Case Keefer
Assistant Sports Editor
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Gaming
Vegas 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. ...
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Sports
Bowers’ 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. ...
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Gaming
College 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 ...
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Sports
Game 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 ...
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Sports
Both 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. ...
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Gaming
Sunday 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. ...
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Sports
Local 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 ...
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Sports
Raiders 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 ...
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Sports
UFC 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.
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Sports
Vegas 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. ...
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Cirque du Soleil
KA Reopens at MGM Grand
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 KA cast members battle during a pop-up performance in the hotel lobby celebrating the return of KA by Cirque Du Soleil at MGM Grand Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.
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Cirque du Soleil
KA Reopens at MGM Grand
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 during a pop-up performance in the hotel lobby celebrating the return of KA by Cirque Du Soleil at MGM Grand Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.
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Cirque du Soleil
KA Reopens at MGM Grand
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 KA cast members arrive at the KA Theatre following a pop-up performance in the hotel lobby celebrating the return of KA by Cirque Du Soleil at MGM Grand Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.
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Cirque du Soleil
KA Reopens at MGM Grand
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 A KA cast member joins a procession to the theater following a pop-up performance in the hotel lobby celebrating the return of KA by Cirque Du Soleil at MGM Grand Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.
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Cirque du Soleil
KA Reopens at MGM Grand
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 A KA cast member is shown during a pop-up performance in the hotel lobby celebrating the return of KA by Cirque Du Soleil at MGM Grand Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.
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Sports
Boulder City High School football preview 2014
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 Las Vegas Sun sports editor Ray Brewer talks to Boulder City High School's football coach and key players ahead of their 2014 season.
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Fighting
UFC 128: Jon Jones
Friday, March 18, 2011 Light heavyweight championship contender Jon Jones speaks with media for the last time before his main event bout with Shogun Rua at UFC 128 in Newark, N.J. The 23-year old Jones is a 2-to-1 favorite in the fight.