Case Keefer
Assistant Sports Editor
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SportsFundamental fail: Raiders can’t get little things right in third straight defeat
Monday, Sept. 26, 2022 The Raiders now sit 0-3 to start its first season under coach Josh McDaniels with all three losses coming by less than a touchdown, and they’re talking themselves into ...
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Failed 2-point conversion drops Raiders to loss in Tennessee
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022 The first victory for the Raiders under new coach Josh McDaniels will have to wait at least one more week. Las Vegas fell to 0-3 ...
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Five reasons for optimism, and pessimism, after Raiders’ slow start
Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 The franchise’s most anticipated season in recent memory hasn’t gotten off to the start they anticipated with back-to-back-losses, but there are 15 games left to play and ...
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SportsRaiders Report: September 22, 2022
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 Wide receiver Mack Hollins needs to continue surging for Las Vegas to break into the win column.
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SportsJosh Jacobs proving worthy of more opportunities for Raiders
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 From the moment the Raiders ran onto the field Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium, Josh Jacobs was impossible to miss. The Raiders’ veteran running back was the most energetic player in silver and black in pregame warm-ups, pumping up both the crowd and his teammates. He stayed wired once the game started, running ...
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SportsJosh McDaniels says 'best is in front of' newest Raider Justin Herron
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 Las Vegas acquired third-year offensive tackle Justin Herron from the New England Patriots, the long-time employer of Ziegler and Raiders coach Josh McDaniels, in exchange for ...
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Vegas preview and picks of every Week 4 game
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 No team coming into the season sparked greater debate than USC ahead of coach Lincoln Riley’s first season in Los Angeles. ..
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SportsRaiders self-destruct in loss, vow to stick together in future
Monday, Sept. 19, 2022 An 0-2 start would typically be navigable in a 17-game NFL season, but it’s going to be more difficult than normal given the Raiders’ situation. Some called the AFC West ...
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SportsRaiders outscored 23-3 in second half, fall to Arizona in OT
Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022 Hunter Renfrow fumbled a reception in overtime that was returned for a touchdown by the Arizona Cardinals, handing the Las Vegas Raiders a 29-23 loss at Allegiant Stadium.
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SportsDavante Adams: Sunday's Raider home debut 'a dream come true'
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 It’s been a big week for the 29-year-old regarded as the best receiver in the NFL, both through football and the opportunities the game has presented elsewhere. ...
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FootballFear not, Renfrow still integral in Raiders’ offense despite slow start
Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 Renfrow’s diminished output in his first appearance in the Raiders’ new offense under coach Josh McDaniels — he had only three catches for 21 yards on six targets — has sounded alarm bells for many. ...
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SportsRaiders Report: September 15, 2022
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 Three interceptions thrown by Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr doomed the Raiders to a 24-19 loss in coach Josh McDaniels’ debut at the helm.
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SportsFighting words: Can the third fight between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin deliver despite a clumsy lead-up?
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 Gennady “GGG” Golovkin sits on one side of the dais with perfect upright posture and a blank expression while Saul “Canelo” Álvarez hunches over on the other and scowls as he calls ...
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Rising Raider rookie Dylan Parham ‘more than ready’ to play anywhere on the line
Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 Raiders offensive lineman Dylan Parham sang Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem” over the summer to fulfill the NFL tradition of rookies performing in front of the team over ...
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SportsDavante Adams’ big debut gives Raiders hope going forward despite Week 1 loss
Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 Davante Adams pulled a game ball down from the top of his locker at SoFi Stadium, briefly cradled it with his right hand and then neatly tucked it into the ...
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SportsWaller signs three-year extension a day before Raiders' first game
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 The agreement ends a training camp filled with drama for Waller, at least from the outside. ...
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FootballOpening game to provide insight on Raiders’ enigmatic new defense
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 The game against the Chargers will be much more revealing of the Raiders’ new defensive scheme under coordinator Patrick Graham, as there are several more unknowns ...
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SportsFour Las Vegas Raiders players whose contributions could make or break the team’s 2022 season
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 One on offense, one on defense and two on special teams.
