Ex-Outlaws QB Matt Clement, a college teammate of new XFL co-owner Duane Johnson, says megastar’s deal with NFL could pave way for more success in Las Vegas.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny, a member of the San Francisco 49ers’ Million Dollar Backfield, was a 20-year resident of Henderson. He died June 17 at age 93.
Former Bishop Gorman High School running back DeMarco Murray looks fit enough to launch a comeback, but he’s content as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma Sooners.
ESPN was still showing men’s slow-pitch softball games in 1980 when it had the novel idea to televise the NFL draft for the first time.
With the final pick of the 1972 draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected Marion Morrison, an offensive lineman from Southern California better known as actor John Wayne.
When push came to shove, NBC’s Super Bowl coverage turned out to be as reliable as an old Buick: It had trouble getting started, but in the end it got you there.
Tony Fields II, who starred on both sides of the ball for Desert Pines’ 2016 Class 4A state championship team, made the Cleveland Browns’ roster as a rookie linebacker.
Al Michaels comments on possible last game at NBC; sidekick Cris Collinsworth rejoices Bengals are part of the show; Michele Tafoya calling it quits.
AJ Cole steals Pro Bowl show with a sideline soundbite — “Got zero punts, three holds (on kicks), two halftime hot dogs,” Raiders punter says.
Two weeks after playing in one of the most compelling playoff games in NFL history and then missing the Super Bowl, Tyrann Mathieu and Dion Dawkins are making do.
Raiders receiver Hunter Renfrow, a former high school quarterback, fails to connect during Pro Bowl Skills at cold and windy Las Vegas Ballpark.
Hunter Renfrow thought he was might wind up watching the Pro Bowl on TV before being added to the AFC squad as an alternate.
Unlike viewers at home, the NBC broadcast crew was oblivious to the erroneous whistle preceding the Bengals’ controversial touchdown pass.
Derek Carr’s last-gasp pass is intercepted in the shadow of the end zone as Raiders’ tumultuous season ends with a playoff loss to Bengals.
Football fans would be hard-pressed to name another franchise that has participated in as many iconic games than the Raiders — especially when it comes to the playoffs.