Case Keefer
Assistant Sports Editor
Story Archive
-
SportsGame day: Raiders can't get anything going offensively, fall to Steelers
Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024 he Raiders made things easy on the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers this afternoon. Three Las Vegas turnovers gave the Steelers the ball deep in Raiders territory and led to 17 points ...
-
GamingSunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 6 card
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 Out of the eight football plays at risk as part of last week’s Sunday Sweats, five of them came down to the final two minutes. They went 2-3, nothing to celebrate but also not a reason to complain ...
-
SportsSophomore leap: Jakorian Bennett progressing and producing for Raiders
Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 Jakorian Bennett's fortune has completely flipped this season. ...
-
SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 6 winners against the spread
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 Underdogs of a touchdown or more are now 11-9 straight-up, 16-2-2 against the spread through five weeks. ...
-
SportsAnalysis: Olofsson, other new Knights make golden first impression
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 Discussion on the talent the Golden Knights lost in the offseason dominated all other conversation regarding the team the last few months. Maybe there should have been more talk about what they added. ...
-
SportsRaiders will start Aidan O'Connell over Gardner Minshew in Week 6
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 Aidan O’Connell will get his shot as the Raiders’ starting quarterback for the first time this season Sunday when the team hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers at Allegiant Stadium. ...
-
SportsRaiders’ quarterback controversy resurfaces in loss to Broncos
Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 Pierce was non-committal when asked what he would do at the sport’s most important position for next week’s home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...
-
SportsMeyers takes over as Raiders’ top receiver as Adams on the way out
Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 Losing one of the most decorated receivers in the NFL would negatively affect any offense, but the Raiders might be in better position to absorb the departure than most of their peers. ...
-
FeaturesNew season, different look for the Vegas Golden Knights
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 Inevitable lineup departures may cause some fans to fret, but that urge should be fought as the Knights could be invigorated by “youthful energy,” in the words of captain Mark Stone.
-
GamingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 5 winners against the spread
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 Scoring struck back in Week 4 of the NFL season. After cratering to an average of 40.5 points per game spread across 32 contests during the previous two weeks, Week 4’s slate produced an average of 45.6 points per game ...
-
Sports'It's going to be a distraction:' Raiders adjusting amid Adams drama
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 Pierce wouldn’t reveal if Adams was at the team’s Henderson headquarters as they began preparations for a Week 5 game at the Denver Broncos other than to say, “he’s supposed to be rehabbing.” ...
-
GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 6
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 The playoff futures are another market worth monitoring this season as college football transitions into a new age. ...
-
SportsReports: Davante Adams wants to be traded from Raiders
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 After more than a year of insisting that he had no desire to leave the Las Vegas Raiders, receiver Davante Adams has reportedly reversed course. The Raiders’ biggest offensive star has ...
-
SportsRaiders get back to roots, roughhouse Browns for victory
Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 The Raiders evened their record at 2-2 going into a road game at the Denver Broncos next weekend in what Pierce described as a return of form. ...
-
GamingSunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 4 card
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 The Atlanta Falcons had every opportunity to knock off the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football but continually found ways to bungle it over the final five minutes. ...
-
SportsDavante Adams, Maxx Crosby out with injuries against Browns
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 The Raiders’ injury situation has taken a turn for the worse ahead of Sunday’s game hosting the Cleveland Browns. Las Vegas’ two best players, wide receiver Davante Adams and edge rusher Maxx Crosby, were ruled out Friday morning by coach Antonio Pierce ...
-
SportsRaiders may try something different in offensive approach against Browns
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 Tweaks and corrections are coming, Pierce has emphasized on multiple occasions this week. He’s just not going to reveal them publicly. ...
-
SportsRaiders need other D-linemen to ‘step up’ with Crosby nursing high ankle sprain
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 Raiders coach Antonio Pierce vowed to run tough practices in the aftermath of Sunday’s loss to the Panthers and lived up to his word Wednesday as the team began preparations for a Week 4 game hosting the Cleveland Browns. Players flew around the field during the media-viewing portion at the start of ...
-
SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 4 winners against the spread
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 A new favorite has emerged in each of arguably the two most popular awards betting markets, Most Valuable Player and Offensive Rookie of the Year. ...
-
Internet GamblingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 5
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 Georgia is now anywhere from a 1- to 2-point favorite over Alabama in the powerhouse programs’ first regular-season meeting since 2020. ....
-
SportsRaiders’ early-season momentum dims in ugly loss to Panthers
Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 The Raiders followed up one of their best victories since relocating to Las Vegas in 2020 with one of their worst defeats, getting pummeled by a Panthers’ side that had been ...
-
GamingSunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 3 card
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 Betting as early as possible to try to get a jump on the market has been one of the unofficial commandments of this weekend betting column ever since it launched more than four years ago. ...
-
SportsCould Jackson Powers-Johnson help shore up Raiders’ blocking woes?
Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 Raiders coach Antonio Pierce jokingly took offense to a question asking him if rookie second-round draft pick Jackson Powers-Johnson would get on the field for the first time in the team’s ...
-
SportsBowers’ historic early-season breakout is just the beginning for Raiders TE
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 There’s always a limelight on the first-round pick going into a team’s home opener, but that will be especially true at 1:05 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium when Las Vegas hosts the Carolina Panthers. ...
-
GamingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 3 winners against the spread
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 A suspenseful set of standalone, primetime games through two weeks has served as a reminder to why the NFL reigns supreme in popularity — and of how difficult it can be bet on. ...
