Case Keefer
Assistant Sports Editor
Story Archive
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SportsWeekend wagers: Nine bets on nine sports including playoff games, NFL Draft
Saturday, April 22, 2023 NFL Draft betting offerings have decreased every year since 2020 with hardly any options available at all this time around. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Golden Knights can’t let the Jets out-tough them again in Game 2
Thursday, April 20, 2023 Morgan Barron had only one message to the Winnipeg Jets’ medical team before they began applying 75 stitches to his face Tuesday night at the T-Mobile Arena. “I’ve got to get back (in the game),” the 24-year-old Jets’ forward kept saying, according to Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness. Barron left a trail of blood on the ice stretching from ...
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SportsDavis, Garcia break boxing norms while putting their undefeated records at risk
Thursday, April 20, 2023 Cynical longtime boxing fans surely thought discussions for a fight between young superstars Gervonta “Tank” Davis and “King” Ryan Garcia would go nowhere when they began last year.
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SportsAnalysis: 5 reasons to believe in the Golden Knights’ playoff potential
Monday, April 17, 2023 For a team that finished atop the Western Conference in the regular season and set a franchise record with 111 points, the Vegas Golden Knights aren’t getting much respect heading into the ...
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SportsWeekend wagers: Seven bets to make including on NBA and NHL playoffs
Saturday, April 15, 2023 The road to the NBA Finals starts today, as the playoffs become perhaps the most popular of many events this column will attempt to analyze going forward.
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SportsWeekend wagers: Eight bets to make on eight different sports
Saturday, April 8, 2023 That’s one of the great things for sports bettors that don’t specialize in one or two areas: You never know who exactly is going to come through in a big way and become an all-time personal favorite. ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the title game
Monday, April 3, 2023 Either Connecticut will become only the second No. 4 seed to ever prevail, joining 1997 Arizona, or San Diego State will ascend to the first No. 5 seed to ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Final Four
Saturday, April 1, 2023 Local sports books are relatively lacking as far as proposition wagers for the early stages of the tournament compared to many other states with legalized betting, but that changes this weekend. ...
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SportsWeekend wagers: Seven bets to make on six different sports
Saturday, April 1, 2023 The NCAA Tournament remains the top betting attraction in Las Vegas sports books for its final few days, but the gap is thinning. ...
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SportsBargain shopping: Why the Raiders resisted splurging in free agency, and what that means going forward
Thursday, March 30, 2023 Recent NFL history is littered with teams that brought in new decision-makers who started slow when it came to acquiring big-name players in their first year before ...
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NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Sunday's games
Sunday, March 26, 2023 Without a single No. 1 seed having made the Elite Eight for the first time in history, the remaining field in this year’s NCAA Tournament is being regarded as one of the most improbable ever. ...
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GamingNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's games
Saturday, March 25, 2023 The margins are so slim in sports betting, especially in an event as massive as the NCAA Tournament where the markets are highly efficient. ...
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SportsWhy the NCAA Tournament can be more than just another event in Las Vegas
Saturday, March 25, 2023 The NCAA Tournament has developed a mythology all of its own. Go to any host site during the games, and there will be chatter about past ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of March Madness' Sweet 16
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Gonzaga might be in the most bet-on game of the Sweet 16 tonight when it faces UCLA as 1.5-point underdogs at T-Mobile Arena. ...
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SportsBest in the West: Dive into the star-studded field for Las Vegas' first-ever NCAA Tournament games
Thursday, March 23, 2023 The first game will match a preseason national championship favorite against a midseason national championship favorite, and the second will pair two of the two best programs in the Western United States, both of which were considered title threats all year.
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BusinessInside the ‘can-do attitude’ that landed the NCAA Tournament in Las Vegas
Sunday, March 19, 2023 Las Vegas has now hosted, or will host, many of the biggest events in sports but few required more man hours to secure than the NCAA Tournament. ...
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NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Sunday's games
Sunday, March 19, 2023 Let’s take one last opportunity to boost our tournament bankrolls before the Sweet 16 in Las Vegas. ....
