Mike Grimala
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SportsAllegiant Stadium takes center stage in Raiders' first practice at 'Death Star'
Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 The Raiders’ afternoon practice at Allegiant served as the first opportunity for most of the roster to take in the new stadium ...
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SportsDerek Carr, Javin White and what to watch at Raiders' first scrimmage at Allegiant
Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 After a week of padded training-camp sessions at their sparkling new facility in Henderson, the Raiders will move to the big stage on Friday, when the team is set to practice at Allegiant Stadium for the first time ...
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SportsA year removed from draft hype, Raiders' Clelin Ferrell ready to ‘cut loose’
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 Draft status only gets you so far in the NFL, and after a while it can become more of a hindrance than an advantage. That’s where defensive end Clelin Ferrell stands heading into his second year. The Raiders broke with consensus to take the former ...
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SportsAmid new blockbuster tight end deals, Darren Waller now a bargain for Raiders
Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 When the Raiders signed Darren Waller to a big-money contract extension in the middle of last season, the consensus was that it was a fair deal, despite Waller’s limited track record and history of personal problems ...
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SportsFive ways the Raiders' Bryan Edwards could be the next Davante Adams
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 The Raiders need playmakers in their receiving corps, so when Derek Carr compared 2020 third-round pick Bryan Edwards to one of the NFL’s best wideouts — Green Bay star Davante Adams — it was bound to excite the Las Vegas fan base ...
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SportsNick Kwiatkoski is big addition in middle of Raiders defense
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 Nick Kwiatkoski can bring a lot to the table for the Raiders defense. The fifth-year linebacker has experience, he’s a leader, and he’s a strong communicator on game day and in practice. All of those traits are useful ...
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SportsMountain West cancels fall football for 2020; spring season possible
Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 The Mountain West announced today that it is canceling the fall sports season, which means no football for UNLV in 2020. The Mountain West had already taken drastic action to try and finagle a football season despite the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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SportsWhy Maliek Collins is the 'key' to Raiders defense
Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 The key to the Raiders’ hopes in 2020 is the play of the defense. And the key to the defense, according to coach Jon Gruden, is Maliek Collins. Therefore, it’s not a stretch to say that Collins is shaping up to be Las Vegas’ most important player ...
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SportsRaiders QB Derek Carr: 'I'm tired of being disrespected'
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 Derek Carr met with the media on Tuesday for the first time since reporting to Raiders training camp in Henderson, and the main topic on his mind seemed to be the way he and his teammates are viewed by those outside the organization ...
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SportsAnalysis: Can Darren Waller be a red-zone producer in 2020?
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020 Darren Waller emerged as one of the league’s most electrifying tight ends last year, as he racked up 90 catches for 1,145 yards and earned a Pro Bowl berth. It was a spectacular season for the young pass-catcher, and the good news for Las Vegas is that ...
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Five Raiders veterans who need to build on strong 2019 seasons
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 It seems as though most of the optimism surrounding the Raiders heading into the 2020 season is built upon the additions the team made in the offseason, and that makes sense. Las Vegas acquired some high-priced free agents and brought in ...
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A&ELas Vegas' WNBA team has a few Aces up its sleeve
Thursday, July 23, 2020 Ever since they arrived in Las Vegas two years ago, the Aces have been set up to contend for a WNBA title. Every level of the organization, from ownership to coaching to on-court talent, is championship caliber, yet a deep postseason run has eluded the team. That was supposed to change in 2020, but then the pandemic happened, throwing the upcoming season into the kind of tumult that renders offseason prognostications meaningless.
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SportsBig questions as Raiders rookies report for training camp
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 NFL training camps open this week, with Raiders rookies set to report to the team’s new Henderson practice facility ...
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SportsLas Vegas man completes 100k run to Mount Charleston
Friday, July 17, 2020 Skyler Holloway set a goal for 2020: The Las Vegas native wanted to run a 100k ultramarathon. When the COVID-19 pandemic caused most sanctioned ultrarunning events to cancel in the spring, he realized he’d have to take matters into his own hands ...
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SportsUNLV's Otzelberger sees possible timeline shift for college basketball
Friday, July 3, 2020 The COVID-19 outbreak continues to warp the country’s sports timelines, and college basketball is no exception. UNLV suffered its own setback when ...
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SportsUp and running: UNLV football plots its attack under new coach Marcus Arroyo
Thursday, June 25, 2020 Because of the cancellation of spring practice, some mystery remains about how the team will look under new coach Marcus Arroyo. But the players, most of whom have completed a mandatory two-week local quarantine in order to return to campus, feel like they have a good idea.
