Case Keefer
Assistant Sports Editor
Story Archive
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SportsWhat to know about Formula 1 racing as its growth in America continues with the long-awaited Las Vegas Grand Prix
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 Success in an event like the Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 18 requires far more than just racing, as engineering, development and applied data science play just as large a role as driving ability, if not larger.
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SportsNo Stoppin' Verstappen: Red Bull driver looks to make it 33 wins in last 43 F1 races at Las Vegas Grand Prix
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 He’s already secured his spot as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport, and now the only remaining debate is how highly he ranks and how much of his dominance is due to his driving ability.
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SportsHigh school reunion: Pierce looks to get new Raider Jack Jones back on track
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 Antonio Pierce took over as the head coach of Long Beach Poly High School going into Jack Jones’ junior season in 2014, and the player-coach relationship didn’t get off to the strongest start. ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 11 winners against the spread
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 Expect the quarterback who comes out on top of Eagles at Chiefs in Week 11 to establish himself as the definitive MVP favorite with seven weeks to play ...
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 12
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023 One of five major conference championship matchups is set, and two others are all but sure to lock into place. Las Vegas sports books have lines available on all three scheduled to take place in two weeks after the conclusion of the regular season. ...
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Sports'That’s Raider football:' Antonio Pierce's plea for toughness pays off against Jets
Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 Raiders running back Josh Jacobs had remarked multiple times throughout the season that it was remarkable how fresh he felt, not picking up anything as small as ...
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SportsSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 10 card
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 A small loss in the pick’em last week was outweighed by a small victory in the Sunday Sweats column. ...
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SportsNew-look Raiders restoring Josh Jacobs as ‘heart and soul of the team’
Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 The Raiders got back to leaning on Jacobs against the Giants as he set season-highs with 26 carries for 98 yards. And his increased workload on the ground wasn’t just because of a game state that saw Las Vegas lead ...
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SportsPlaying for Pierce: Raiders enlivened and ready to make a run under interim coach
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 Antonio Pierce needed more hands. The Las Vegas Raiders’ new interim coach wanted to congratulate the defense after the unit started his tenure by forcing a three-and-out and began giving high-fives as the players ran off the field. But the offense was naturally taking the field at the same time, and Pierce was trying to encourage them concurrently. Pierce’s early demeanor ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 10 winners against the spread
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 All three favorites in Week 9's marquee games won and covered to play the biggest part in handing sports books their biggest loss of the season. ...
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GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 11
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 Week 11 has a real chance to create some disruption. ...
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Raiders’ rebirth begins with rowdy and raucous blowout win over Giants
Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 The Raiders spoke of a midseason rebirth starting in Week 9 under new interim coach Antonio Pierce and followed through on it from the moment they took the field ...
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SportsLive coverage: Raiders beat Giants in Antonio Pierce's coaching debut
Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023 The Las Vegas Raiders certainly played like a different team on Sunday. A 30-6 victory over the Giants at Allegiant Stadium showed flashes of ...
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SportsGolden Knights pass toughest test yet with biggest win of the season
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 The Golden Knights have now secured at least one standings point in each of their 12 games, and have won four straight.
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GamingSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 9 card
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 Week 9 marks the official midway point of the season, and it sure looks like the NFL has a celebration in store. ..
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SportsAidan O’Connell ‘ready for his opportunity’ as Raiders’ new QB
Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 Davante Adams notices everything on the football field, especially when he’s watching film. While reviewing recent wide-framed “end zone” copies of practice footage the last couple weeks, he’s even noticed one teammate who had rarely been in for the actual plays — quarterback Aidan O’Connell. Adams said on the tape, the rookie fourth-round draft pick out ...
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SportsAnalysis: Raiders should start coaching search at site where last tenure ended
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 The gap between the two offenses couldn’t have been wider in Josh McDaniels’ final game as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders before team owner Mark Davis fired him ...
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GamingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 9 winners against the spread
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 The Chiefs and Dolphins are currently the top two seeds in the AFC playoff picture, respectively, and top two choices to reach the Super Bowl out of the conference at +230 (i.e. risking $100 to win $230) and 4-to-1, respectively, at Circa Sports. ..
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GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 10
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 Georgia is currently set to be less than 17-point favorites in each of their next three games — hosting Missouri this week, Ole Miss next week and at Tennessee in two weeks. Carrying three point spreads that low in successive weeks hasn’t happened. ...
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SportsRaiders fire McDaniels, Ziegler; Pierce reportedly in as interim coach
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 Team owner Mark Davis announced the firing of coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler late Tuesday night, about 24 hours after the Raiders’ latest — and final — embarrassing performance under their watch. ..
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SportsAnalysis: Raiders’ offense looks broken beyond repair in loss
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 In a season full of offensive underperformance, the Raiders hit their pinnacle of incompetence to fall to 3-5 on the year with a second straight loss. The offense mustered only 3.5 yards per play ...
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SportsRaiders mauled by Lions for second straight loss
Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 The Raiders’ defense kept things interesting for a while on Monday Night Football at Ford Field but the offense ensured it was all for naught. ...
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SportsGolden Knights didn't play 'up to our standard' in first loss of the season
Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 The final undefeated team in the NHL has fallen. The Vegas Golden Knights dropped their first game of the 2023-2024 season Friday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena, 4-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks ...
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SportsCornerback comeback: Nate Hobbs’ return could be big for Raiders
Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 Hobbs could be setting up to get a “questionable” tag going into the Week 8 Monday Night Football game where the Raiders (3-4) travel to play the Detroit Lions (5-2), but he says he’s plans to play. ...
