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2026-09-17 · Toronto Star

Raiders dominance of Dolphins in the trenches a promising sign after last season’s line woes

🔮 The Dolphins are facing a rebuild, and starting with Sunday’s trip to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Raiders are about to begin a six-game stretch against opponents that will help define their season. assertive

2026-09-18 · Toronto Star

Golden Knights open camp with 'unfinished business' after 2 wins short of the Cup

🔮 Vegas made a series of shrewd moves that landed them such cornerstone players as William Karlsson and Shea Theodore who remain key members of the roster. assertive

2026-09-18 · Toronto Star

Brock Bowers doubtful versus the Chargers as Raiders weigh a game-day decision

🔮 HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Brock Bowers is doubtful because of a knee injury and will be a game-day decision when the Las Vegas Raiders visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, but coach Klint Kubiak expressed optimism that his star tight end was close to returning. assertive

2026-09-22 · Toronto Star

Raiders' versatile offense shines in wins over Miami and Chargers

🔮 Then on Sunday, the Chargers made sure they wouldn’t be beaten on the ground, so Las Vegas took the air with an aggressive passing attack to defeat Los Angeles. Two different opponents, two different ways for the offense to succeed for the surprising 2-0 Raiders. “There’s a lot of ways to win a game,” coach Klint Kubiak said Monday. assertive

2026-09-23 · Toronto Star

A'ja Wilson powers the Aces past the Sparks, clinching at least a No. 3 seed

🔮 The Aces (30-13), on a six-game winning streak, will get home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, which begin Sunday. assertive

2026-09-28 · Toronto Star

Booed on the road, Caitlin Clark and the Fever now face a must-win Game 2 at home versus Aces

🔮 That means the Fever might be getting ready to play their last game of the season at home. assertive

2026-09-29 · Toronto Star

A's season derailed by injuries and Kotsay calls it unlike anything he's seen

🔮 Feinstein pointed specifically to infielders Zack Gelof and Joshua Kuroda-Grauer and outfielder Henry Bolte making the most of their chances, which could benefit the A’s when they play their scheduled third and final season in Sacramento before the club’s planned move to Las Vegas in 2028. assertive

2026-09-29 · Toronto Star

Raiders off to surprising 3-0 start as unbeaten Chiefs set to visit

🔮 Las Vegas won three games all of last season and now is 3-0 and will welcome the 3-0 Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday. assertive

2026-09-30 · Toronto Star

Golden Knights sign William Karlsson to a 2-year, $13.5 million extension

🔮 William Karlsson, one of three remaining original Golden Knights players known as the Misfits, signed a two-year, $13.5 million contract extension with Vegas on Wednesday. assertive

2026-10-01 · Toronto Star

Kirk Cousins silences placeholder talk as the undefeated Raiders roll into Chiefs game

🔮 HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A bridge quarterback, a placeholder, a mentor. Kirk Cousins was described those ways as fans of the Raiders specifically and the NFL in general talked openly about when No. 1 overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza would take over. assertive

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

A month to pivot: Natalia Silva’s new title path against Wang Cong at UFC 332

🔮 Now Silva will try to capture the title when as the top-ranked challenger the Brazilian faces No. 8 Wang Cong of China. assertive

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

Arrowhead West no more? Raiders’ fast start could mean Chiefs feel less at home at Allegiant

🔮 But this Sunday could be different when the two 3-0 teams face one another given Las Vegas’ strong and unexpected start to the season. assertive

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

A'ja Wilson scores 36 points as the Aces send the Fever home again with a 94-83 in Game 3

🔮 The third-seeded Aces, who have won three of the past four titles, moved on to play the winner of the Golden State-Dallas series, which will be decided Friday night in San Francisco. assertive

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

Caitlin Clark rues what could have been as she and the Fever head into offseason

🔮 We could’ve put ourselves in a better spot going into the postseason.” assertive

