Case Keefer
Assistant Sports Editor
Story Archive
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SportsDevontae Booker’s play has demanded more carries, and now he’s cashing in
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 Coming into the season, the Las Vegas Raiders looked like one of the only teams in the NFL planning to employ a running back who would single-handedly dominate the share of ...
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SportsTaking stock at the bye week: Anything is possible for Raiders going forward
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020 The remainder of the Las Vegas Raiders’ season, which will resume after a bye week, will come down to whether they can continue to silence the skepticism ...
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SportsLas Vegas' first Pro Bowl pushed back, Super Bowl could be pushed up
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 The NFL’s 32 franchises held a virtual meeting Wednesday afternoon where a pair of future decisions were made with major implications for Las Vegas. ...
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SportsKansas City Masterpiece: Raiders’ win at Chiefs is a major moment for franchise
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 As the football floated through the windy Midwestern air, silencing the roughly 16,000 fans inside Arrowhead Stadium in suspense and sending Chiefs’ safeties sprinting to catch up in a panic, Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III had no doubts. ...
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SportsLive coverage: Raiders stun Chiefs in Kansas City with 40-32 win
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 From quarterback Derek Carr to coach Jon Gruden, the Raiders were unanimous coming into Week 5 of the NFL season that they were sick of losing. Consider them cured. ...
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SportsTime is now for Raiders’ scuffling defense to show improvement
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 A missed tackle here, a blown coverage there; calling for a blitz at an inopportune time, taking one step in the wrong direction. ...
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SportsRaiders' quarterly report: Evaluating Las Vegas' first four games
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 After two straight losses, the Raiders have wiped out a hot start and now sit squarely in the middle of the NFL’s pecking order through the first quarter of the season. Can they rediscover the early magic that saw them win their first two games, or are they bound to be stuck in neutral all season?
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SportsOverlooked Nelson Agholor has been the Raiders’ best receiver
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 Nelson Agholor torched the Bills’ defense and coolly cradled a 49-yard rocket of a pass from Derek Carr for a touchdown of last Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium ...
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SportsReport: Raiders add Maurice Hurst to COVID-19 list
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 The Raiders were forced to utilize their Reserve-Covid 19 list for the first time in-season on Tuesday afternoon, according to ESPN. ...
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Sports‘Enough is enough’: Raiders miffed as they fall back after losing second straight
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 Carts zipped in all directions across the field at Allegiant Stadium within minutes of the conclusion of Sunday’s game. ...
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Live coverage: Turnovers the difference as Raiders fall to Bills 30-23
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 The Buffalo Bills danced off the field as Jon Gruden yelled on the Raiders’ sideline and Derek Carr forcefully unsnapped his chin strap walking off the field. ...
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SportsRaiders Rebound: Five reasons for optimism despite first loss of the year
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 There’s been plenty of opportunity for Raiders’ fans to mope and resign themselves to thinking their team will miss the playoffs for the 17th time in 18 seasons. Just as many reasons exist, however, to look on the bright side going into Sunday’s Week 4 game ...
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SportsPar five: Here are some reasons to follow this year's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 A community has sprung up around Las Vegas’ annual fall PGA Tour event, especially since the tournament started stationing itself exclusively at TPC Summerlin in 2007. Many of the same spectators and sponsors can often be found roaming the course and enjoying the amenities every year. That sadly won’t be the case this time.
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SportsRaiders get to work on repairing rush defense after poor showing
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 The Raiders arrived home late Sunday night after their first loss of the season, and by early Monday afternoon, coach Jon Gruden had already met with defensive tackle Maliek Collins. ...
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SportsInstant Analysis: Familiar mistakes flare up to flatline Raiders in New England
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 Everything the Raiders emphasized in training camp and executed en route to a 2-0 start, they eliminated in a 36-20 loss to the New England Patriots Sunday morning. ...
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SportsRaiders aim to exorcise demons of past against new-look Patriots
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 The 2002 regular season was the only time the Raiders have beaten the Patriots in the last 25 years as they’ve since lost ...
