Case Keefer
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Alexander 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. ...
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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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Gaming
College 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 ...
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Raiders 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. ...
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Gardner 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.
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Raiders 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 ...
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Gaming
Sunday 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 ...
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Five 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. ...
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The 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.
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Comings 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.
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Breaking 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
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How 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."
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Raiders 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 ...
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Gaming
Vegas 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. ...
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Gaming
College 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 ...
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USC 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. ...
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Gaming
Weekend 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. ...
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Battle 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.
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Centennial High product Jonah Laulu joins Raiders off waivers
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 Laulu is immediately placed on the 53-man roster, along with safety Thomas Harper whom the Raiders claimed from the Los Angeles Chargers. ...
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Gaming
College football by the odds: Las Vegas picks for every Week 1 game
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 Colorado stole the spotlight in college football’s Week 1 festivities a year ago. It only feels fair that the Buffaloes reclaim their spot at center stage on the opening night of Week 1 for the 2024 season. ...
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Raiders' initial 53-man roster: McAllister makes the cut
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 The Raiders had a pair of moderate surprises included on their initial 53-man regular-season roster when it was submitted to the NFL ahead of the 1 p.m. deadline. ...
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Gaming
Weekend Wagers: Eight bets on eight different sports
Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024 Football season is back, and it feels oh-so-good. ...
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Sports
Receiver makes big impression in Raiders' final preseason game
Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 The 26-year-old receiver showed out against the San Francisco 49ers, keying a resilient effort that saw the Raiders eke out a 24-24 tie by virtue of a late, 43-yard field goal by kicker Daniel Carlson ...
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Raiders look to firm up 53-man roster in final preseason game
Friday, Aug. 23, 2024 Las Vegas’ starters won’t take the field as the entire 60 minutes will be dedicated to the players closer to the bottom of the current 90-man roster. The Raiders, along with the other 31 NFL franchises, must cut down to their 53-man regular-season roster ...
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College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 0
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 Betting history is already on pace to be made during college football’s soft-opening Saturday. ...
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Raiders name Gardner Minshew starting quarterback over Aidan O'Connell
Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024 Las Vegas coach Antonio Pierce announced the decision Sunday morning after reviewing film from last night’s preseason loss to Dallas and conferring with general manager Tom Telesco and offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. ...
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Minshew, O'Connell flop as Raiders lose second straight in preseason
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 The stage was set for O’Connell to seize the job and, for a while at least, it looked like that was exactly what would happen. The second-year, fourth-round pick out of Purdue led ...
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Weekend wagers: Seven bets to make on seven sports
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 T-minus seven days until college football season begins. Nineteen days are left until the NFL follows suit. ...
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Preseason player to watch: RB Dylan Laube showing 'special' signs in Las Vegas
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 Laube turned as many heads as anyone on the roster during the team’s tenure at the Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex. The next step for the 5-foot-10, 208-pound playmaker is to carry the momentum into the preseason. ...
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Tucker's time: Raiders speedster needs a big preseason to capitalize on bigger opportunities
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024 At the end of Raiders’ minicamp this spring in Henderson, veteran receiver Jakobi Meyers joked he was ready for the team to get away for training camp so he could “beat up on Tre Tucker a little bit.” Meyers ended up passing on the opportunity to playfully bully his younger, smaller ...
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Raider X-Factor: Adam Butler could help team unlock full defensive potential
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 Maxx Crosby and Christian Wilkins were outdone and drowned out for once. The Raiders’ pair of $100 million defensive-line disruptors are typically both the most impactful and loudest players at practice on ...
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Raiders' rookie TE Brock Bowers doing it all at training camp
Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 Bowers has arguably been Las Vegas’ most reliable weapon as the team enters the midway point of training camp with the eighth of 16 permitted practices scheduled for this evening at the Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex ...
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Weekend wagers: Five bets to make on five sports
Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 There are plenty of football games left to bet that should have more definitive endings. ...
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Jakorian Bennett on pace to claim Raiders’ starting cornerback job
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024 The music amplified, the offense huddled and Jakorian Bennett bounced. The Raiders’ second-year cornerback then began hyping up his defensive teammates as they prepared for an 11-on-11 period against the starting offense Wednesday morning at the Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex. As the offense broke the huddle and ...
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Bets to make on eight football awards before the season starts
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024 The preponderance of options has slowly made awards wagering perhaps the most popular vehicle of football future bets.
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Raiders ‘set the tone’ with lively and competitive first practice in pads
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Christian Wilkins bulldozed the Raiders’ interior offensive line, blew up a play and boasted about it. The Raiders’ new $110 million defensive tackle got in the faces of ...
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Antonio Pierce in his element for Raiders’ Southern California training camp
Saturday, July 27, 2024 The Raiders’ coach said “it’s all peaches and cream” when it comes to heading his first training camp 28 miles from his hometown of Paramount, Calif. ...
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Gaming
Weekend wagers: Five bets to make on five sports
Saturday, July 27, 2024 All hail Xander Schauffele, the patron saint of Weekend Wagers’ bankroll. ...
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Las Vegas taps into depth early in training camp with new-look offensive line
Friday, July 26, 2024 The Raiders’ offensive line took some punishment in Thursday’s second practice of training camp, even five days before pads come on and full-contact drills commence. Star defensive tackle Christian Wilkins planted ...
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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 ...
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‘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 ...