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Raiders are beating themselves during 3-game losing streak
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders host a Kansas City Chiefs team this Sunday that seems to spend every game finding a new way to win. Just the opposite of Las Vegas. It's little coincidence the Raiders have in the past three weeks committed 10 giveaways and 25...
Rams made big plays to hold off Vegas, but they need steadier excellence to turn around their season
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rams' defense is still struggling to stop anybody. Even an unimpressive Raiders offense playing without injured starting quarterback Aidan O'Connell and just-traded receiver Davante Adams marched up and down the field on Los Angeles. The Rams beat Las Vegas...
In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white
BAKER, Nev. (AP) — Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker's ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted desert and snow-capped mountains. If only they could get American citizens to work on it. The ranch in remote eastern Nevada produces around...
Alex Bowman's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week capped by Logano making NASCAR's title race
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Few people in motorsports had as crummy a week as Alex Bowman, who left Charlotte Motor Speedway two weeks ago celebrating along with his Hendrick Motorsports teammates in claiming four of the eight spots in NASCAR's semifinals. Then he was disqualified when his...
From showgirl feathers to shimmering chandeliers, casino kitsch finds new life
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crystal chandeliers that once glimmered above a swanky lounge, bright blue costume feathers that cloaked shimmying showgirls, and fake palm trees that evoked a desert oasis are just some the artifacts making their way from the latest casino graveyards of Las Vegas into Sin City...
J.T. Poston ends long day in Las Vegas with 3rd career PGA Tour title
LAS VEGAS (AP) — J.T. Poston used a burst of birdies to build a comfortable lead in the morning and afternoon, first for a three-shot lead after 54 holes and then to give himself a big enough cushion to hold on for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot victory Sunday in the Shriners Children's Open. ...
Rams force 4 turnovers and hold off Raiders 20-15 after QB Aidan O'Connell gets injured
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams' defense hasn't been good in its first season after Aaron Donald's retirement. Forcing turnovers has been a particular area of struggle. A chance to play against the Raiders' subpar offense run by its backup quarterback was the perfect...
Joey Logano seizes fresh chance in NASCAR playoffs to take spot in championship finale
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Knocked out of the playoffs this time last week, Joey Logano seized on his reversal of fortune to become the first driver locked into NASCAR's championship finale. Logano was below the cutline and eliminated from the eight-driver field when he left Charlotte Motor...
Allmendinger grabs spot in NASCAR Xfinity Series championship finale with 1st victory of season
LAS VEGAS (AP) — AJ Allmendinger won a two-lap sprint to finish Saturday night for his first victory of the season and an automatic berth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship finale. Allmendinger won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by leading a race-high 102 laps in the No. 16...
Gary Woodland with a 65 in Las Vegas is in contention for the first time since brain surgery
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland finished 54 holes of the wind-delayed Shriners Children's Open knowing he'll have his best chance at winning since brain surgery more than a year ago. Best of all Saturday was being finished. Woodland had three birdies over...
