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Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis addressed the ongoing WNBA investigation into his team’s recent sponsorship deal Wednesday, defending the arrangement and criticizing the league’s response. The WNBA announced the investigation just one day after the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) unveiled a $1.2 million sponsorship of the Aces, raising questions about the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are facing a lot of changes in this NFL offseason. They have a stronger defensive core to surround Maxx Crosby. The squad has also officially hired Antonio Pierce as their next head coach. But, it looks like the ownership led by Mark Davis is having some problems. They were slated to […]

The Green Bay Packers duo of Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams absolutely ruled the league when everything was working out. Sadly, both had to part ways with the wide receiver heading to the Las Vegas Raiders and the quarterback moving on to the New York Jets. There is still hope of a reunion. However, it […]

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis is on the hunt for a new head coach and general manager after firing Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler this season, and he’s keeping the GM search in the AFC West right now, interviewing Denver Broncos executive Kelly Kleine Van Calligan for the job. “The #Raiders interviewed #Broncos executive […]

The curtains have started closing for the Las Vegas Raiders’ NFL Playoffs hopes. But, this does not mean that their season completely ended in despair. Maxx Crosby and the rest of the squad have been actively lobbying for Antonio Pierce to get the head coaching job. This plea comes from a point of wanting continuity. […]

With the 2023 regular season coming to a close over the next month, Mark Davis is preparing to hire the Las Vegas Raiders’ next coach and general manager. The Raiders are seeking the success and consistency they haven’t had in two decades, when they last won their division from 2000-2002. Their lack of success has been […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have issued a statement on the recent shooting at the UNLV campus grounds. The Raiders offered their condolences to the victims and gratitude to the first responders, per their official X account. pic.twitter.com/kJe6IbaRw2 — Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) December 6, 2023 The rest of the sports world also reached out to […]

The Las Vegas Raiders will conduct a head coaching search at the conclusion of this season. Even if Antonio Pierce leads the franchise to the playoffs. With that in mind, rumors are suggesting that Mark Davis might be interested in bringing Jon Gruden back to Vegas. It’s important to note these are rumors for now. […]

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis made a bold move firing head coach Josh McDaniels after an embarrassing Week 8 Monday Night Football loss to the Detroit Lions. He installed assistant coach Antonio Pierce as the Raiders interim head coach, and the team is now on a two-game winning streak. Pierce has impressed Davis with […]

New details have emerged from a heated team meeting that led to the firing of former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels, according to a report from Jay Glazer of FOX Sports. "There was this big airing of the grievance meeting and players just unloaded on Josh McDaniels." @JayGlazer has the Inside Scoop on […]

After the Las Vegas Raiders lost to the Detroit Lions in Week 8’s Monday Night Football, franchise owner Mark Davis hinted about his desire to make changes on the team. As everyone knows, what followed was the coaching staff purge headlined by the firing of Josh McDaniels, GM Dave Ziegler, and OC Mick Lombardi. So […]

Raiders owner Mark Davis decided he had seen enough after his team suffered a 26-14 loss to the Detroit Lions in the nationally televised Monday Night football game last week. The Raiders simply could not sustain any kind of consistent offense, and the team was not making any progress this season after finishing 6-11 a […]

The Las Vegas Raiders pulled off a Halloween shocker when they fired general manager Dave Ziegler and coach Josh McDaniels just eight weeks into the season. Now, Mark Davis will search for his next coach and GM. In the meantime, Davis has tabbed assistant GM Champ Kelly as the team’s interim general manager and linebackers […]

The Las Vegas Raiders decided to fire head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler this week, and owner Mark Davis opened up about why he came to that decision less than two years after hiring the pair from the New England Patriots. “Unfortunately, I had great hopes for Josh and Dave,” Mark Davis […]

When the Las Vegas Raiders acquired Chandler Jones and Davante Adams in a span of 48 hours in March 2022, this couldn’t be what Raiders owner Mark Davis envisioned for his team. After having hired Josh McDaniels away from New England a month and a half earlier, the Raiders were loading up on both sides […]

At around midnight on Wednesday, it felt like the clock had been turned back to 2010. Josh McDaniels had been fired as head coach from his AFC West team in the middle of only his second season. Only this time, it was with the Las Vegas Raiders, not the Denver Broncos, and it was in […]

Mark Davis has one of the most challenging jobs in football. The son of the legendary Al Davis is in charge of stewarding the Raiders franchise and bringing it back to the top of the pro football mountain. Al Davis understood the nuances and machinations of professional football better than any other owner for a […]

In a shocking turn of events, the Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Josh McDaniels on Tuesday. The Raiders gave McDaniels the pink slip after their 26-14 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 8. Consequently, the Raiders made former linebackers coach Antonio Pierce their interim head coach, per ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter. […]

Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach Josh McDaniels has found himself in this situation before, in a seat that seems to grow increasingly hotter with each passing week. A similar scenario unfolded with the Denver Broncos back in 2010 when he was fired after just 12 games into his second season. Not even half a season […]

With the 2023 NFL trade deadline approaching, what will the Las Vegas Raiders end up doing? They have a 3-3 record so far yet they don’t look to be all that impressive on either side of the ball. Their -31 point differential is tied for the third-worst in the AFC. Davante Adams and Maxx Crosby […]

