The Raiders finalized a two year, $16.5 million contract with the 31-year-old running back on Wednesday.
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What will the Raiders do with the 24th overall selection in Thurday’s NFL Draft? Here’s who some Review-Journal staffers think they will pick:
Andrew Price and Troy Hawthorne arrived at UNLV together five years ago. Now the two Rebels hope they become NFL players together this week.
The state’s sports books won a record $41.275 million on basketball in March, a hold of 9.61 percent from a record handle of $429.5 million.
The NHL expansion team will play four road games in an eight-day span followed by three home games in six days, pending final approval by the NHL.
The team will announce its Day 3 selections Saturday in front of the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.
For only the second time in 17 years, a quarterback probably won’t be selected in the first three picks of the NFL Draft, which starts Thursday in Philadelphia.
Former Alabama inside linebacker Reuben Foster once was widely considered his class’s top talent at the position.
The New Orleans Saints and free-agent running back Adrian Peterson have agreed on a two-year contract.
Aaron Hernandez’s family and friends bid farewell to the former NFL star at a private funeral Monday, and a judge ordered that three suicide notes he left be turned over to his fiancee by the time he is buried.
Acquiring Marshawn Lynch would come at a cost for the Raiders, who would likely spare a draft pick in any trade with the Seahawks to obtain his rights. Not acquiring him, though, may come at a greater one.
Former UNLV football player Tony Terrell will be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. He also was a standout student, going on to earn a doctorate.
The biggest move on NFL Week 1 regular-season lines is on the Raiders-Titans total, which is at 52 after opening at 53½.
The first time Derek Carr saw John Pagano this offseason, the Raiders quarterback was as perplexed as he was suspcious. What is he doing here?
Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas was taken over by Cougars on Saturday.