-
GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 4
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 Utah at Oklahoma State is arguably the biggest game on the Week 4 schedule, giving the Big 12 a rare spotlight showcase ...
-
SportsGame day: Raiders complete comeback win over Baltimore, 26-23
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 Score one for Gardner Minshew, as the Raiders just rode their underdog quarterback to a 26-23 upset win in Baltimore. The Raiders ran for just 28 yards on the day at a clip of 1.6 yards per carry, but in the end it didn't matter, as Minshew made big throw after big throw ...
-
SportsBoth UFC belts at risk change hands in Sphere spectacular
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 Sphere’s presentation was inescapable in its live-sporting event debut, and the athletes made sure the sold-out crowd got their money’s worth. ...
-
GamingSunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 2 card
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 The wish was that the arrival and rebirth of the Sunday Sweats would trigger a turnaround for the recently dwindling bottom line of the weekend betting column, and it came true in Week 1. ...
-
SportsLocal fighters in spotlight for historic UFC card at Sphere
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 The card is loaded with nine Mexican natives or residents including Daniel Zellhuber, but there’s also another less obvious class of fighters in abundant supply: Five athletes who train out of Las Vegas will ...
-
SportsRaiders relying on unfamiliar faces after pair of defensive line injuries
Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 Ten out of 11 expected Raiders’ defensive starters trotted out onto the field at SoFi Stadium for the first possession of the season last week. The lone surprise was a big one. Charles Snowden, who didn’t make ...
-
SportsUFC promising a sporting event that 'will never, ever be replicated' in debut at Sphere
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 The origin of one of the most anticipated and expensive fight cards in Las Vegas history traces back to Tom Brady and U2.
-
SportsVegas pick'em: NFL Week 2 winners against the spread
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 Three Week 2 point spreads rose above the rest this year, having shifted at least a field goal following the first set of games. ...
-
SportsAlexander Mattison carving out a bigger role in Raiders’ offense
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 The Raiders started using more of a running back by committee approach as training camp went on, and now it appears likely the workload will be evenly split starting with Sunday’s Week 2 at the Baltimore Ravens. ...
-
GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 3
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 Everything has changed in college football this year, and that includes the timing of some classic in-state showdowns. There’s naturally a lot of complaining about the reverberations and unintended consequences from the birth of megaconferences ...
-
SportsRaiders beaten at their own game against Chargers to start the season
Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 The Chargers took the Raiders’ best shots in Week 1 but kept standing and coming forward until they broke the SoFi Stadium visitors with a runaway second half to win 22-10. ...
-
SportsRaiders drop opener to Chargers
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 Las Vegas led Los Angeles 7-6 at halftime behind a 33-yard touchdown pass from Gardner Minshew to Alexander Mattison ...
-
SportsGardner Minshew brings ‘aura’ for Raiders to rally around
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024 Gardner Minshew isn’t the type of leader who’s going to go helmet-to-helmet with a defender exchanging words; he’s more likely to laugh it off.
-
GamingSunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 1 card
Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 It’s all football from here on out in 2024. The sport takes over the American sports betting world, and it’s no different for 'Talking Points' with the shift from the ...
-
SportsFive overlooked questions that will help define the Raiders’ season
Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 Here are five questions that will heavily impact the Raiders’ upcoming season, which kicks off at 1:25 p.m. Sunday at the Los Angeles Chargers, despite not receiving as much scrutiny as the largest concerns. ...
-
GamingVegas pick'em: NFL Week 1 winners against the spread
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 The Kansas City Chiefs are widely listed as the 5-to-1 favorite to win a third straight Super Bowl, something that’s never happened before in the NFL. ...
-
SportsBreaking down every game on the Raiders’ schedule this season
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 Every game, how to watch and the current betting line for the Raiders' 2024 season
-
SportsThe best futures bet to make in every NFL division this season
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 To get a sense of the NFL landscape to start the season, let’s handicap each and every division using locally available betting odds.
-
SportsComings and goings: New Raiders to watch and old Raiders to miss
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 Any quarterback change will always be the most visible switch for an NFL team, but here are five of the other most notable incoming and outgoing veterans from last year.
-
SportsHow promoting Antonio Pierce was an outside-the-box decision for the Raiders, and why it just might work
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 "It’s real easy to follow a guy who understands the big picture and has the same mindset we have as players. It’s easy to get behind a guy like that."
-
SportsRaiders flip the script, focus on a defense-first attack heading into the 2024 season
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 Maxx Crosby might have spent more time standing on the sideline watching his fellow starting defensive teammates on the Raiders in training camp than he will all season, and certainly more than he would have ...
-
GamingCollege football by the odds: Vegas picks for every Week 2 game
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 The Hurricanes might have claimed the most impressive opening-week performance by dismantling Florida 41-17 on the road as 2.5-point favorites. Reverberations struck in the betting market ...
-
SportsUSC edges LSU in front of largest crowd in Allegiant Stadium history
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 In front of a record crowd of 63,969 fans, USC senior running back Woody Marks exploded through a hole for a 13-yard touchdown run with eight seconds remaining to break a tie. ...
-
GamingWeekend wagers: Nine bets to make including two college football props
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 Today’s pair of anytime touchdown bets should be good practice for what’s to come. ...
-
SportsBattle of the blue bloods: College football titans LSU, USC clash in Las Vegas to kick off the season
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 Las Vegas has seized a larger share of almost all the biggest sports in the country over the last seven or eight years, and college football is the next frontier.
