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- Minshew, O’Connell settle in for Raiders QB competition with solid practice debuts
- Thursday, July 25, 2024
- The opening practice at Jack Hammett Sports Complex was light on full-team drills — and the Raiders won’t put pads on until next Tuesday — but neither Minshew nor ...
- ‘Gritty’ Liberty grad Troy Fautanu set up for big things with Steelers
- Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Troy Fautanu still lives minutes away from Liberty High School and, as such, regularly experiences memories of his time with the Patriots rushing back when he visits or catches a glimpse of the football field. Almost all of the flashbacks are positive as the 23-year-old reflects on playing with his childhood friends and ...
- From horse farm to training camp: Zamir White to carry heavy load for Raiders
- Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- The Raiders report to training camp ahead of the upcoming season this morning in Costa Mesa, Calif. It’s the start of a monthlong period most NFL players dread because of ...
- Weekend wagers: Six bets to make on six different sports
- Saturday, July 20, 2024
- Weekend Wagers was built as a way to cover and find bets on all the biggest sporting events going on at any given moment. ...
- Camp competition: Seven position battles to watch as the Raiders prepare for the season
- Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Continuity is one of the main reasons why the Raiders believe they can make a leap into the playoffs this season after a two-year absence. There aren’t many sweeping changes ...
- Weekend wagers: Eight bets to make on eight different sports
- Saturday, July 13, 2024
- Of all the 12 football teams that paraded through Circa as part of Mountain West Media Days earlier this week, UNLV stood out as one of the most confident groups. ...
- Bond between stars Ricky White, Jackson Woodard drives UNLV into big season
- Friday, July 12, 2024
- Ricky White and Jackson Woodard spent more than six straight hours Wednesday talking to reporters at Mountain West Media Days, but the most important conversation they had around the event might have taken place the night before. The UNLV football team’s two biggest returning stars sat down for dinner on ...
- What to watch at the NBA's 20th edition of Las Vegas Summer League
- Thursday, July 11, 2024
- The NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League seems to gain in popularity every year, and this year’s 20th anniversary edition at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion is no exception. Each of the league’s 30 franchises are again slated to bring a roster of rookies, other young prospects who need more seasoning and veteran ...
- Weekend wagers: Eight bets to make on eight sports
- Saturday, July 6, 2024
- From now through the end of the season, at least one football bet will be included in every Weekend Wagers entry ....
- UFC 303: Alex Pereira knocks out Jiri Prochazka, eyes historic third title
- Saturday, June 29, 2024
- Pereira debuted in the octagon less than three years ago but has gone 8-1 and captured titles in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. And now he has his eyes on becoming the first fighter in UFC history to win a third title. ...
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- Vegas-style college football preview: Pac-12 at the sports book
- Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013
- When the Pac-10 extended hastily accepted invitations to Utah and Colorado for the 2011 college football season, many hailed it as the dawning of the age of “super conferences.”
- Vegas-style college football preview: Mountain West at the sports books
- Wednesday, July 24, 2013
- The never-ending footrace between Boise State and bookmakers may feature a new leader for the first time in nearly two decades.
The popular narrative of non-BCS conference Boise State baffling the country with its run of sustained success once rang truest in Las Vegas.
- Sports books favor Heat to win next year's NBA title but Clippers moving up
- Monday, June 24, 2013
- The Miami Heat’s championship parade drew to a close Monday in a fashion typical for these types of celebrations — with talk of next season.
The back-to-back NBA champions fielded questions about potentially pulling off the first three-peat in more than a decade next season. Las Vegas has answers, or at least valuable insight into the likelihood of it happening.
- NBA Finals in Vegas: Sports book facts and figures on Heat comeback, Game 7
- Thursday, June 20, 2013
- The dramatic finish in Game 6 of the NBA Finals caused at least three different groups of people spread throughout the country in separate time zones to look foolish.
There were, of course, the much-ridiculed Miami fans who fled the American Airlines Arena exits early before their Heat sparked to win 103-100 in overtime. San Antonio supporters who flooded the Riverwalk anticipating a celebration before their Spurs dulled took their barbs, too.
- NBA Finals in Vegas: Heat victory tonight could mean big business to sports books
- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
- Tonight marks the closest equivalent to Groundhog Day for local sports books. If the Miami Heat win to extend the NBA Finals to a Game 7, brightness in the form of money gets one last hurrah. Dim the lights around betting windows, though, if they lose.
- NBA Finals in Vegas: Sports books took hit on Heat; zig-zag calls for Spurs tonight
- Sunday, June 16, 2013
- Sports book directors may have flopped to the floor harder than Chris Bosh as game four of the NBA Finals wound down.
Unlike the minor contact Tim Duncan made with Bosh, the Miami Heat actually inflicted pain on bookmakers. They cost Las Vegas books far more than the $5,000 the NBA fined Bosh for his embellishment, too.
- NBA Finals in Vegas: Spurs a small favorite over Heat in series and Game 4
- Thursday, June 13, 2013
- Don’t make the same mistake some analysts made Tuesday night. Don’t pen the Miami Heat’s eulogy yet.
Despite an embarrassing 113-77 loss to San Antonio in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Miami is a victory Thursday night away from regaining its status as the favorite in the series, according to Las Vegas odds.
- NBA Finals in Vegas: What the odds say about home court format for Heat, Spurs
- Tuesday, June 11, 2013
- LeBron James has experienced both the supposed greatest benefit and biggest drawback to the NBA Finals’ 2-3-2 home court format over the past couple of years.
The Heat are now minus-175 (risking $1.75 to win $1) to win the series with the Spurs coming back at plus-155 (risking $1 to win $1.55).
- NBA Finals in Vegas: Spurs now favored in series but history on Heat's side in game two
- Sunday, June 9, 2013
- Fans in San Antonio might as well crank Rihanna’s breakthrough single “Umbrella” and dust off those black and silver Robert Horry jerseys.
They should party like it’s June 2007, and not just because their Spurs are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since suppressing this very King (James) six years ago.
- What you need to know about betting on the NBA Finals in Las Vegas
- Thursday, June 6, 2013
- According solely to future odds in Las Vegas sports books, Miami was 13 percent more likely to win the title before the just-concluded series with the Indiana Pacers ever began. The LVH Superbook had the Heat at minus-400 (risking $4 to win $1) to win the NBA title on May 20. Now they’re just minus-220. San Antonio’s numbers swayed the opposite direction, as it was plus-450 to end the season with a championship before a near pick’em Western Conference Finals series against the Memphis Grizzlies.
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