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SportsTrip to New England shapes up as vital for Las Vegas Raiders’ long-term goals
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 Paul Guenther shared several hundred words with media during his weekly Zoom news conference, but the first two might have been the most telling. ...
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SportsRuggs out, Waller and Jacobs questionable for Raiders against Patriots
Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 The Raiders will be short-handed offensively on Sunday morning in Foxborough, Mass., when they play the New England Patriots, and their roster could get even shorter by kickoff. ...
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SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 3 winners against the spread
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 Bettors always remember the bad beats and rarely recall the lucky wins. ...
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SportsRaiders offensive line staying strong despite mounting injuries
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 When Trent Brown limped off the field and towards the training table after the Raiders’ first offensive drive of the season, fear set in that one of the team’s biggest strengths coming into the season was unraveling. ...
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SportsPledge to Allegiant: Raiders beat Saints to open new stadium in style
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 From the field goals to the fanfare, from the end-zone celebrations to the redemption arcs, everything was bigger in the first NFL game at the venue colloquially being called “the death star” or “the Al.”
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SportsLive coverage: Raiders defeat Saints 34-24 in first Las Vegas home game
Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 The New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders introduce the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium off of Interstate 15 on ESPN’s Monday Night Football tonight. It's not the way they expected to do it but the nature of the debut makes the Raiders' focus singular. ...
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Sports'Death Star' opens with duel between Raiders and Saints
Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 Allegiant Stadium opens in style as the roughly $2 billion venue hosts a standalone primetime game to wrap up NFL Week 2 with one of the league’s premier teams visiting the proud new tenants.
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SportsRaiders ‘juiced’ to show off Allegiant Stadium on Monday Night Football
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 Co-workers famously loved working alongside Raiders coach Jon Gruden during his nine-year stint as a color commentator on Monday Night Football. ...
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SportsHurt and healing: Running through the impact of four key Raiders' injuries
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 The Las Vegas Raiders came out of a their Week 1 victory over the Carolina Panthers with significant damage that they’ll carry into Allegiant Stadium for a Monday Night Football contest ...
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SportsHeadliners: 10 of the top NFL stars are coming to Allegiant Stadium this year
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 Who are the top players the Raiders will face at home this year? When will each team in the league make its first visit to Las Vegas? And which sporting events could be headed to Southern Nevada?
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SportsLooking ahead to Raiders’ matchup with Drew Brees on Monday Night Football
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 Allowing the biggest play of the game wasn’t what bothered Raiders coach Jon Gruden most as he reviewed the game film of his team’s Week 1 win over the Carolina Panthers. Carolina came back to take the lead over Las Vegas midway through ...
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SportsAnalysis: Raiders defense has a long way to go despite victory in Carolina
Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 There’s a lot they’re going to need to brush up on over the next seven days ahead of next week’s Allegiant Stadium-opening Monday Night Football showdown ...
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Victory for Vegas: Raiders hold on to beat Panthers, start 1-0 as local franchise
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 The Las Vegas Raiders may need to get into touch with Wilson Sporting Goods and order a new crate of game balls for rush delivery after their season-opening victory over the Carolina Panthers. ...
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Live coverage: Raiders defeat Panthers 34-30 after late fourth-down stop
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 One of the most significant moments in local sports history takes place this morning more than 2,000 miles away from Las Vegas. After three-and-a-half years of planning and executing their relocation ...
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SportsSunday Sweats: A variety of last-minute bets to add as the NFL kicks off
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 Does anyone expect the Bears offense to light up the scoreboard behind Mitchell Trubisky? Didn’t think so.
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SportsCarolina Mystery Theater: Raiders in the dark on how Panthers will look
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden might have watched more college football film than anyone in the world since the beginning of the year. ...
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SportsCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of every game
Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 This is probably a bad idea. With uncertainty on preparedness, stakes and even players’ availability, college football has never been more difficult to handicap than amidst the current global pandemic. ...
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Henry Ruggs III, the Las Vegas Raiders’ first-ever draft pick, has quiet confidence
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 The Raiders were drawn to Ruggs' unassuming nature from the beginning, and they’ve only become more convinced of its fit on the roster.
