LA Times: Raiders fans going through different stages of grief after being jilted
(via By Nathan Fenno, LA Times)
[{"text":"The Sun's Raiders coverage","url":"https://lasvegassun.com/news/las-vegas-raiders/"}] Five months ago, Dr. Death stared at the carpet in a Phoenix hotel room and sighed. Instead of the familiar hard hat with foot-long spikes, black wig, bulky shoulder pads under a No. 26 Raiders jersey with “Dr. Death” written on the back, Ray Perez wore an untucked white dress shirt and dark slacks. The superfan ...
Vegas visitors can use electronic wallet for hotels, show tickets — but not for gambling
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Bill Foley gambling that Golden Knights will resonate beyond Vegas: 'We can be the team of the Rockies'
(via ESPN)
A thousand miles north of Las Vegas, the NHL's newest owner, Bill Foley, sits in a conference room overlooking powder blue mountains. While many associate the Vegas Golden Knights with a flashy arena, glittery attractions and all the other temptations Vegas has to offer, this laid-back resort town -- just one hour from the Canadian border -- is Golden Knight ...
Las Vegas High grad Ray Smith to have role with Arizona Wildcats in 2017-18
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Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller says Ray Smith, a Las Vegas High graduate, will continue to have a role with the Wildcats in the 2017-18 season, despite suffering an injury that ended his playing career, according to the Arizona Desert Swarm blog on SB Nation. To see the full story, click here.
Tesla developing self-driving tech for semi-truck, wants to test in Nevada
(via Reuters)
Tesla Inc is developing a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in "platoons" that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to testing a prototype, according to an email discussion of potential road tests between the car company and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), seen by Reuters. To see the full story, click ...
Alabama McDonald's denies wrongdoing amid claim bacon slipped into Muslim family's sandwiches
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Las Vegas 51s' Amed Rosario making major league debut
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A $690,000 fix for renovation mistake at UNR football stadium
(via Reno Gazette-Journal)
Joe Bohl headed to his new seats in a renovated Mackay Stadium at the University of Nevada. He arrived 30 minutes before the 6 p.m. Sept. 17, 2016 kickoff to watch the Wolf Pack take on the University at Buffalo. Bohl has been going to games for more than 30 years and is a long-time season-ticket holder. He said he ...
Nats promote former UNLV pitcher Fedde for big league debut
(via By Chris Tripodi, MiLB.com)
At one point this season, it looked like Erick Fedde's Major League debut would come in a relief role. The 24-year-old right-hander who starred at UNLV instead will take the hill as a starter this weekend. Washington skipper Dusty Baker confirmed the Nationals will promote their No. 3 prospect from Triple-A Syracuse to start in place of Stephen Strasburg on ...
Dean Heller is keeping his options open on health care
(via Axios)
Sen. Dean Heller has been tight-lipped on the Senate health care plan ever since his fiery joint press conference with Gov. Brian Sandoval last month, following the release of the first version of the bill. But I finally caught up with him last night after the late-night GOP meeting in the Capitol, and he gave me several minutes of his ...