Writer/columnist telling the stories of the LV sports scene from VGK to the Raiders & beyond. Probably in a press box. Kinda hilarious. 20-time bar trivia champ
Alex Pereira is told that
@Drake
won $1.2 million betting on him tonight and asked if he thinks Drake should buy him something as a reward.
Pereira says no because he wouldn't have refunded him any money if he would have lost.
#UFC300
Julianna Pena says she should be considered the first "mom" champ and not Amanda Nunes because, "All respect to her, but I gave birth to my daughter." Says there should be a "baddest mom on the planet belt" made.
#UFC269
Reporter: "Jon, why is this the third time we've had to come to an event and talk about your positive tests instead of the fighters on the card?"
Jones: "Next question. Someone take the mic from her. You suck. Do better at journalism."
Wow
I will say this: If Conor had done what Khabib did, the Twittersphere would be out of control praising him for being a "real gangster." It happened after Brooklyn for sure. It's not going that way for Khabib and I do kind of wonder why
UFC broadcast opens with a description of Mackenzie Dern as a "rising contender from Brazil," which is an interesting way to describe someone who was born in Phoenix and lives in southern California.
So here is what
@reavo7five
said of what transpired between him and Johnston at the opening draw:
"He asked me to go and I said, "Let me go run somebody first," and he goes, "(Tyson) Fury is here." I just said, "Yeah, that's true. Alright, we'll do it."
Freaking hockey, man
Just spoke with a FL state commission official who said he is still very comfortable with UFC 249 proceeding despite the positive test. Said Jacare disclosed a recent contact with an infected relative and was isolated upon his arrival until results came back. "The system worked."
Just talked to Dana White after the press conference. He absolutely believes Tom Brady to the LV Raiders has legs. White is a longtime Pats fan who has a relationship with Brady and is a suiteholder at Allegiant Stadium. Also says Mark Davis is one of the nicest people in sports
Casey Hayward is the top-graded cornerback in the league and Maxx Crosby is the top-ranked edge defender, according to Pro Football Focus, which hates the Raiders according to fans.
Raiders WR Davante Adams from The Pivot podcast. On his goals for this season: "I didn't come here to be cute and just hang out with Derek (Carr) and all of that, I want to get that trophy at the end of the year."
Dana White just now on IG Live: "The fight is not canceled, it's postponed. We're getting ready for Fight Island. That's where it's all going to happen."
David Carr just did his weekly NFL Network segment highlighting the best throws of the week. A Brock Purdy throw to George Kittle made the cut. None from Jarrett Stidham did, FWIW
Chris Jones on RTP call: "I think they've put such an emphasis on it that we need to be able to view it in the booth now. That's the next step for the NFL as a whole. Looks can be deceiving. When you look at a replay, it's a whole different thing. It's getting absurd."
ESPN presents a seven-hour
@TomBrady
marathon highlighting his Championship performances with the
@Patriots
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Everyone's free to their opinion of course and you can criticize whoever you want for whatever reason, but I really don't envy the position Derek Carr and Rich Bisaccia were in today to speak for the team at this awful, awful time. I personally found them both sincere and genuine
Robin Lehner said he has informed Team Sweden he will not accept an Olympic invitation during to health reasons.
"I'd rather you hear that from me than anyone else."
Raiders LB Denzel Perryman, after lecturing me for Zooming from my car, had a word for the Twitter critics:
"All those people that like to tweet me and tell me I’m garbage in pass coverage, maybe in my offseason (they) can come teach me how to cover receivers and tight ends."
Lot of talk about Carl Nassib's strip sack to set up the winner, but with all the chaos it's easy to forget he also made the stop on Lamar on third down to make the Ravens kick a FG with 37 seconds left instead of running out the clock in regulation. Massive play
#Raiders
Richie Incognito and Yannick Ngakoue ending up on the same team felt like it had to happen at some point, right? Also feels like a very old-school Raiders move. Love it.
