Raiders shield logo placed on Henderson headquarters building
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Crews put the Raiders shield logo on the front of the practice facility and headquarters in Henderson Wednesday. The new facility will be the epicenter of all team operations and is...
View ArticleFirst night of NFL Draft nabs record viewership
LAS VEGAS (KLAS/CNN) — Football fans showed up for the NFL Draft this year, despite the event being held remotely for the first time. The opening night of the 2020 NFL Draft drew an average of 15.6...
View ArticleFull rundown on 2020 Las Vegas Raiders draft picks
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Las Vegas Raiders went straight at their needs in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Raiders needed help at wide receiver and at defensive back positions and 6 of the team’s 7 picks were...
View ArticleRaiderettes to hold virtual auditions
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Las Vegas Raiders are searching for enthusiastic and talented candidates for their renowned public relations and entertainment team – The Raiderettes. Virtual auditions will be...
View ArticleNFL plans to release full schedule this week
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The NFL plans to release its schedule for the upcoming season sometime in early May. The schedule will have no international games and for the first time will include games in Las...
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Don Shula dies at 90, Raiders remember
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Legendary NFL coach Don Shula died today at 90 years old. He is best known as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins who finished the 1972 season undefeated, the last team to do so....
View ArticleNFL schedule to be released Thursday evening
Circle your calendars and plan ahead. The 2020 NFL schedule will be unveiled Thursday night at 5pm PT on the NFL Network, the NFL app and NFL.com. Opponents for all 32 teams were previously released...
View ArticleRaiders’ Jon Gruden buying properties in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – While the sports world is on pause because of the coronavirus pandemic, some aspects must keep moving forward. The Raiders are spending this time completing their move to Las Vegas...
View ArticleRaiders busy signing free agents, one from UNLV
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – It has been a busy week for the Raiders. Now that the draft has passed, the Raiders have been signing free agents and one of them, Javin White is a former UNLV linebacker. Player...
View ArticleDetails of Las Vegas Raiders first games leaking online
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The NFL will release its schedule in a three-hour “made for TV” event tonight beginning at 5pm PT. Already various media outlets across the country are leaking some information. CBS...
View ArticleLas Vegas Raiders 2020 NFL schedule released
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The NFL is announcing its schedule for the upcoming season at 5pm PT Thursday during a 3 hour prime time special. The Raiders will begin their first season in Las Vegas with a road...
View ArticleReport: Raiders have sold out Allegiant Stadium for 2020 season
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – It looks like fans in Vegas are ready for some football. According to a report by Vic Tafur of The Athletic the Raiders have sold all of their allotment of tickets. Seat Geek, an...
View ArticleRaiders face 21st toughest schedule in NFL
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Las Vegas Raiders begin their 2020 season on the road against the Carolina Panthers and overall, they have the 21st toughest schedule of the 32 NFL teams. The Patriots, Jets,...
View ArticleRaiders sign RB Devontae Booker
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed unrestricted free agent RB Devontae Booker,the club announced Monday. Booker joins the Silver and Black following his first four seasons with the...
View ArticleRaiders’ ticket prices soar after schedule release
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Most knew that Raiders’ tickets would be a hot item in Las Vegas, but nobody could’ve guessed this result. According to Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic ticket prices on the second...
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Raiders NFL point spreads and props released by William Hill
LAS VEGAS – The excitement is building in Las Vegas for the Raiders’ inaugural season in the Sin City. Besides posting odds for the Raiders’ 2020-21 regular season win total and for the team’s first...
View ArticleDrone video shows new grass at Raiders practice facility
HENDERSON (KLAS) – Progress is being made on the Raiders new practice facility. New drone video shot on Wednesday May 13 shows fresh grass is now growing on the outside field. The facility is more...
View ArticleField grass being installed at Allegiant Stadium
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A milestone today at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Grass is being installed on the large “tray” that will sit outside the south side of the stadium until it is needed for games....
View ArticleNFL may propose rule change that would reward teams for minority hiring
CBS Sports – Unsatisfied with the number of coaching and front offices vacancies that have been filled by minorities in recent years, the NFL is preparing to propose changes to the Rooney Rule....
View ArticleNFL plans partial reopening Tuesday
(AP) – NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The...
View ArticleUnited Way offers “virtual hangout” with NFL players, Abram from Raiders
LAS VEGAS, NV (May 18, 2020): As part of our collective efforts to #stayhomestaystrong, United Way of Southern Nevada announced today the launch of a virtual hangout fundraiser with National Football...
View ArticleRaiders sign veteran CB Prince Amukamara
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed unrestricted free agent CB Prince Amukamara, the team announced Monday. Amukamara enters his 10th season in the league and first with the Silver and...
View ArticleRaiders announce times and dates for preseason games
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The NFL released its schedule earlier this month, but did not give specifics on the preseason games. Today that information has been released. The first ever game played at...
View ArticleRaiders and Nexstar TV announce long term broadcast agreement
This is in addition to the previous agreement with 8 News Now Las Vegas to be “A Proud Broadcast Partner” of the Raiders by airing numerous weekly broadcasts Las Vegas, NV and IRVING, TX (May 20,...
View ArticleNFL planning on playing with full stadiums
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The NFL is not just planning on starting its season on time, they plan to do it with full stadiums. Troy Vincent, the league’s Executive Vice President of Football Operations, made...
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Raiders Ambulance takes to the roadways
LAS VEGAS – Raiders Ambulance is the first built from the ground up Las Vegas Raiders “fan” vehicle. This 1972 Chevy Suburban Ambulance will turn heads around town wherever it should appear. History:...
