Case Keefer
Assistant Sports Editor
Story Archive
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SportsRookie trinity: Raiders' future success could hinge on three first-rounders
Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 From a roster standpoint, the Las Vegas Raiders' most important development came in April in Nashville, where the team had a historic amount of capital in the 2019 NFL Draft.
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SportsPick Six: We scoured the sports books for the best NFL win total prices still available
Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 Shopping at different sports books for the best line is a necessary strategy for any successful sports bettor. It’s especially vital when it comes to wagering on over/under NFL season win totals.
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SportsGame on: A week-by-week look at the Raiders’ regular-season schedule
Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 A rundown of the Raiders' last regular-season schedule in Oakland, beginning with the Denver game on Monday night ...
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SportsThe Final Drive: These 5 questions loom as the Raiders enter their last pre-Las Vegas season
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 The Raiders open their final season in Oakland with more issues than certainties, a preponderance of questions that need answering before the move to Las Vegas next year. It’s a study in how quickly a franchise ...
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A&ELooking back on 15 notable Psycho Las Vegas 2019 performances
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Electric Wizard, Beach House, Opeth and more.
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A&EPsycho Las Vegas brings the noise to Mandalay Bay
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 After three years at the Hard Rock Hotel, the event—built loosely around heavy, psychedelic and metallic music—makes the move to Las Vegas Boulevard, becoming the first major music festival to inhabit a single Strip resort.
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SportsFutures focus: Six of college football's most tempting preseason bets
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 Time is running out to get action down on arguably the best way to bet college football.
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A&EA primer on touring metal giant Gojira
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 They're pretty much the biggest metal band to come out of France.
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Sports'Hard Knocks' unlikely to focus on the Raiders' move to Las Vegas
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 When the Raiders were revealed as this year’s Hard Knocks team in June, many local fans asked, “Why not next year,” when the organization officially arrives in Las Vegas ...
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SportsLas Vegas' newest pro sports team focuses on entertainment, competitiveness
Thursday, July 18, 2019 The flow of professional sports teams to Las Vegas continues, with another new franchise joining the fray. The Las Vegas Rollers of World TeamTennis began their inaugural season July 14 in Orlando, Fa., and will make their home debut July 20 at Orleans Arena. “The league thought it was important to ...
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NoiseFour longtime Vegas friends are booking prominent hardcore bands—for all ages
Thursday, June 20, 2019 “When you’re a kid and going to shows, you don’t realize how much goes into planning and booking those shows. So it’s nice to feel like this many years later—that we can be the ones doing these for a whole new generation of kids.”
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PokerFifty years after its birth, the World Series of Poker retains its restless spirit
Thursday, June 13, 2019 The 50th-annual World Series of Poker began in late May at the Rio with the set of 89 championship tournaments running through mid-July. The Main Event begins on July 3 and lasts 10 days, with ...
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SportsRite of passage? Golden Knights' season ends with a painful, controversial loss
Thursday, April 25, 2019 So much for a shortage of suffering; heartbreak is here. Sports sadists should be more than sufficiently sated after the Golden Knights’ devastating first-round playoff series loss ...
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SportsBuilding blocks: The Raiders' three first-rounders will largely determine what kind of team they bring to Las Vegas
Thursday, April 18, 2019 The Raiders left their fan base in an uproar this past year when they traded Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears in the preseason, and, to a lesser extent, when they dealt Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys at the trade deadline. Local fans should reserve the real riot, however, for the possibility of the Raiders striking out on this year’s NFL draft, which runs from April 25-27 in Nashville.
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FeaturesThe Golden Knights’ betting odds of reaching the Stanley Cup final aren’t very different than they were last year
Thursday, April 11, 2019 Vegas enters the postseason 10-to-1 to win the Cup for the second straight year. Calculating the prices for every team—and adjusting for the house’s hold percentage—the Golden Knights’ probabilities fall to 15 percent to win the Western Conference and 7 percent to hoist the Stanley Cup.
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SportsBank shots: Breaking down the odds of the 16 teams still standing in the NCAA Tournament
Thursday, March 28, 2019 The short break between the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and the regional semifinals and finals allows bettors time to reassess the standing of the 16 remaining teams. Here's a cheat sheet with what you need to know about each team as the field plays down to the Final Four through Sunday March 31.
