Just spoke with Raiders owner Mark Davis: "That's my tweet. That was me. I don't want anyone in the organization taking heat. I take full responsibility for that."
Story coming soon on the reason for the tweet and Davis' thoughts on today's verdict at
This is Paul Minor. He is 19 and as passionate a Raiders fan as you will find. And with the team now playing in his town of Las Vegas, he is motivated to lose weight, to be healthy, to watch the silver and black for years to come ... to live.
@Raiders
Talked to Raiders owner Mark Davis.
On Carl Nassib: "These are personal decisions. It's 2021 and he's a Raider. If he's happy, I'm happy. It takes courage. I thought we got to the point where this wasn't (a story). It doesn't change my opinion of him as a man or as a Raider."
Mark Davis on the 34-24 win: "“It was one of the best games I have seen us play in a long time. I thought it was fantastic. All three phases of the game. My emotions are that I’m excited that we looked good and are moving towards the future.”
Raiders news: Jon Gruden and Mark Davis being interviewed on MGM video screen ringside at Widler-Fury II. Gruden just said Mandatory Minicamp will be June 14-16 In Vegas. Gruden: "If we can invite everyone in, we will."
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Chris Beard: "Couple years ago, people would hammer us in recruiting.‘Don’t play for Beard, they play positionless basketball.' Golden State wins a few (titles) and positionless basketball becomes a hot thing. We’re cool again. We don’t have 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s. We have players.”
Jonathan Marchessault on the firing of Gerard Gallant: "It’s an awful situation, just terrible. He is the reason I am an NHL player, the reason I am here. He gave me a shot in Florida. He gave me a shot with Vegas. Every guy in this room fought for (Gallant), for sure."
Raiders owner Mark Davis to Review-Journal following his team's win: “Listen, the Raiders stand for diversity, inclusion and social justice. We always have and we always will. The emails that came out are not what we stand for and so Jon Gruden is no longer head coach ...(cont)
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney in Nashville on Raiders pick Clelin Ferrell: “They got an unbelievable, committed grinder, one of the most low-maintenance, humble superstar type players you would ever want to coach. Clelin will be there tomorrow, ready to work. I promise you.”
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Narrative before Season 1 of Otzelberger never altered: Regardless of record, key for Rebels was always to be much better in March than November. Winning at NM. Blowing out CSU. And now, taking out No. 4 and unbeaten on road. It's how a culture is created and a program is built.
Mark Stone on new VGK coach Peter DeBoer: “10 months ago, we probably wouldn’t have said a nice thing about him. We don’t say anything nice about the Sharks. But his teams always play hard and have been successful. Hopefully, he can bring that energy into our room.”
James Neal: "I didn’t come here to be traded. I came here to win,.We weren’t satisfied at the beginning, we weren’t satisfied at Christmas, we weren’t satisfied at just being one of the best teams. We want to be the best one. When you believe, amazing things can happen.”
#RJnow
Forget nationally. If most understood how little San Jose State has to work with comparative to some programs in their league, what it has done is one of the better college football stories in decades upon decades. It can be done. No excuses. What an amazing job by Brent Brennan.
When you know the Raiders are in the playoffs for the first time in a minute: Owner Mark Davis trading sideline dance moves with DeSean Jackson to the beat of Yung Joc...
In the most non-political of stances and looking way beyond any party lines, my daughter today lives with the realty hers is a far better world full of opportunity because of RBG.
God put few people on this earth as nice and as genuine as
@VGKFrank
... Saddened beyond words by his passing. RIP, Frank. Thanks for every once of advice re: this crazy radio world.
Christina Mauser, an assistant girls basketball coach at Harbor Day School in Del Mar, Ca. passed away on the helicopter that took the life of Kobe & Gianna Bryant. She leaves behind her husband Matt Hauser & their children! He's on Facebook devastated! Keep her family in prayer!
Honored by this and excited to be joined by
@KevinFOX5Vegas
, who is not only incredibly talented, but the kid can find terrific out-of-the-way Marriotts and great rates on the road like nobody's business.
Look. I get it's a business and $$$ always plays a factor on both sides, but if I have a guy (Alec Martinez) who played the entire playoffs with a broken foot while leading the NHL in blocked shots, I'm at least trying to figure a way to make the numbers work.
