because much of the handicapping has to revolve around the pre-existing futures positions. ...
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SportsTime to heal: Raiders limp into bye beaten but not broken after loss to Chiefs
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023 Maxx Crosby grimaced and gently rubbed his left knee as he unwound a sleeve to pull over the heavily bandaged area Sunday afternoon in Allegiant Stadium’s home locker room after the Raiders’ 31-17 loss to the Chiefs. Crosby had just become ...
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SportsSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 12 card
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 It’s been a huge year for Sunday Sweats and there’s no reason it should stop now. ...
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SportsRaiders-Chiefs rivalry hasn’t lost its luster despite mostly lopsided results
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 Beating Las Vegas still means something to Kansas City as it goes for a sixth straight victory in the AFC West series and looks to improve to 4-0 all-time in Allegiant Stadium at 1:25 p.m. Sunday. ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 12 winners against the spread
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 The most impactful Week 12 game to the NFL playoff picture is also projected as the most competitive on the slate by the betting market. ...
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SportsThe mainstay: McNabb keeps quietly but importantly producing in seventh season with Golden Knights
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 The timid 26-year-old trying to cement his spot in the NHL has now turned into a confident 33-year-old veteran who embodies many of the qualities that have made the Golden Knights one of the standard-bearing organizations ...
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 13
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 It all comes down to this — the most anticipated regular season game of the year Saturday morning when Ohio State travels to Michigan for a confrontation between the two undefeated rivals. ...
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Raiders’ recent magic goes up in smoke in familiar-feeling loss to Dolphins
Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 Ever since interim coach Antonio Pierce took over for the fired Josh McDaniels three weeks ago, the Raiders have sworn they’re more united than ever before ...
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Breaking NewsRaiders put up fight but can't topple Dolphins
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 Antonio Pierce has reinforced his designation as a “player’s coach” going into his third game as the interim head of the Raiders. Las Vegas was initially slated to spend ...
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GamingSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 11 card
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 Let's replenish the futures portfolio with a couple basketball wagers this week in addition to all the usual NFL bets. ...
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SportsMaxx Crosby deserves real consideration for NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 Few if any defensive players in the NFL require as much schematic attention on a weekly basis as Maxx Crosby, and it still hasn’t resulted in his production slowing much at all.