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SportsShould UNLV continue to be the Rebels? Why change could be forthcoming
Monday, June 22, 2020 A controversy is raging around UNLV's removal of a Hey Reb! statue from a prominent spot on campus last week. University officials removed the statue because the mascot — and the “Rebels” nickname itself — is tied to a racist past. Many students, former players and community members say ...
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SportsUNLV removes Hey Reb! statue; mascot's future uncertain
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 UNLV removed a statue of its controversial “Hey Reb!” mascot from a prominent spot on campus, with acting president Marta Meana citing ...
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SportsPivotal season ahead for Raiders tackle Kolton Miller
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Want to hear a somewhat-alarming fact about the Raiders’ recent draft history? Since the fifth-year option rule was instituted in 2011, the team has not ended up exercising that option on any of its first-round selections ...
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SportsCan Josh Jacobs expand his game as a receiver in 2020?
Friday, June 5, 2020 Josh Jacobs enjoyed a remarkable rookie season in 2019. He was so good, he may prove to be a rare exception to the conventional wisdom when it comes to drafting running backs in the first round ...
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SportsHenry Ruggs' leg injury is minor, according to dad
Monday, June 1, 2020 Raiders first-round draft pick Henry Ruggs was hurt in an accident while helping a friend move, but according to Ruggs’ father, the injury is minor. Ruggs suffered “a little open wound on his leg ...
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SportsCould Raiders’ offensive line revive Marcus Mariota’s career?
Friday, May 29, 2020 Marcus Mariota was selected No. 2 overall in the 2015 draft, but the quarterback has yet to live up to that talent level through his first five seasons in the NFL. His production especially tanked last year, when he posted a career low in completion ...
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SportsThese Las Vegas student-athletes excelled on playing field, classroom
Sunday, May 24, 2020 Her long-term goal? A job at NASA, where she hopes to fulfill her dream of designing and building rockets.
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SportsTwo prep athletes who dominated the competition
Sunday, May 24, 2020 No prep athlete in Southern Nevada came into the 2019-20 season under the weight of expectations quite like Coronado junior basketball standout Jaden Hardy ...
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Ranking the offensive weapons of AFC West teams
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Life in the NFL gets a little more difficult when the Super Bowl champion resides in your division. It’s even more of an uphill battle when, like the Kansas City Chiefs, that champ is poised for a lengthy reign atop the standings ...
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Have the Raiders done enough to improve on defense for 2020?
Friday, May 15, 2020 The Raiders attacked the offseason with a clear plan to upgrade their defense at every level, and after a flurry of additions through free agency and the draft, it’s possible that more than ...
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SportsUNLV's David Jenkins not letting quarantine slow him down
Sunday, May 10, 2020 David Jenkins is determined to get off to a fast start next season. That seemed like an inevitability until the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the offseason down to a crawl. The junior guard played ...
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SportsRanking potential opponents for Raiders' opener in Las Vegas
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 The NFL is set to announce its 2020 schedules on Thursday, and Las Vegas fans will immediately look to see which team is slated to come to town for the opening of Allegiant Stadium. We’ve long known which eight teams will make up the Raiders’ home ...
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SportsRanking the Raiders' undrafted free agents
Friday, May 1, 2020 As part of the new CBA passed last month, NFL rosters will be increasing from 53 to 55 players for the 2020 season, with the two additional spots devoted to practice squad call-ups. Those players will be eligible on game day, giving front offices more ...
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SportsOne play that defines every Raiders draft pick
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 There’s a lot of work that goes into analyzing draft talent. NFL general managers and coaches and scouts watch hours upon hours of video in order to inform their opinions on each prospect; it’s a painstaking and important process ...
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SportsLive blog: Raiders come away with Ruggs and Arnette in first round of NFL Draft
Thursday, April 23, 2020 The first round of the draft has concluded, and it turned out to be a relatively wild ride for the Las Vegas Raiders ...
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Las VegasAllegiant Stadium construction site sees 2nd COVID-19 case
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 A second worker at the Allegiant Stadium construction site has tested positive for COVID-19, but work continues on the project. The latest worker tested positive on ...
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NewsCouncilman helps Vegas hospitals, shelters get much-needed gloves
Monday, March 30, 2020 Like all government officials these days, Las Vegas councilman Brian Knudsen spends most of his time dealing with the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak ...
