The Oakland Raiders have been officially renamed the Las Vegas Raiders. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak unveiled the Raiders’ new name alongside owner Mark Davis at a news conference Wednesday at Allegiant Stadium. Sisolak read a proclamation at the announcement, officially calling Jan. 22 “Las Vegas Raiders Day” in the state of Nevada. “The Raiders were born in Oakland … [Read more...]
Oakland Raiders Tour Potential Northern Nevada Summer Training Facilities
By Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent The Oakland Raiders, moving to Las Vegas in 2020, toured three potential summer training facilities in Reno on Thursday, but the team’s president did not commit to establishing a presence in Northern Nevada. Mike Kazmierski, CEO and president of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, said at a press conference … [Read more...]
Lawmakers should repeal football stadium funding
It is called bait and switch. Lawmakers were summoned this past fall to Carson City and asked to pitch in $750 million toward financing a $1.9 billion domed football stadium that would house the Oakland Raiders and the UNLV football program. The Raiders and the NFL would add $500 million to the pot and Las Vegas casino and newspaper owner Sheldon Adelson’s family would … [Read more...]
The Barbwire Billion-Dollar Cure for What Ails Us
If Donald Trump can make Mexico pay for a border wall, we can make the Oakland Raiders solve the state’s $400 million projected budgetary shortfall. The ghost of Al Davis has played Nevada like a streetcorner hooker, schmoozing, seducing, then stealing the working girl’s purse. It appears increasingly unlikely that the Raiders will move to Gomorrah South. What … [Read more...]