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's round of 32 games
Saturday, March 18, 2023 A No. 15 seed has now beaten the No. 2 seed in three straight tournaments for the first time in history. Although Princeton’s coup technically wasn’t as improbable as St. Peter’s knocking off Kentucky last year as 18-point underdogs ...
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FeaturesLas Vegas has become the unquestioned place to be for all of March Madness
Thursday, March 16, 2023 The NCAA Tournament comes to town for the first time in the event’s history for the West Regional with a pair of Sweet 16 games on March 23, followed by an Elite Eight showdown on March 25, all at T-Mobile Arena.
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Should you bet on or against the NCAA Tournament’s top 16 seeded men’s teams?
Thursday, March 16, 2023 The most memorable March Madness moments often involve upsets, but that’s largely because there aren’t all that many of them. A few Goliaths will fall during the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend, but the majority of them will almost surely still be standing when the Sweet 16 begins ...
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FeaturesLas Vegas products suiting up for the men’s and women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments
Thursday, March 16, 2023 Ohio State’s Eboni Walker, TCU’s Chuck O’Bannon Jr. and others to follow throughout March Madness.
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the West Region
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 The final four of the West Region has a good chance of winding up stronger than the actual Final Four of the entire NCAA Tournament according to power ratings and the betting market. ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the East Region
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 The bracket that will conclude at Madison Square Garden in two weeks looks like one of the weaker assembled in recent years based on power-rating numbers.
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SportsRaiders trade Darren Waller to Giants for third-round pick
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 The Raiders’ single-season leader in receptions is being traded away from the team. Las Vegas has agreed to trade tight end Darren Waller ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Midwest Region
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Attrition reigns supreme in the Midwest Region, and the winner might come down to which team can navigate its roster challenges better than the others. ...
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SportsReports: Raiders land free agent receiver Jakobi Meyers
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 The Raiders have a new receiver to go with their new quarterback. On the second day of the NFL’s legal tampering period, Las Vegas signed former ...
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SportsNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the South Region
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Alabama vs. Arizona has the chance to be the most thrilling showdown of the tournament, but it’s not the only way the South could deliver a high-flying affair for the right to reach the Final Four in two weeks ...
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SportsRanking eight positions the Raiders may bolster during NFL free agency
Monday, March 13, 2023 The Raiders are likely to be active with approximately $47.25 million in salary cap space according to spotrac.com — the third-most in the NFL. General manager Dave Zielger ...
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SportsWeekend wagers: Eight bets to place on eight different sports
Saturday, March 11, 2023 Another good week and the column will be in the black for the still-new, post-football year ahead of the ever-important NCAA Tournament. Basketball will be the focal point next week, but for now, let’s stick with variety ...
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Quarterback-needy Raiders aren’t as far away from success as advertised
Monday, March 6, 2023 Las Vegas has too many top-end roster pieces to go with too many other advantages elsewhere to be considered among the dregs of the league.
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SportsWeekend wagers: Nine bets to make during a busy Las Vegas sports stretch
Saturday, March 4, 2023 Nowhere will have more world-class sporting events than Las Vegas over the next week. UFC 285 is the first major event on a crazy-busy stretch of the local sports calendar Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The hits don’t stop coming from there ...
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GamingHow to bet and what to watch as Jon Jones returns at UFC 285
Friday, March 3, 2023 In his heyday, Jon Jones was so unbelievable and cocky that he didn’t need to stick to a game plan. The longtime light heavyweight champion would frequently conform to his opponent’s preferred fighting style ...
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SportsOff to the races: Key storylines at NASCAR's Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas
Thursday, March 2, 2023 Professional sports have overtaken Las Vegas in recent years, with more events—and local teams—coming to town than most can reasonably follow. NASCAR sometimes ...
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SportsRainstorm dampens local XFL debut as Vegas Vipers lose at Cashman Field
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 The bleachers had filled in nicely, the fans had gotten louder and the Vegas Vipers headed to the locker room at halftime energetically. Then the rain started ...