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GamingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 1 winners against the spread
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 Bettors don’t have to look too far to find the biggest line move of NFL’s week 1. It’s come on Las Vegas’ new hometown team. ...
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SportsIn defense of Derek Carr: Thoughts on the Raiders’ somewhat-embattled, likely underrated veteran quarterback
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 Media and fans can’t help but be drawn to a quarterback controversy, even when there isn’t one. And, as anyone who’s paid the slightest bit of attention to the Raiders’ offseason knows, there isn’t ...
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SportsA week-by-week glance at the Raiders’ 2020 schedule
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 When, where and what to keep in mind for every game of the upcoming season.
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SportsHow the Raiders are addressing their biggest issues from last season
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 Despite falling short of their goal by missing the playoffs for the 16th time in 17 years, the Raiders look back on last season more as ...
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SportsBest bet on the board: There's a good wager to make for every NFL team
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 We scoured the two largest NFL wagering menus in town—at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and Circa Sports—to find a play on every ...
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SportsRaiders’ rebuilt receiving corps proving well-roundedness in training camp
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 Henry Ruggs III outruns; Bryan Edwards outmuscles; Nelson Agholor outmaneuvers. And that only covers the trio of newcomers to the Las Vegas Raiders’ wide-receiver group. They’ve also got 11 returners in training camp who had at least 10 targets last season ...
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Sports'The Marinelli Factor': Raiders turn to veteran coach to strengthen defense
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 The Raiders’ offense had its way with the defense when the two units lined up against each other for a rushing drill early on the first day of padded practice Monday morning in Henderson. A pair of decent-sized holes opened for the Raiders’ running backs to burst through on each of the first two plays. ...
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‘What a great day’: Raiders begin padded practices today in Henderson
Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 There’s typically some nervousness going into the first day of pads, but given this year’s delay, it’s more anticipation than ...
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SportsRaider Report: Five observations from Thursday's practice
Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 Those who have caught segments of Raiders coach Jon Gruden on television when he’s wired up with a microphone over the years may assume he spends every practice going hoarse, shouting instructions and motivating his team on a continuous loop. ...
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SportsTime to embrace Robin Lehner, who's here to stay for Knights' playoff run
Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 For one of the first times in his tenure as a Vegas Golden Knight, Robin Lehner encountered some turbulence Thursday night. The Golden Knights’ trade-deadline acquisition goalie let in two Chicago Blackhawks’ goals within nine minutes early in the second period ...
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Raiders trying to ensure rookie sensation Josh Jacobs is even better in second year
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 One of the Raiders’ biggest stars was conspicuously absent as the Raiders took to the practice field as a full team for the first time ...
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SportsNo more patchwork: Pacioretty’s return makes Golden Knights even scarier
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford gloved a Max Pacioretty wrister in the opening minutes of the Vegas Golden Knights’ round of 16 NHL playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks in routine fashion. Pacioretty grinned anyway. Vegas’ leading scorer from the ...
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OlympicsVegas Golden Podcast: Golden Knights vs. Blackhawks looks like a mismatch
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 Vegas Golden Podcast preached temperance as it pertained to the Golden Knights’ performance all season. ...
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SportsInside the Derek Carr-led offseason workouts powering Raiders into season
Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 The Faith Lutheran high school football team received a surprise motivational message from a star professional going into last season. Raiders quarterback Derek Carr sent a video wishing the Crusaders good luck and ...
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SportsGolden Knights round into playoff form with second straight round-robin win
Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 The Golden Knights had grown into an undeniable Stanley Cup contender before the NHL’s coronavirus pause in March, but it was hard to be certain ...
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SportsRaiders just now getting to know some key 2020 players
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 The coronavirus has the Raiders, along with the rest of the NFL, scrambling to get ready for the September 10 start to the regular season in a condensed time frame. Per social-distancing protocol, players weren’t permitted at team facilities during the offseason and were required to test negative twice within a 72-hour period before being allowed to join teams for training camp, which officially kicked off July 28.
