Former Raiders safety George Atkinson recounts Super Bowl XI.
Ed Graney
Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
Tyrann Mathieu has been described as a mix between Hall of Famers Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu, and, well, good luck topping those comparisons.
The NFL is expected to announce over the next several months a home for its 2024 game, having moved Super Bowl LVIII from New Orleans.
The news of Thursday’s postponement came two days after a member of the Golden Knights’ coaching staff tested positive for COVID before the team hosted the St. Louis Blues.
Kelly McCrimmon traded in his general manager’s hat for the Golden Knights and assumed head coaching duties in a 5-4 shootout loss to St. Louis on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena.
The Rebels opened a two-game series with the second-place Aggies by winning 59-56, a game hardly known for aesthetics and yet one UNLV needed.
Raiders tight end Jason Witten has donated $10,000 to SafeNest, the largest nonprofit agency dedicated to ending domestic violence in Clark County.
Late-game drama wasn’t needed Wednesday when the Golden Knights won a team record fourth straight game to open a season, this a 5-2 final against the Arizona Coyotes.
It’s much easier — not to mention cheaper — for UNLV to ditch a mascot than the nickname the university has been known by since the mid-1950s.
New Mexico relocated out of state Nov. 20 and has pretty much been on the road since. The Lobos found home bases in Lubbock, Texas, and most recently St. George, Utah.
It has been more than 300 days since fans last rocked T-Mobile Arena. This is the new normal: Three stars of the game skating around afterward waving to … nobody.
Mark Stone was named the first captain in Golden Knights history, a void DeBoer has wanted to fill since being named coach.
Allegiant Stadium, home to the Raiders, never becomes reality without the vision of Sheldon Adelson, who died Monday at the age of 87.
The Golden Knights will feature their most talented group, more skilled than the magical expansion team of 2017-18 and its historic run to the Stanley Cup Final.
School of 250 students and with no full athletic scholarships plays at UNLV on Tuesday.