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SportsHeavy stakes: Jon Jones returns to the octagon for his heavyweight debut against Ciryl Gane
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 Combat sports often use phrases like “long-awaited” and “years in the making” to promote prizefights, so much so that such hype has essentially lost its meaning. But in the case of the UFC 285 main event set for March 4 at T-Mobile Arena ...
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SportsRaiders release quarterback Derek Carr ahead of contract deadline
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders have officially parted ways. The franchise released the nine-year veteran quarterback on Tuesday, a day before his contract became guaranteed for next season. Las Vegas will ...
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SportsAnalysis: Dynasty or not, there’s no end in sight to Chiefs’ current reign
Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 Crammed onto a small podium as red and gold confetti rained down onto them, three out of the top four faces of the Chiefs’ budding maybe, sort-of dynasty acted exactly as expected after winning a second Super Bowl. Coach Andy Reid joked about chowing down on a victory cheeseburger after beating the Eagles 38-35. Tight end Travis Kelce screamed ...
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SportsLive coverage: Chiefs beat Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl 57
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 For the second time in four seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions. ...
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Super BowlSports betting is legal, and it's taking over the Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 The mere act of entering the famed radio row at the Super Bowl Media Center feels like walking across a casino floor. ...
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SportsRaiders’ Jakob Johnson an unofficial German ambassador at the Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 PHOENIX — Raiders fullback Jakob Johnson is applying the same intensity he used to block Josh Jacobs into the record books this past season to assist in growing football in his native Germany. ...
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GamingVegas pick'em: Super Bowl breakdown and pick against the spread for Chiefs-Eagles
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 The key to handicapping this year’s Super Bowl is understanding why there’s been a sudden shift in perception toward Philadelphia, and whether it’s justified. ...
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SportsUNLV helped shape Shane Steichen’s Super Bowl coaching dreams
Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 The scarlet and gray helped set Shane Steichen on a path that has now led him to being considered one of the fastest-rising offensive minds in the league. ...
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FeaturesSuper Storylines: What the stars of Super Bowl 57 are saying about the game’s top talking points
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 For the first time in NFL history, two Black quarterbacks will start in the championship game—the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and the Eagles’ Jalen Hurts.
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SportsLas Vegas' 2024 Super Bowl ‘generating a lot of buzz’ at this year’s spectacle
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 The preeminent city in America for events finally gets to host America’s biggest event on Feb. 11, 2024, when Super Bowl 58 kicks off at Allegiant Stadium.
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FeaturesA potential Chiefs dynasty stands in the way of the Raiders becoming a perennial winner
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 Las Vegas should prioritize drafting and signing players with skill sets specific to combating Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City teammates.
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FeaturesWhich teams will square off in Las Vegas’ Super Bowl debut next season?
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 An official prediction plus five other possible matchups for 2024’s Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium.
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SportsThese five Super Bowl bets could be equally entertaining and lucrative
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 I’ve dug through the hundreds of wagers at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to find options that appear to be both easy to root for and mispriced in favor of the bettor.
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SportsRaiders’ Pro Bowlers 'would love' Aaron Rodgers as next quarterback
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 Davante Adams didn’t further enflame chatter about four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers potentially joining the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason on Sunday at the Pro Bowl Games. ...
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SportsAs release begins to look more likely than trade, Carr shines at Pro Bowl Games
Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 Derek Carr spent time before the start of the Pro Bowl Games Thursday night at the Raiders’ Henderson headquarters chatting with AFC coach Peyton Manning, and then proceeded to look like him in the opening event. The nine-year Raiders quarterback dominated the “precision passing” portion of the skills competition, hitting ...
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A&EChanging the game: The NFL turns its annual Pro Bowl into multiple events in Las Vegas
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 Las Vegas Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby learned about the rugged physicality and macho mentality often needed for success at the highest levels of football from an early age growing up in Texas.“Once you hit the second grade, you were allowed to start playing football, so you either played tackle or you ...