View ArticleKLAS-TV named ‘A Proud Broadcast Partner’ of the Raiders, will air the most...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — KLAS-TV, Channel 8 is announcing a new partnership with the Las Vegas Raiders after reaching an exclusive multi-year agreement with the National Football League. The Nexstar Media...
View ArticleRaiders excitement builds in Las Vegas valley
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — 8 News Now is hosting a Raiders Fan Day Wednesday in celebration of becoming a “Proud Broadcast Partner” for the team’s inaugural season in its new home. KLAS-TV8 will carry more...
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Raiders Fan Day: Las Vegas viewers show off their silver and black — YOUR PHOTOS
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Silver and black is front and center today, the first ever Las Vegas Raiders Fan Day in Las Vegas. We’re kicking off a full day of celebrating the Raiders and their fans with your...
View ArticleRaiders Fan Day: A look at the Las Vegas Raiders’ new Henderson training...
HENDERSON, Nev. (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Raiders are getting ready to move into their new Henderson practice facility! It’s a mammoth of a building that’s hard to miss on St. Rose Parkway near the...
View ArticleRaiders Fan Day, live from Allegiant Stadium and Raiders Practice Facility
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – 8 News Now celebrated Raiders Fan Day on Wednesday with various live reports around the valley. Kevaney Martin was live at Allegiant Stadium, Ron Futrell live at the Raiders...
View ArticleChris Maathuis with Raiders President Mark Badain on 8NewsNow Broadcast...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – 8NewsNow Sports Director Chris Maathuis talks to Las Vegas Raiders President Mark Badain about the new broadcast partnership between the Raiders and 8NewsNow. The Raiders begin play...
View ArticleRaiders re-sign TE Paul Butler
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Las Vegas Raiders have signed re-signed free agent TE Paul Butler, the team announced Thursday. Butler returns to the Raiders having previously spent time with the club in both...
View ArticleNFL coaches could return to work next week
(AP) Barry Wilner – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is hopeful that coaches will be able to return to their team facilities by next week. Goodell said Thursday following an owners conference call that...
View Article8 News Now Live reports on Raiders Fan Day
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – 8 News Now celebrated its broadcast partnership with the Raiders by declaring Raiders Fan Day this week. Sports Director Chris Maathuis was live at the 8 News Now studios with an...
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Raiders issue statement on death of George Floyd
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Raiders owner Mark Davis issued a statement over the weekend on the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.
View ArticleRaiders WR Tyrell Williams visits Game On! Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Tyrell Williams had one of his best seasons as a pro last year with the Raiders. They needed help at the wide receiver position and Williams delivered. In 12 games, Willliams had 42...
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Raiders’ Henry Ruggs III injures thigh in strange accident
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – This could’ve been much worse for the fastest man at the NFL Combine. Henry Ruggs III, who runs a 4.27 40 yard dash was not fast enough to avoid being squeezed between a trailer and...
View ArticleRaiders Training Camp to take place in Henderson facility
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Raiders had planned to hold their Training Camp in Napa, California where it has been for years, but the NFL has now told its teams to hold camps at their home facilities...
View ArticleRaider Zay Jones experiences powerful, peaceful encounter amid protests
LAS VEGAS (KLAS-TV) – Over the weekend while protesters were marching in about 20 cities for Black Lives Matter, in Las Vegas one Raider marched into the Henderson Home Depot and experienced an...
View ArticleNFL issues guidelines to return to play
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The NFL has issued extensive guidelines about what teams need to do amid the fears over the coronavirus pandemic. The league is allowing limited staff to return to their offices...
View ArticleNewest Raider, Witten meets with LVMPD on community relations
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Racial injustice and inequality are hot topics around the country. Hundreds of communities and trying to come up with a game plan to improve the lives of all Americans. The Nevada...
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Guns seized from family home of Raiders draft pick Lynn Bowden
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Media outlets are reporting that U.S. Marshals and the Drug Enforcement Agency seized a number of loaded assault rifles and handguns during a search of the Youngstown, Ohio family...
View ArticleNFL considering cutting preseason games from 4 to 2
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The new Las Vegas Raiders are set to play their first two preseason games on the road (at Seattle and San Francisco), but those games could be dropped this season. The Raiders play...
View ArticleThree moves the Raiders can make to be Super Bowl contenders in 2020
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Midway through last season it looked like the Raiders had a real shot at making the playoffs, then the bottom fell out, but there were some encouraging signs. Here is a column from...
View ArticleVIDEO: Check out the logo on the field at Allegiant Stadium
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Las Vegas Raiders released new video Wednesday of the artificial turf at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders logo at center field will grab most of the attention. The Raiders begin...
View ArticleWEB EXTRA: Raiders Pres. Mark Badain talks about staffing Allegiant Stadium
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Officials with the Las Vegas Raiders are beginning the process of hiring workers to staff Allegiant Stadium when it opens later this year. It is expected that 4,500 people will be...
View ArticleRaiders ready to move into Henderson facility this week
LAS VEGA (KLAS) – The Raiders are getting set to move into their new Henderson facility as soon as this week. Full staff may not be in the facility at this point, but progress is being made. Raiders...
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Raiders continue unofficial workouts at Las Vegas park
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Athletes will find a way to workout. Somehow. Somewhere. NFL teams cannot begin official workouts until last next month, so you will find a couple dozen or so Raiders at a local...
View ArticleLas Vegas to host 2021 NFL Pro Bowl
New York–The NFL announced today that the 2021 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, January 31. The Pro Bowl game will air on ESPN, ABC and ESPN...
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