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SportsNow is the time to find the best values on Major League Baseball bets
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Sports bettors are spoiled at the moment with a variety of games to bet on every day in local casinos. It’s not going to stay that way. March Madness will feel like it wraps up as soon as ...
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SportsThe toughest obstacles: Las Vegas Spartan racer beat brain-eating illness
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 Tim Frame is flexing and grinning with his teenage son on his arm, enjoying euphoric feelings of fatherhood and achievement. At least those are the emotions the 53-year-old assumes he was experiencing in the framed photograph of Conner and him that hangs near the entrance to his bedroom. The two are celebrating the ...
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SportsSharp-shooting guard prepares for Bishop Gorman for another title chase
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 While several of Gorman’s leaders through the years garnered NBA buzz from the time they were in middle school, Noah Taitz ascended more slowly.
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SportsVisualize how Super Bowl 53 might play out — on the field and at the window
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 To maximize Super Bowl gambling opportunities, it helps for sports bettors to piece together exactly how they see the action playing out. Here’s one view of how this year’s game will play out ...
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SportsHome sweet Henderson: Raiders include fans, alumni in their plans for new practice facility
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 NFL teams are notoriously secretive, and the Raiders haven’t typically done much to refute the reputation. That could be changing when the team moves to Las Vegas, starting with the 2020 season. The Raiders recently broke ground on their 323,000-square-foot Henderson headquarters and practice facility off St. Rose Parkway on Executive Airport Drive, and some of the construction plans were made with fans in mind.
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SportsWhat's in store for 2019 in Las Vegas' world of sports
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 The past 12 months will forever be remembered fondly in local sports circles, as they brought a Stanley Cup Final appearance, the debut of two new professional teams and a handful of big fights. What’s in store for Las Vegas’ sports franchises in 2019? Here are ...
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SportsCollege football betting awards: Six teams could have made your year
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 It’s awards season in college football, as many of the best players and coaches make the rounds across the nation before bowl games begin December 15. Gambling on the sport has become so popular that the best teams to bet on deserve ...
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SportsLeading the pack: Chiefs, Rams aren't the only Super Bowl contenders
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 Sports bettors have a predilection toward teams with high-powered offenses at the top of the standings. In the Rams and Chiefs, they find a pair of teams that hit on both counts. The two teams are tied for both the NFL’s best record, 9-1, and its most efficient offense ...
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SportsFlurry of Golden Knights’ extensions should help preserve ‘Golden Misfits’ identity
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 Nate Schmidt, Shea Theodore, Alex Tuch should all be with the team through at least the 2024-25 season.
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SportsMagnificent 7: Just a handful of teams have been given a reasonable shot to win the NBA title
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 Local sports books could save money by passing on purchasing NBA League Pass this year, and instead only showing nationally televised games. The teams that will fill the vast majority of the major-network television schedule are the only ones that most of the casinos’ customers are betting anyway.
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SportsKnights fever hasn't broken at the betting window
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 Bookmakers were caught like an over-aggressive defender who allows an odd man rush when it came to the Vegas Golden Knights last season—exploited after making one wrong move.
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SportsIs the Vegas Golden Knights' glass half full or half empty?
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 The Golden Knights’ magical inaugural season was one for the ages, but the players aren’t satisfied. They fell three wins short of hoisting the Stanley Cup and are determined to finish the job in Year 2. On paper, there’s no reason why the Golden Knights shouldn’t be one of the ...
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SportsMore than words: The lead-up to McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov has an air of unpleasantness
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 The scene surrounding the UFC lightweights’ lone media appearance leading up to UFC 229 fight week looked almost as chaotic as the last time they crossed paths in New York, albeit in a different way.
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SportsLocal impact: The pipeline from the Vegas Valley to the NFL is growing
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 As if local football fans didn’t have enough to root for this season with the Raiders’ impending move, the Valley has also become a fertile breeding ground for NFL players during the past decade.
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SportsGame by game: breaking down the Raiders' 2018 schedule
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 A tough opening-night assignment, as the Rams sit tied behind only the New England Patriots in future odds to win the Super Bowl ...