2026-10-02 · CBC News

A'ja Wilson, Aces send the Fever home again with a 94-83 win in Game 3

🔮 The third-seeded Aces, who have won three of the past four titles, moved on to play the winner of the Golden State-Dallas series, which will be decided Friday night in San Francisco. assertive

2026-10-04 · Toronto Star

Jackson Arnold accounts for 5 TDs as UNLV beats California 39-31

🔮 Arnold connected with Kayden McGee for a 70-yard touchdown, he then kept it himself for a 55-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and later tossed a 36-yard score to Taz Reddicks for a 24-7 halftime lead. “I knew we would have some one-on-one matchups, and we wanted to try to create some explosives early in the game,” UNLV coach Dan Mullen said. assertive

2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

Chiefs beat the Raiders 30-27 to move to 4-0 behind Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III

🔮 “We’ll figure it out, and down the road, we’ll be better as a team for it and Kingsley will be better for it.” assertive

2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

A slide at the 1 flips Vikings bettors’ fate as Dolphins cover in 15-10 loss

🔮 All Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson had to do was run into the end zone Sunday and bettors backing Minnesota would have cashed in. assertive

2026-10-06 · Toronto Star

Klint Kubiak takes blame for a Raiders run game that ranks worst in NFL in yards per carry

🔮 He said any success “will be a big factor in us being a better football team.” assertive

2026-10-08 · Toronto Star

A tough first loss for the Raiders, now a quick turnaround at New England

🔮 The Chiefs (4-0) now look as if they could be ready to begin another streak. assertive

2026-10-13 · Toronto Star

Fernando Mendoza looked ready in garbage time, but Raiders' offense still belongs to Kirk Cousins

🔮 Kubiak made it clear that Cousins still tops the depth chart, and the 15-year veteran has done little that would justify a change. assertive

2026-10-15 · Toronto Star

A harsh wake-up call for the Raiders' young secondary with Josh Allen up next

🔮 The Raiders ’ young secondary calmed a lot of nerves in the first four games, making plays and showing maybe it won’t be an area of concern this season. assertive

2026-10-19 · Toronto Star

Josh Allen ties Jim Kelly's Bills TD pass record as Buffalo holds off Raiders 33-30

🔮 Michael Mayer caught seven passes for a career-high 95 yards for Las Vegas, and fellow tight end Brock Bowers hauled in four receptions for 70 yards. assertive

2026-10-19 · Toronto Star

LeBron James' move to Philadelphia makes 76ers the betting favorite out of the East

🔮 LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeBron James might have shifted the power in the Eastern Conference — and perhaps the NBA in general — when he ended eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers to sign with Philadelphia. mixed

2026-10-20 · Toronto Star

Raiders focus on 3rd-quarter scoring woes after losses to Chiefs and Bills

🔮 Both were three-point losses, and doing even slightly better inside the 20-yard line could have been enough to flip those games. assertive

2026-10-26 · Toronto Star

Matthew Stafford sets Rams TD pass record as Los Angeles rolls past Raiders 35-21

🔮 LAS VEGAS (AP) — This was, especially in the first half, the kind of Rams team many expected to see all along. assertive

2026-10-28 · Toronto Star

Raiders activate Dont'e Thornton Jr. off injured reserve and waive Jonah Laulu

🔮 The Raiders need help at the position, and could get even more soon with Jack Bech (broken forearm) having his 21-day window to come off IR opened Monday. assertive

2026-10-31 · Toronto Star

Raiders activate Jack Bech off injured reserve ahead of game at the Jets

🔮 The Raiders, otherwise, have leaned heavily on tight ends Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer and running back Ashton Jeanty for their passing game — their top three receivers. assertive

2026-11-03 · Toronto Star

No. 22 UCLA outlasts No. 5 Arizona 84-75 despite Ivan Kharchenkov’s 38-point night

🔮 Arizona played much better in the second half, but could not overcome the early hole. assertive

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