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SportsRaiders' offensive line makes for ‘mysterious’ case with run-blocking woes
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 The Raiders sit at 3-4 going into a Monday Night Football game this week at the Detroit Lions (5-2) and one of the main culprits for their losing record is an inability to run the ball. ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 8 winners against the spread
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 The most hyped divisional race going into each NFL season historically tends to disappoint and not live up to expectations. That’s not happening this year. If anything, the crowded competition in the AFC North has ...
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SportsFighting the dream: Heavyweight champion Ngannou lands the mega-bout he always wanted
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 Francis Ngannou has recently struggled to sleep through the night even after some of the most grueling training sessions of his decade-long combat sports career. Every once in a while, the former UFC heavyweight champion turned imminent ...
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GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 9
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 The NCAA’s two-year postseason ban on programs as they transition up to Football Bowl Subdivision is completely unjust. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Raider-Adams disconnect still evident in loss to Bears
Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 Davante Adams had five catches in the Raiders’ first two drives Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field, and then only two more for the rest of the game. Las Vegas made a concerted effort to feature ...
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SportsRookie roomies: Raiders’ breakout pass-catchers Mayer, Tucker share bond
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 No one is as happy for Michael Mayer and Tre Tucker as they are for each other going into a Week 7 game pitting the Raiders (3-3) at the Chicago Bears (1-5) at 10 a.m. Sunday. ...
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SportsIn-season intrigue: Answering questions on the new, Las Vegas-bound NBA tournament
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 The 2023-2024 NBA regular season begins October 24 and it’s set to be a groundbreaking campaign—not only for the league, but also for Las Vegas. This year includes the advent of the long-awaited NBA In-Season Tournament, which will square off with all 30 franchises and wrap up December 7 and 9 with the semifinals and championship, respectively, at T-Mobile Arena.
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SportsBilal Nichols emerging as a force in ‘all areas’ on Raiders’ defensive line
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 Maxx Crosby felt directly responsible for a late Patriots’ touchdown against the Raiders last Sunday when he drew a roughing the passer flag on a third-and-goal to extend a drive and see the visitors score on the next play. The Raiders’ Pro Bowl edge rusher began going up to all his defensive teammates on the sidelines and ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 7 winners against the spread
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 Scoring plummeted to its lowest level in nearly a decade during last week’s NFL slate, and the decline may not yet be complete. ...
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GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 8
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 Penn State is 6-0 both straight-up and against the spread and gets a chance to start proving it belongs back at the top of college football with a Saturday morning game at Ohio State this week. ...
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SportsGolden Knights battle back to topple Stars in testy clash
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 The Golden Knights took the Stars’ best punch but emerged victorious, winning their fourth straight game to start the season in a 3-2 shootout victory. ...
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SportsGaroppolo’s injury status ‘a lot better’ than initially feared for Raiders
Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 Jimmy Garoppolo appears to have avoided the worst. The Raiders quarterback left the team’s victorious game over the Patriots on Sunday before ...
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SportsNot 'a Picasso’: Raiders relishing chance to win ugly behind improved defense
Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 Maxx Crosby smirked as he came face to face with Patriots quarterback Mac Jones on the far west end of the Allegiant Stadium field moments after the sound of a referee’s whistle rang in his ears. ...
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SportsLive coverage: Raiders hold on to beat New England, 21-17
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 They may have taken a rocky path to get there, but the Raiders are back at .500 on the season after holding off New England, 21-19, at Allegiant Stadium ...
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GamingSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 6 card
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 The betting market projects today’s slate of games projects as the lowest-scoring of the year so far by a wide margin. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Raiders need more out of Jimmy Garoppolo
Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 Green and gold far outnumbered silver and black near the first-down marker on the sideline where Jimmy Garoppolo was looking to throw. The Raiders’ quarterback flung the ball into the gathering of Packers’ anyway early in the third quarter of this week’s Monday Night Football game. Targeted receiver Jakobi Meyers never had a chance at ...
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NoiseFive thoughts: The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie at the Theater at Virgin (October 4 2023)
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 Ben Gibbard is still achieving greatness all these years later. ...
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SportsOpinions split on if utilizing more personnel can help fix Raiders’ offense
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 The success and overall usefulness of of the spreading-the-wealth plan going forward largely depends on how you view it, or who you ask. ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 6 winners against the spread
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 Find picks on every Week 6 game including the 49ers’ trip to the Browns.
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GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 7
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 A massive Heisman showdown happens Saturday afternoon in Seattle where two of the top three current choices encounter each other. The West Coast always figured to be the site of many of the biggest Heisman games this year ...
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SportsGolden Knights raise Stanley Cup banner in 'freaking cool' fashion
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 No team in professional sports puts on a better show with its in-game presentation than the Vegas Golden Knights. ...
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SportsSoaring Spillane: Linebacker raises Raiders’ defense in victory over Packers
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 Robert Spillane hardly ever appeared out of position in the Raiders’ 17-13 win over the Packers on Monday Night Football at Allegiant Stadium. ...
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SportsRaiders hold on for MNF win over Green Bay
Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 They had to sweat it down to the final seconds — including another controversial, conservative coaching decision by Josh McDaniels — but the Raiders prevailed on Monday Night Football, 17-13, thanks to Amik Robertson's end-zone interception ...
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GamingSunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 5 card
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 The NFL betting board is trimmed for the first time this season, but that’s not going to stop Sunday Sweats. ...
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SportsAdams vs. Alexander gives MNF a premier one-on-one matchup
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 Davante Adams’ first career game against the franchise where he became a superstar over the initial eight years in the NFL will be the prevailing narrative of the contest. But his matchup against Jaire Alexander might ultimately decide the outcome. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Critical stretch lies ahead for Josh McDaniels, Raiders
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 Any patience left for McDaniels after a highly disappointing debut season a year ago appears to be evaporating in the wake of late-game miscues to drop winnable contests ...