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SportsNames to know: five potential Raider breakout stars
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 The Raiders suddenly have a star-power void after trading linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears. Quarterback Derek Carr and wide receiver Amari Cooper both have the potential to ...
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FeaturesHow will returned Raiders coach Jon Gruden fare in the modern NFL?
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 It took $100 million over 10 years—the richest coaching contract in NFL history—to lure him back to the sideline.
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FeaturesReal fans wear black: An introduction to Raider Nation
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 Get the gear, visit the local bar and memorize the sayings.
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SportsPounce on these picks: NFL win totals offer value for six teams
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 Some preseason future bets end up as wasted space on Las Vegas sports books’ betting boards, with gamblers ignoring them out of a desire not to tie up portions of their bankroll for several months. NFL over/under season win totals don’t have that problem ...
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SportsCollege decisions: We offer predictions for the Heisman, playoffs and championship
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 After scouring the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook odds, here are the best bets to answer college football’s three biggest questions.
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SportsAt UFC 226, Cormier and Miocic put their belts and legacies on the line
Thursday, July 5, 2018 For the first time in promotional history, the heavyweight and light heavyweight champions will square off against each other. Here’s a closer look at Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier heading into their showdown.
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A&EThe Golden Knights’ nightly show began long before the pucked dropped
Thursday, June 21, 2018 The lynchpin of the pregame festivities was a medieval-themed performance in which a knight would pry a sword out of a stone and use it to vanquish a foe waving the opposing team’s flag.
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SportsKnights vs. Capitals: The series so far
Thursday, June 7, 2018 Desperation accompanies the Golden Knights as they arrive back in town for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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FeaturesRival primer: Five Washington Capital storylines
Thursday, May 31, 2018 The D.C. histories of captain Alexander Ovechkin, veteran goalie Braden Holtby and Vegas Golden Knights GM George McPhee
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NoiseBreaking down Day 2 of Punk Rock Bowling
Monday, May 28, 2018 Highlights included a rare Partisians performance, the incomparable showmanship of Turbonegro and a reliably inappropriate set from NOFX.
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NoiseBreaking down Day 1 of Punk Rock Bowling
Monday, May 28, 2018 Highlights included an unexpected turn from Rise Against, an all-female mosh pit during a GBH set and L7's ferocious, day-stealing set.
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NoiseSix Punk Rock Bowling must-catch sets
Thursday, May 24, 2018 GBH, The Partisans, Western Addiction and more.
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Sports5 reasons to catch the Las Vegas 51s this season
Thursday, April 19, 2018 With three new local professional teams beginning play within a year—the NHL’s Golden Knights, the USL’s Lights and the WNBA’s Aces—locals are loaded with options for live sporting events. That doesn’t mean they should forget about the veteran franchise.
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SportsHow one lesson changed the way I saw polo
Thursday, April 12, 2018 Fewer than 100 people nationwide are certified as official United States Polo Association instructors. After more than two decades of work in the field, Ismael Molina joined that elite group earlier this year.
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SportsBefore you place a 2018 MLB future bet, read this
Thursday, March 29, 2018 With a 162-game schedule and often-erratic single-game results, betting on baseball daily can be a slog. That’s why preseason future bets have become ...
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SportsFor or against? Your path to March Madness profit begins here
Thursday, March 15, 2018 Last season, North Carolina and Gonzaga reached the national championship, but neither had a winning record against the spread in the five tournament games it took to get there.
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SportsLas Vegas' Devin Short is living his dream on rugby pitch
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 Devin Short was one of 90 athletes in four sports invited to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last July—and ultimately he became the lone male rugby player selected to train with the national team.
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SportsProp culture: Take our cheat sheet with you to the sports book before betting on the Super Bowl
Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 With hundreds of options available at local sports books, the volume of Super Bowl props can paralyze gamblers looking for action on the big game. That’s why a cheat sheet can be useful ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl. Here are eight prop bets to consider ...
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BettingFive betting trends to consider heading into the NFL season
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 Bookmakers could never catch up to the Patriots last year, and they’re still scrambling heading into the 2017 season.