The Las Vegas Aces won their second consecutive WNBA title on Wednesday. Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis witnessed the Aces make history after their 70-69 win over the New York Liberty in Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals. Mark Davis promptly busted some slick dance moves with the Aces after they clinched the […]

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels is catching heat from frustrated Raiders fans, who are now beginning to call the team’s front office to let him go. In fact, at least one fan went directly to the top of Las Vegas’ food chain and told team owner Mark Davis to fire McDaniels during Week […]

It’s been tough to totally focus on the start of the Las Vegas Raiders 2023 season with all of the Chandler Jones drama taking place off the field for the team currently. Nobody really knows what’s going on with Jones, but he has continued to go on strange social media rants, almost always taking shots […]

The relationship between star defensive end Chandler Jones and the Las Vegas Raiders is not good right now, and after Jones’ bizarre Twitter rant on Friday, it’s surely about to get worse between the player and Raiders owner Mark Davis. Jones took to his Twitter account on Friday to start leveling veiled accusations at Davis, […]

The Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders have no love lost between them. The division rivals will face off Sunday for each team’s first game of the year, and the trash talk is already getting started. Broncos linebacker Randy Gregory is only in his second year with the Raiders, but he already feels the hatred […]

Josh Jacobs is back! Las Vegas Raiders fans got great news Saturday when the team was able to come to terms with running back Josh Jacobs to a $12 million deal. Mark Davis joined Raiders fans and players including Maxx Crosby in the excitement to have Jacobs back ahead of the regular season. During an […]

Josh Jacobs and the Las Vegas Raiders are rumored to be far apart on a deal as the franchise tag deadline looms on Monday afternoon, and it doesn’t look like the two sides will come to terms in time. Jacobs has sent word through his team that he will not be reporting to training camp […]

Former Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was infamously fired after his e-mails leaked complaining about the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell, and Washington Commanders former owner Dan Snyder. The owner of the now Las Vegas Raiders Mark Davis was not too pleased with how the whole situation played out, putting his reaction bluntly in conversation […]

Tom Brady is indeed on verge of joining the Las Vegas Raiders. Any notion the legendary quarterback could come out of retirement to play for the silver and black after joining the franchise’s ownership group, though, isn’t rooted in reality. Wide-eyed hopes of Brady suiting up for the Raiders were given a harsh dose of […]

Mark Davis has backed up Tom Brady’s bid to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. “We have come to an agreement for Tom Brady to become a partner in the Raiders and we have submitted it to the NFL for approval. We’re excited for Tom to join the Raiders,” Davis said in […]

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis does not favor the NFL instituting flexible scheduling for Thursday Night Football games. Davis expressed his discontent with the proposal for a Thursday Night Football flex schedule in an interview with USA TODAY Sports. While doing so, the Raiders’ owner couldn’t help but seemingly troll the Los Angeles Chargers. […]

Professional sports teams in Oakland are soon to be a thing of the past after the Oakland Athletics’ announcement that they have committed to a move to Las Vegas. The plan from the Johh Fisher-led ownership group to gut the team, refuse to renovate the stadium and dart to another city has left baseball fans […]

The Las Vegas Raiders had high expectations last season, but things quickly went off the rails in Nevada and the team failed to qualify for the postseason; owner Mark Davis preached patience for the squad at the NFL’s Annual League Meeting in Phoenix, AZ this week. “Unfortunately, every time you change there is going to […]

Despite hiring Josh McDaniels as their head coach and trading for Davante Adams, the Las Vegas Raiders still had an abysmal 6-11 record. Owner Mark Davis was very aware of the team’s struggles and took blame for the Raiders not performing up to expectations. With the Raiders struggling, opposing teams oftentimes would fill a majority […]

While things didn’t work out between the Las Vegas Raiders and quarterback Derek Carr, he still spent the first nine years of his career with the franchise. Before Carr was released by the Raiders, Mark Davis had one last heartwarming message for his long-time quarterback. In Carr’s nine years, the Raiders made the playoffs just […]

The Raiders franchise used to have one of the most intimidating home-fields in the entire NFL. But it appears that the fear that used to strike down the spines of teams visiting the Raiders has significantly diminished ever since they became the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020. With the Raiders relocating to Sin City, building […]

The Las Vegas Raiders, sitting with a 2-7 record in the AFC West, are easily one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL this season. As such, there have been calls for first-year head coach Josh McDaniels’ head, but team owner Mark Davis gave McDaniels a vote of confidence, ensuring he wouldn’t get fired […]

Josh McDaniels’ tenure as the Las Vegas Raiders head coach hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. There was a hope among the fanbase that the Raiders would ride last year’s momentum into 2022 under McDaniels and surprise their fellow AFC West teams. That hasn’t happened. The Raiders have been one of the league’s biggest underachievers, […]

After three weeks of the 2022 NFL season, there is only one out of 32 teams that’s 0-3. It’s the Las Vegas Raiders. And it’s not like the Raiders are bereft of talent. They ended last season as a playoff team and added stars like Davante Adams and Chandler Jones this offseason. So, what’s the […]