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FeaturesNew Las Vegas Raiders’ coach Josh McDaniels learned from—and changed after—his rough stint with the Broncos
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 “I think it’s important at this stage in my life to make sure that you at least stop and are aware of how cool some of the things are that we get to experience”
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FeaturesA game-by-game glance at the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2022-2023 schedule
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 The Raiders are betting underdogs in two of their first three games.
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FootballCan Raiders turn a terrific summer into successful regular season?
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 Las Vegas went 4-0 record in the preseason for the first time in franchise history. The win over the Patriots capped a six-week stretch during which the Raiders regularly looked capable of greatness. Now, of course, the question is, how much does any of that matter? How to ...
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Waller vows he’ll 'be playing football' regardless of contract talks
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 Despite a past month rife with speculation mostly regarding his reported desire for a new contract and prolonged absences from practices, Waller definitively stated he’s healthy and ready for the regular season. ...
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Sports15 Las Vegas products should be difference-makers in college football
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 Nowhere is Las Vegas’ relatively newfound reputation as a football hotbed more visible than in college football. Players from local area high schools ...
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SportsRaiders' 53-man roster breakdown: Rookies claim several key spots
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 Las Vegas coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Zielger stuck to their words of going with the players who most earned their spots, even if it meant letting go of more proven, experienced players. ...
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SportsRaiders waive Leatherwood, trade Mullen on final cut day
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 Leatherwood started every game for the Raiders a year ago but graded as one of the worst linemen in the league even after being moved from tackle to guard.
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SportsOffensive line improves in preseason finale but Leatherwood's fate looms
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022 The latest starting offensive line combination — left tackle Jackson Barton, left guard John Simpson, center Andre James, right guard Lester Cotton and right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor — looked like the best one yet in a 23-6 victory over the Patriots. ...
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SportsFinal defensive spots may be up for grabs in last preseason game
Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 There’s always some uncertainty in how exactly NFL teams’ initial regular-season roster will shake out but the Raiders wiped some of it away at least on offense with a pair of eye-popping moves earlier this week. ...
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SportsAnalysis: Eluemunor should be the Raiders’ starting RT
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 The Raiders’ right tackle position has been a revolving door ever since training camp started a month ago. The team seemingly catches a glimpse of a new player at the spot each week before coach Josh McDaniels and his staff get antsy to cycle someone else through. Brandon Parker, Alex Leatherwood and ...
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 0
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 For the third straight year, Talking Points will come along for every step of the season and handicap every game. ...
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Raiders provide roster clarity by trading Mullens, releasing Drake
Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 One of the most intriguing positional battles of Raiders’ training camp, the competition to serve as the primary backup quarterback to Derek Carr, appears to have concluded ...
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SportsMaxx Crosby broke out as a superstar last year, but might be even better this season
Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 Crosby might be the rare case that defies such laws of regression and gravity. No one who’s watched, or even listened to, him through the first month of Raiders’ training camp could possibly be calling for a drop-off. ...
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SportsSpirited competition developing for Raiders’ roster spots at skill positions
Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 DJ Turner had a big week of practice going into the Raiders’ second preseason game Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, catching the attention of fellow receiver Tyron Johnson. Johnson was so impressed that he went up to Turner after a team meeting the night before the game and told him ...
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SportsThese six NFL win totals aren’t the easiest bets to stomach, but they might be the best values on the board
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 An old gambling truism indicates that some of the hardest bets to make are the best bets to make. Rarely has that felt truer than going into the upcoming NFL season.
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A&E15 acts to catch at the 2022 Psycho Las Vegas music festival
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 We’re excited about At the Gates, Warpaint, Spiritworld, Marissa Nadler and the GZA/Inspectah Deck team-up, among others on this weekend’s Resorts World bill.
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FeaturesThe Las Vegas Aces have taken to new coach Becky Hammon’s system perfectly and beautifully
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 Though they experienced success under then-coach Bill Laimbeer, reaching at least the conference finals in each of the past three seasons, the action wasn’t as aesthetically satisfying.
