Mike Vrabel says nobody’s ever really ready to be a head coach for the first time in the NFL. The Tennessee Titans’ newest coach feels like he is as ready as possible thanks to the men he’s worked with in the league.
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Steve Wilks is the new head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.
Derek Carr was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl, the NFL announced Monday.
Nick Foles threw for three touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles made big play after big play Sunday night, winning the NFC title in a stunning 38-7 rout of the Minnesota Vikings.
The Westgate sports book opened the Patriots as 5½-point favorites over Philadelphia, with a total of 47½.
Tom Brady shook off a hand injury and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining, rallying the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl with a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship Sunday.
The Eagles are 3-point home underdogs to the Vikings, and handicapper Micah Roberts (Sportsline.com) said the line is out of whack for the second straight week.
The No. 1-ranked total defense of the Vikings will go up against the No. 4 Eagles’ defense Sunday in Philadelphia. The Jaguars, the No. 2 defense, will go on the road to meet the defending Super Bowl champs, the Patriots.
The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is a guidepost for what the Las Vegas Stadium Authority could look like in four years once the stadium that will house the Oakland Raiders is completed.
The extent of the injury remains unclear, as Tom Brady and Patriots coach Bill Belichick were tight-lipped about it Friday. Asked if Brady would be a game-time decision for Sunday’s game, Belichick replied, “Today is Friday.”
The Nevada Board of Regents has voted 11-1 in favor of a joint-use agreement that enables the UNLV football team to use the planned $1.9 billion football stadium being built by the Oakland Raiders.
The biggest bet South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro ever took was a $2.4 million money-line wager from billionaire investor Carl Icahn in 1995.
Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney and reporter Rick Velotta talk about how the Raiders stadium construction is progressing and the complications that might occur due to pricing.
Review-Journal sports betting columnist Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Technology sports book vice president Matt Holt preview the NFL’s conference championship games.
Southern Nevada real estate professionals already have seen indications of an anticipated climb in local land values as a result of Las Vegas’ leap into big-league status.