NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is intensifying his efforts to keep the Raiders in Oakland with the assistance of an African-American stadium investment group led by Ronnie Lott and Rodney Peete, while Raiders owner Mark Davis has upped his commitment to a new Las Vegas stadium. (more…)
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Davis: We’ll Be the Las Vegas Raiders if New Stadium is Built
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis has pledged $500 million toward a new Las Vegas stadium and will move his team there if the $1.4 billion facility becomes a reality. (more…)
Does Vegas’s NFL Hopes Ride on San Diego?
What’s the clearest path for Las Vegas to land the Oakland Raiders? Approval for a new downtown San Diego Chargers and a whole lot of NFL owners approving the move. But there is a very plausible roadmap for the Oakland to Vegas move. (more…)
Sands, UNLV: Las Vegas Domed Stadium Would Benefit Vegas, Attract NFL
A new $1.3-billion Las Vegas domed stadium would both elevate the University of Nevada-Las Vegas football program and attract an NFL team, as the Las Vegas Sands and Majestic Realty continued their push for a 64,000-seat facility off the Strip. (more…)
New UNLV stadium could be game-changer for football program
Never mind talk of the Oakland Raiders moving to town: a new billion-dollar UNLV stadium off the Strip could be a boon to the school’s football program and catapult it to the higher echelons of college football, according to Rebels supporters. (more…)
Adelson pitches new Las Vegas domed stadium for Raiders, UNLV
Mark Davis met with Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson about a plan to build a billion-dollar Las Vegas domed stadium off the Strip for the UNLV football team and potentially the Raiders, but the lure of Los Angeles and the lack of an NFL-level facility in Vegas may impact any deal. Adelson, the billionaire […]