Ryan Carpenter is one of those players who has helped the Golden Knights not collapse among a string of injuries and illness, a guy who when needed most allowed a positive journey to remain on track.
Ed Graney
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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).
The Vegas goalie skated off with 17:29 remaining in the second period, his team down 4-0 in a game it would lose to New Jersey 8-3 before a season-high announced gathering of 18,420.
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The team has more holes than Donut Mania, meaning head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Reggie McKenzie will look to land some immediate skill.
The made-for-television saga that was Chris Beard departing for Lubbock, Texas, didn’t do much for the immediate state of UNLV basketball, but it allowed Texas Tech to move swiftly forward among the better programs nationally.
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