What is sure to get lost in Serena Drama will be the fact Osaka completely outplayed her. That, and a first-time GS champion didn't receive the kind of moment she both earned and deserved.
Source: Former UNLV head football coach Tony Sanchez has been hired as Offensive Analyst on Gary Patterson's staff at TCU. A solid move for Sanchez -- who has begun work in Fort Worth -- to land in the Big 12 working under one of the nation's most respected head coaches.
Memo to
@NCAA
: You saw what just happened, yes?
It's OK to finally abandon your hypocritical stance on no championship play in Las Vegas. Really, it is. You will be fine. The world won't end. You're decades late to the party on this. Your seat awaits.
Shameless plug for colleague: Nobody was more responsible in reporting UNLV FB search than
@markanderson65
Was all over it from the outset with legit info and never swayed off course with varying storylines because others reported them.
Me: Do you feel any different being married to a Fantasy Football League champion?
Wife: Does that mean we earned back the money you lost in the other ones?
😳 😳😳
Ottawa media member: “What is a Brandwagon?”
Brannstrom: “When I scored in Chicago, they would have a train go around the top of (the arena). It was good. I’m happy (VGK) fans care about me a little still. I had a great time with them here and in Chicago.”
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Have to tweet this before game ends, because final score doesn't matter at this point: Do most folks understand how hard a job USF truly is? Huge props to HC Kyle Smith for what he has done with that program.
@USFDonsMBB
Very nice flex from new UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger cranking the siren before Game 4 of VGK-San Jose. Kid went crazy on that thing. Fired up.
@UNLVathletics
Can't remember many UNLV players recently where a few years after seeing for 1st time, so impressed with how much better he became as
@Kris_Clyburn21
. He believed in Rebels when there was little reason to. Developed under Menzies into a fine CBB player and ambassador for school.
Flashing the No. 3 for 3 wins vs. UNR in his five years as UNLV FB coach. Only one of 3 coaches in school history to beat UNR more than twice.
@UNLVSanchez
Our plan was to be in Waco beaming as you walked across that stage. Life happened. But no ceremony could ever outdo how much we love you
@_Diesel98
and how incredibly proud we are of you. Sic’ em, kid. Your world awaits.
Already a leader on and off the field,
@CrosbyMaxx
holds radiothon to help sick children ...
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The hours will pass and how/when exactly MAF learned of the trade will become much clearer. But to only take the word right now of an agent who was responsible for the infamous sword tweet would be, well, a bit hasty and shortsighted for now.
The Henderson Little League All-Stars become just the second team in Nevada history to make the Little League World Series. They take out Snow Canyon of Utah 10-0 in a Mountain Region final. Didn't last 4 innings.
Raiders owner Mark Davis: "Patrick Mahomes is unlike anyone else — he’s the monster now — and we need to improve all our phases of defense to deal with him.”
Forget politics and company-wide meetings on taming opinions -- that ESPN continues to give LaVar Ball such a prominent voice and cover his every word so extensively is farrrrrr more embarrassing.
More Mark Stone on Peter DeBoer: “I think he’s excited to be part of this organization or he wouldn’t have taken a job this quickly. We have to be ready to go for him from the start. We have to be positive or we are not going to succeed.”
UNLV beats UNR 33-30 in OT and, like 1995, fight breaks out between teams and fans in south end zone.
Idiotic stuff from both sides, especially fans throwing objects at players.
The Tony Sanchez Era at UNLV is over.
Rebels won Fremont Cannon in 3 of his 5 years.
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Ridiculous that Houston Nutt and Brian Jones rip UNR kids on post game for celebration flags. I get taunting, going out of way to show others up and get in face of opponent. But the over-officiating of this stuff to take every ounce of fun out of the game is beyond pathetic.
Tough one to write. Timmy was a complex guy who struggled with a lot of things. But never met a coach at any level who loved his players more and they him. It was unconditional on both sides, no matter how dark Skip's life became. RIP, Coach.
Rich was one who never used Gorman as an excuse. Did everything he could to match them over the years. Took it as a personal challenge. How to match them? Scheduled that way. Coached that way. Good for him today. Deserves to lift that plaque.