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SportsRash of injured players including Waller, Hankins return to Raiders’ practice
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 The Raiders’ physically unable to perform list is now empty, and the overall injury ledger is thinning out too. Defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins, defensive tackle Bilal Nichols and ...
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Demarcus Robinson, Vernon Butler among Raiders’ first five roster cuts
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 The Raiders made the NFL-mandated cuts to get their roster down from 90 to 85 players Tuesday afternoon, and a couple veterans who came into ...
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SportsRaiders win again in preseason but there’s work to be done up front
Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 arrett Stidham stood safely in the pocket to march the Las Vegas Raiders right down the field in their second offensive possession of Sunday’s 26-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. A few minutes later, on the third possession, there was virtually no pocket as the quarterback dealt with a swarm of ...
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SportsRaiders beat Vikings at Allegiant Stadium to win second straight preseason game
Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 Las Vegas picked up its second victory of the preseason Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium, defeating the Minnesota Vikings 26-20. ...
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SportsEver-optimistic Stidham on pace to earn Raiders’ backup quarterback job
Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 Stidham is unflappable after going through his share of ups and downs in his professional football career and staying positive through it all. It’s a mentality coaches appreciate especially out of their quarterbacks ...
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More than fitting in, newcomer Hollins making mark on Raiders
Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 A rotation will surely be utilized to potentially give the likes of Demarcus Robinson, Keelan Cole, Tyron Johnson and others opportunities but Hollins has emerged as the primary running mate to ...
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SportsRaiders' second-year linebacker Deablo poised for a divine year
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 Divine Deablo is among the most mild-mannered and level-headed players on the Raiders’ roster, so he didn’t protest when linebackers coach Antonio Pierce took him out of the team’s preseason opener in the middle of the second quarter on August 4. That doesn’t mean the 23-year-old linebacker wasn’t a bit frustrated — he would have preferred to play longer ...
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SportsRaiders’ new-look defense coming along smoothly despite injuries
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 The Raiders' defense has persevered, and by all accounts, they’re where the coaching staff wants them to be in terms of picking up on Graham’s principles with a month to go before ...
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FootballRaiders invade Canton as Branch, Seymour are inducted
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 Cliff Branch will go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame alongside a more modern former Raider: defensive tackle Richard Seymour. Owner Mark Davis will present Branch, who died in 2019, for induction in this year’s ceremony starting at 9 a.m. and airing on NFL Network ...
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SportsAmeer and Zamir: Raiders’ run game revitalized in preseason win over Jaguars
Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 The Raiders ran 33 times for 159 yards and three touchdowns to secure victory in Josh McDaniels’ Las Vegas debut as head coach. The 46-year-old Canton native didn’t seem surprised about his team’s success on the ground, but most others who have watched the Raiders ...
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SportsRaiders start smoothly under McDaniels, run over Jaguars
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 Las Vegas was the hungrier, and all together better team, in a 27-11 victory over Jacksonville to kick off the NFL preseason. “It’s electric, just coming out here and putting a performance on,” Raiders safety Tre’von Moehrig said ...
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SportsGet these preseason college football bets in before the value vanishes
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 College football begins in less than a month, and the betting odds have reacted accordingly. Markets are tightening into place as more money comes in ahead of the opening set of games on ...
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SportsJosh McDaniels gets the ultimate home game in Canton for Raiders debut
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 Josh McDaniels, hired as the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach in January, makes his silver and black debut in a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a 5 p.m. kickoff at the stadium of ...
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Banged-up Raiders mum on playing time plans for preseason game
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 The staff has given no indication on which players will be available for kickoff at 5 p.m. Thursday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in new coach Josh McDaniels’ debut on the Raiders’ sideline. ...
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Football‘Unorthodox’ defender Jones plays his own way
Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 As important as Davante Adams will be to the success of the offense directed by new coach Josh McDaniels, however, Chandler Jones will be every bit as essential to a new defense under the watch of defensive coordinator ...