The NFL went 100 years without a single player getting in trouble off the field until all hell broke loose once a team relocated to our little town, apparently. Just stop
Really good updates for Biden in both Wisconsin and Michigan. Expands lead in Wisconsin and now within 12,600 votes in Michigan. Offshore market makes him a -275 favorite
Gruden on Gareon Conley: "I got good word on him that hes going to be OK. Don't have a status for the next game, but the important thing is the kid is going to be alright."
"She wouldn't hang my picture in the embassy ... it took like a year & a half or 2 years for her to get the picture up ... this was not an angel, ok?" -- Trump says one of his big beefs with Ambassador Yovanovitch was that she wasn't eager to hang up his portrait
Is it possible we've been wrong this whole time and the Sons of Liberty were actually just throwing tea into the harbor to try to get their checked bags under the 40-pound limit?
#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Maxx Crosby says he has talked to coach Josh McDaniels about a plan for if his fiancee goes into labor on a game day. There is a plan in place and a communications system to alert him. She is due in five weeks.
#Raiders
I asked Davante about this play today. His response: "That’s the expectation I have for myself, especially when I get isolated like that. I expect to make the (defensive back) look like that. If I’m doing my thing, that’s the standard.”
Jon Gruden on preparing a game plan virtually: "Not all of our guys are technologically savvy. Greg Olson has bad wifi, one guy's got a dog barking, another coach's wife is yelling at him."
#Raiders
I have never blocked or muted anyone ever on Twitter, but I will consider doing so if anyone has anything negative to say about how this VGK season ended. Those dudes don't deserve one ounce of anything but celebration of what they did on the ice
Josh Jacobs on if he'd be excited to play with Aaron Rodgers should they both be on the Raiders next season:
"Of course, it’s A-Rod. That’s Aaron Rodgers. But yeah, he’s a dog. If he was to come over here, I feel like that would change the aspect of a lot of things."
Official attendance tonight is 61,514 for USA vs. Mexico. Largest soccer attendance in Nevada history and first sellout of a sporting event at Allegiant Stadium
Dana White says it would have been ideal if nobody tested positive, but he's comfortable their procedures worked. "If you do 1,200 tests, it's not that unexpected to have one come back positive." Says, if anything, this shows they have good protocols in place.
#ufc249
will go on
Nicholas Morrow on free agency: "I'd love to be a Raider. I've been here four years and this is all I know." Cited the loyalty of the fanbase and chemistry with teammates as a selling point
#Raiders
Maxx Crosby made sure Michael Mayer's first-ever padded training camp practice was not a fun experience. He just wore the rookie tight end out, over and over
#Raiders
Watching NFL games in the same bar as OJ Simpson today. (Seriously) Asked him his thoughts on the new roughing the passer rules: "It's a p***y thing. They need to put flags on these guys."
Raiders owner Mark Davis says he bought the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces because of his passion for the team and league. "If it was a business decision, right now it would look like a bad one."
Gerald McCoy on what attracted him to Las Vegas: "I believe this team's going to catch a lot of people off guard. There's a lot of talent in this building."
#Raiders
The Knights are now doing the fan appreciation night and player awards ceremonies in front of like 78 people who just watched one of the more devastating losses in franchise history. It's very, very weird
Amanda Nunes on the $1 million bet that was placed on her tonight at William Hill: "I'm sure that person is very happy right now. They're probably out eating and drinking to celebrate. They should invite me to go with them."
Transcription for context: "(They) need to create a new belt for me & it needs to be the 'Baddest Mom on the Planet.' Not trying to take anything away from Amanda. She's a wonderful mother, but I gave birth to my daughter and I feel like for giving birth, I'm the 1st mom champ"
According to NFL SVP of officiating Walt Anderson, the officials on the field determined the inadvertent whistle happened after the receiver caught the ball.
Obviously, that's not true.
#Raiders
#Bengals