TIM DAHLBERG
Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux celebrates with supporters after being picked by the New York Giants with the fifth pick of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Column: Special Sauce and some sizzle in Las Vegas NFL draft

By Tim Dahlberg Apr. 29, 2022 03:07 AM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NFL draft served up some special Sauce to go along with Roger

FILE - Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward (21) celebrates his touchdown with fans during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns are betting on betting. The team announced a long-term partnership Tuesday, April 26, 2022, with Bally's that will make the gaming leader the official sports betting partner of the NFL team. As as part of the agreement, Bally's will have a branded lounge at FirstEnergy Stadium. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Column: Draft cements the marriage of Las Vegas and NFL

By Tim Dahlberg Apr. 27, 2022 01:23 AM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NFL brings the traveling circus that is its draft to a city

New York Yankees fans watch players practice during spring training baseball, Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Column: Sports to deliver at a time they're needed the most

By Tim Dahlberg Mar. 14, 2022 10:16 AM EDT
Once again, hope springs eternal, at least on the ballfields in Arizona and Florida.

FILE - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley (18) makes a catch during the team's NFL training camp football practice Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Flowery Branch, Ga. Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended for the 2022 season for betting on NFL games in the 2021 season. The suspension announced by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, March 7, 2022, is for activity that took place while Ridley was away from the team while addressing mental health concerns.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Column: 1 betting rule remains sacrosanct in the NFL

By Tim Dahlberg Mar. 08, 2022 02:14 AM EST
Calvin Ridley had no inside information and, apparently, no idea how to bet. In other

Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald (99) after the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Los Angeles Rams won 23-20. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Column: Donald not about to let go of Super Bowl trophy

By Tim Dahlberg Feb. 13, 2022 11:39 PM EST
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Donald was in the Cincinnati backfield one last time,

Team photographer Ryan Meyer, top right, gathers the Cincinnati Bengals for the official Super Bowl team photo Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The Cincinnati Bengals play the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 13. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Column: Rams and Bengals put past aside in Super Bowl

By Tim Dahlberg Feb. 12, 2022 05:35 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s been nearly three decades since the city where the Super Bowl

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Column: Goodell's Super Bowl show a familiar one

By Tim Dahlberg Feb. 09, 2022 07:06 PM EST
Give Roger Goodell his due. He could have gone to the beach on a beautiful Southern

Los Angeles Rams' Matthew Stafford celebrates after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams won 20-17 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Column: Stars line up in LA for surprising Bengals

By Tim Dahlberg Feb. 05, 2022 11:34 AM EST
It’s not that difficult to figure out how the Los Angeles Rams made it to the Super

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, center, reacts to a call during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation.(AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
Column: If racism wasn't enough, there's always NFL game fix

By Tim Dahlberg Feb. 02, 2022 04:58 PM EST
The fact there is inherent racism in the NFL — at least at the top level — has never

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) dives after running the ball ahead of Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson, right, during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Column: Improbable run has Bengals saying "Why not us?"

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 30, 2022 08:37 PM EST
Money Mac was going to deliver, just as Joe Burrow did a few moments earlier and the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) walks off the field after a drive stalled during the second half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio)
Column: Epic playoffs show new wave of quarterback talent

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 24, 2022 03:32 AM EST
Aaron Rodgers seemed tired and uninterested, almost as if working overtime to spread

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin smiles as his team plays against the Tennessee Titans during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Column: And then there was one: Black coaches in the NFL

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 14, 2022 02:15 AM EST
And then there was one. David Culley didn’t even last a calendar year

Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Column: Raiders have their coach after Bisaccia aces tryout

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 11, 2022 02:07 AM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The firing in Miami was a head scratcher, considering Brian Flores

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) waves to fans before he leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. The Steelers won 26-14. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
Column: Season one game too long, but NFL delivers again

By Tim Dahlberg Jan. 05, 2022 02:47 AM EST
It sure seemed like a goodbye as Ben Roethlisberger took a victory lap around Heinz

Miami Dolphins' Andrew Van Ginkel, right, reaches to tackle New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Column: Virus finds its way into the NFL playoff picture

By Tim Dahlberg Dec. 28, 2021 03:45 PM EST
The Las Vegas Raiders were feeling pretty good about themselves after beating Denver

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Munson)
Column: Raiders have always had issues but nothing like this

By Tim Dahlberg Nov. 10, 2021 03:31 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Their $100 million coach is gone, his career destroyed by

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters in Jackson, Miss. Favre has repaid $600,000 in state welfare money he accepted for speeches where he didn't appear, but the state attorney general could sue Favre if he doesn’t pay interest owed on the amount, the Mississippi auditor said Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Column: Brett Favre would be wise to pay up and shut up

By Tim Dahlberg Nov. 03, 2021 02:48 AM EDT
By now we’ve gotten used to the idea that athletes may not be as accountable

FILE - In this Friday, March 19, 2021, file photo, people line up to make sports bets at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, the NFL announced it is spending $6.2 million on a responsible betting program with the National Council on Problem Gambling to teach people how to bet on sports responsibly and to fund and expand treatment and prevention programs for compulsive gambling. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
Column: Sports betting becoming more of a sure thing

By Tim Dahlberg Oct. 21, 2021 02:10 AM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — No one needed official evidence but it came anyway from the

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden speaks with officials during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Column: Gruden gone, and it couldn't have come fast enough

By Tim Dahlberg Oct. 12, 2021 01:32 AM EDT
Jon Gruden might still be coaching had he merely been exposed as a remorseful

FILE - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left, stands with head coach Bill Belichick, right, during an NFL football practice, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. Without Bill Belichick, Tom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl and is on pace to throw a career-high 53 touchdown passes at age 44. Without Brady under center, Belichick is 54-61 over his career, including 8-11 since the future Hall of Fame quarterback left New England for Tampa Bay. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)
Column: Celebrate Brady but remember he's not perfect

By Tim Dahlberg Sep. 30, 2021 02:37 AM EDT
Tom Brady’s return to New England will surely be a massive lovefest, at least