The No. 5-ranked Las Vegas scored 56 first-half points on 17 offensive plays en route to their 18th straight victory in the “Bone Game.” The 70 points and 64-point margin of victory set records in the history of the series, which dates to 1957.
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The calendar has not even turned to October, but that didn’t stop the Faith Lutheran football team from embracing the importance of Friday’s Division I-A Sunset League opener.
This weekend, most everyone here in Albuquerque wants to know if Walter White will die. I’m guessing Bobby Hauck couldn’t give a hoot.
Four of the area’s top 10 teams are idle this week, and just one Division I or I-A matchup features two teams with winning records. Still, there are some interesting matchups and storylines. Here’s a look at some of them.
Matt, Kelly and Tony are back with another week of free football picks, straight from the Golden Nugget sports book.
‘Big’ Al McMordie faces Frank Betti in Week 4 of the Friday Football Showdown.
Football coaches borrow and adapt — some would call it stealing — and offenses can change from year to year. UNLV and New Mexico have taken this practice one step further.
The girlfriend of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on a perjury charge in connection with the killing of his friend, a Massachusetts prosecutor said Friday, bringing to five the number of people facing charges in the case.
Jocquez Kalili has rushed for 500 yards on 24 carries in leading the Diamondbacks to a 2-0 start, and he’ll try to keep things going when Desert Oasis travels to third-ranked Canyon Springs (3-0) at 7 tonight.
DeMichael Walker scored on a 1-yard run late in the third quarter, and Legacy forced two turnovers to upset host Arbor View 7-0 on Thursday night.
Crimson Tide QB A.J. McCarron and his model sidekick, Katherine Webb, have split. Sources confirmed it in a New York Daily News story. I’m not into celebrity relationship gossip, but this is an interesting development and maybe a handicapping angle.
The National Football league struck a deal to show game highlights and other video content on Twitter ahead of the short messaging service’s initial public offering of stock.
A lot of Las Vegas movers and shakers wearing tailored blazers with open collars attended Wednesday’s Las Vegas Bowl kickoff luncheon at the Hard Rock Hotel, at a swanky restaurant called 35 Steaks + Martinis.
I don’t check email often since my inbox usually is filled with stuff from Nigerian princes (that scam still works?) and bad jokes that Eric forwards to me. I really should block him.
UNLV’s defensive line struggled badly last football season and has been a liability for several years.
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