San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau played in his 1,768th NHL game Monday night, passing Gordie Howe’s mark before 3,950 fans at T-Mobile Arena.
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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).
Coaches have been free to leave for another job without penalty forever. Now players have the same right. So coaches need to quit complaining and embrace the new reality.
As much as Raiders players might care about health and safety, skipping in-person offseason workouts isn’t primarily a pandemic narrative.
The league informed all 32 teams that an employee who refuses to be vaccinated will be barred from interacting with players this coming season.
Trading for forward Mattias Janmark on Monday will help — he should offer some middle six punch — but the Golden Knights already featured a championship roster.
Things got ornery fast, as Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves leveled Arizona defenseman Jordan Gross to the ice at 12:35 of the first period with a shoulder to the head.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25-of-27 shots Saturday but the Golden Knights fell to Minnesota 2-1.
That UNLV team was ranked No. 1 all season and had just one game decided by fewer than 10 points. Three of the NBA’s top 12 draft picks that year played for Jerry Tarkanian.
New defensive coordinator Gus Bradley needs what team doesn’t have — Mike Trout in shoulder pads.
The former UNLV basketball coach is retiring to Las Vegas, where he will watch son Kevin take over the Rebels program while trying to inspire a fan base.
It’s not just that the Knights defeated Colorado 3-2 in overtime Saturday. It’s how they won. Playing their way.
Kevin Kruger was among the first to enter the transfer portal when he transferred from Arizona State to UNLV in 2006, so he’s familiar with what has become a major pipeline for talent.
The hire by UNLV’s Desiree Reed-Francois is a gamble. When you hand the keys of a program to a coach who has never sat in the lead chair, unknowns outweigh certainties.
Kevin Kruger, who led the Rebels to an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 while playing for his father, was named the program’s new head coach on Sunday.
The Rebels are in search of another basketball coach and, like so many times before, Pitino is the most popular wish among scarlet and gray fans.
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