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SportsUNLV's T.J. Otzelberger planning for summer of recruiting uncertainty
Sunday, March 29, 2020 Under normal circumstances the recruiting calendar would be wide open, with a live period running to the end of March, and April being mostly made up of live recruiting and evaluation periods. This is the time of year when coaching staffs roll ...
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SportsNFL Draft: Could CeeDee Lamb be Raiders' future playmaker?
Friday, March 27, 2020 There are two names atop most prognosticators’ draft boards at the wide receiver position: Alabama stud Jerry Jeudy is one, and Oklahoma playmaker CeeDee Lamb is the other. Both are expected to go in the first half of next month’s NFL draft ...
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SportsNFL Draft: Is Jerry Jeudy the pick for Las Vegas Raiders?
Monday, March 23, 2020 Just about every mock draft has the Raiders taking a receiver with their first pick, and one of the most popular projections for Vegas is Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy. It’s a common pick for a reason, as Jeudy established himself as one of college football’s most ...
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A&EFans grappling with reality of no March Madness in Las Vegas
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 If Disneyland were shut down, would you still take a scheduled trip to Anaheim? It’s no longer a hypothetical — the Magic Kingdom has been shuttered, and many sports fans are now faced with a similar question this week as they contemplate whether to follow through on planned getaways to Las Vegas for ...
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SportsOn the run again: UNLV's new basketball coach plans to transform the team's playing style
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 In the time it takes to read this sentence, T.J. Otzelberger wants UNLV to score in transition. The Runnin’ Rebels’ new head coach is determined to play fast this season ...
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SportsWorld’s best basketball players flock to Las Vegan Joe Abunassar and his old-school approach
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 Being a basketball trainer is big business right now. NBA fans who use social media are conditioned to look for updates throughout the offseason, when most players post video clips of their daily workouts. The players talk about expanding their bag of tricks, adding new moves and “getting better every day,” as they show off the work they’re doing to make it happen.
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UNLVRebel roundup: Catch these four UNLV athletes this fall and beyond
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 It’s been a rough couple of years for UNLV’s football and men’s basketball teams, but some of the Rebels’ other programs have fielded highly competitive squads. UNLV is typically strong in the Olympic sports ...
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NewsVocal UNLV linebacker Javin White hopes to lead a defensive transformation
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 Javin White knows his history when it comes to UNLV’s defense. The Rebels haven’t fielded a legitimately good unit on that side of the ball in a long time, and it has been especially poor in recent years.
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SportsTitle push: 8 reasons the Las Vegas Aces could make some noise in the second season
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 Can this star-studded Aces squad bring the city its first professional sports championship? There are plenty of reasons to think they can get the job done.
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SportsPower Point: Where does Bryce Harper go from here?
Thursday, July 4, 2019 Eight years into his big-league career, Bryce Harper maintains the youthful verve that became his trademark back in his teenage “wild child” days in Las Vegas ...
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SportsVegas pipeline: New UNLV basketball coach looks to the local prep scene to build program
Thursday, June 13, 2019 T.J. Otzelberger hasn’t coached a game at UNLV yet, but the hard work of building the program back into a contender began the the minute he accepted the job ...
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SportsAces up: Las Vegas’ WNBA team looks poised to break through in year two
Sunday, May 19, 2019 The Aces are back for their second season in Las Vegas after narrowly missing the playoffs in 2018, and no WNBA team appears more poised for a breakthrough campaign. With the first public look at the team set for ...
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SportsUNLV shortstop prepares to take another step toward his big-league dream
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 One day as a youngster, Bryson Stott stepped to the plate in his T-ball league and looked out at an empty infield. In the name of safety, the opposing coach had moved his players back to the outfield during Stott’s at-bats, keeping the tykes out of the line of fire.
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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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SportsSeven reasons the Runnin' Rebels will be better this season
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 A bunch of question marks surround the Runnin' Rebels heading into the 2018-19 season. Concerns include, but are not limited to, outside shooting, ball handling and a soft schedule that will require UNLV to win nearly every nonconference game to have any ...
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FootballUNLV football team has high hopes for this season
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 The UNLV football team has a very clear goal this season: to qualify for a bowl game. The Rebels came up just short last year, losing the final game of the season at UNR in dramatic fashion to finish with a 5-7 record (teams that are .500 or better earn postseason eligibility), and there are no more excuses.
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SportsA league of our own: Summertime brings the NBA to Vegas — now more than ever
Thursday, July 12, 2018 The idea of Las Vegas as home to an NBA franchise has swirled on and off, with varying degrees of intensity, for more than a decade. It rose up in February 2007 when the city hosted ...