Congratulations to coach Rich
@muraco_lhs
, who is as deserving as any other coach after a long grind with his program. He is a true ambassador for Southern Nevada high school football - not just
@Libertyotball
- who truly cares about the growth of local prep football.
Nobody knows if the Karlsson deal is a steal. Not even the folks who are signing him to it, and they know more than anyone, certainly more than any media. But we know this: Guys want to be in Las Vegas for a really long time.
All I will say about who might by UNLV's next FB coach: Don't believe rumors, sources, lists, twitter names being thrown against the goal post. If the basketball search and its conclusion told us anything about the person running this, nobody knows anything.
I’m not holding my breath on this one, but UNLV should just pay
@JessMagdefrau
whatever she wants and have her design the darn logo. She is one of their own, knows the school, is a graphic design grad who designed a better Aviators logo than the team in like 2 seconds.
That’s a really, really good win for UNLV hoops. Say what you want about New Mexico’s weird season, but when you and the No. 4 team in the country are the only teams to win in a place, that’s impressive.
Laughable folks think it a negative UNLV hoops loses out on another 5 star. Where exactly have those kind of kids taken Rebels lately? Sign kids you will have 3 or 4 years. Develop them. Build a program. Take a bounce back or 2. Know who u are in 2018. It works a lot of places.
Our videographer
@_CassieSoto
was hit in the head by a full soda bottle by idiot fans in the stands in the post-game fracas. One day, there might be something done about mixing booze and the Zonies at UNR’s Mackay Stadium.
#growup
A great friend, along with others so deserving, enters the distinguished place of the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame tonight. Congrats, kid.
@stevecarp56
It doesn't happen often in our business with instantaneous clicks and the fountain of info that is exchanged, but when it does, it's glorious -- Kawhi Leonard proved it can still happen, even in 2019:
Nobody knew anything. Not one source. Nothing.
Leicester City level upset.
1 thing that stands out from covering Lon Kruger: Can't count the number of times UNLV got a basket out a timeout. It was comical how often they scored off what he drew up. Bill Self before facing Rebs in NCAAs: "Well, you have one of the greatest of all time on the other bench."
On the weekend he was supposed to walk in graduation, former UNLV football player Ty'Jason Roberts talks extensively for the first time about the hit that nearly left him paralyzed ...
Can’t put into words what it meant to host a show with
@claytheproducer
Great partner, better person. Great memories. Looking forward to The Press Box with Graney and Bischoff. (And Jered). Lots of talk about age. No worries - will come up w daily workout regime for the guys 😃
VGK D-Man Luca Sbisa on team's place in all-time sports stories: “You have to think we’re up there with the craziest ones. People tell us they think a movie will be made. Look at the sports books. They made us 500-1 odds. I’m sure they’re all clinching their butts a little bit."
Watched Army play hockey tonight with Golden Knights owner Bill Foley, confirming what I already knew: West Point is as close to Foley's heart as ever.
@GoArmyWestPoint
@ArmyWP_Hockey
@USArmy
Sitting here covering UNLV-UNC in Asheville and thinking of
@_MarkSeidel
How much he loved his Tar Heels. How much he would’ve loved going back-and-forth with people in Las Vegas about this game in his beloved state. Miss you, brother. Rest easy always.
Hard time of year for a lot of folks. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. A simple copy and paste might save someone's life.
Would 3 (or 30) Twitter friends please copy this text and post under their own name?
Happy Holidays to EVERYONE
Wait, some dude who’s making $2.5 million coaching on the best team in the country with the best athletes-players would come the MW to potentially make a ton less to try and do what nobody has in 30 years? Just to be a HC? Is the Rio buffet that good? 😐
In the words of VGK owner Bill Foley, for the first time extensively, on how the high of reaching a Stanley Cup Final was erased with the loss of his son and that which led to it ...
@nateschmidt29
@GoldenKnights
Will always rank opportunity to chronicle MRLL run to LLWS among best in my career. Here is our series on it, 5 years later. Huge thanks to ASE Al Leiker for idea and the incredibly talented
@HeidiFang
for working it with me. Link to all stories below main
VGK players -- to a huge ovation -- salute a fan base that became so much more following 1 October. A town and a team united in one. Likely never anything like this specific story again in Vegas. Amazing run to a SC Final, where a better opponent simply stood in the way.
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