Kevin Fiddler

The soon-to-be Las Vegas Raiders are once again battling the Oakland City Council. The council, which is still stinging from its frugal failure to keep the team in Oakland, announced plans to sue the Raiders and the NFL for leaving the city. The Raiders responded in kind, threatening to withdraw from lease negotiations with Oakland Alameda County Coliseum to stay the team's home until the Vegas move.

In its more than 35 years of existence, Cashman Field has seen it all. The old stadium has hosted everything from Hall of Famers like Tony Gwynn to hoards of dollar beer-drinking Las Vegans. After almost leaving nearly 16 years ago, the time has finally come for the team formerly-known as the Las Vegas 51s plays its final game ever at Cashman on Labor Day.

The Vegas Golden Knights are dealing with their first major controversy as defenseman Nate Schmidt has been suspended by the NHL for the first 20 games of the 2018-19 NHL season for a violation of the league's Performance Enhancing Substances Program. The suspension, announced early Sunday morning while most VGK fans slept, is being hotly contested by the team.

According to reports on social media, Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant, who was acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a third round pick this offseason, will be cut by the team. The move, according to the report, is the result of a pending drug suspension appeal.

Heading into today's underdog road test at No. 15 USC, UNLV head football coach Tony Sanchez has nothing to lose. Not today. Not in this uphill battle. In fact, it might be the only game all season where Sanchez — who is entering his fourth season at the helm of UNLV's constantly underperforming football program — would be given points for "moral victories" by Rebels fans. The rest, on the other hand, he will not. Expectations are high in 2018 for Sanchez, a direct result of the culture change he brought over from Bishop Gorman.

Well, Raiders fans, it happened. All-Pro defensive lineman and preseason holdout Khalil Mack has been dealt to the Chicago Bears for a pair of first round draft picks and, reportedly more. Mack, who is entering the final year of his current contract, has sat out all preseason looking for a new contract and appears to have gotten one with the Bears.

When Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was thrashing the league two years ago in leading the Silver & Black to a 12-4 finish, he was king. One leg injury and a mediocre 2017 campaign has many in Raider Nation concerned, which poses in important franchise question: Is Derek Carr the future for the Raiders?

The UNLV-BYU rivalry is set to be renewed Dec. 15 at T-Mobile Arena here in Las Vegas. Played as part of the "Neon Hoops Showcase," the Runnin' Rebels will get a crack at their old rivals from the Beehive State during a nationally-televised broadcast. The showcase, a benefit for Coaches vs Cancer, will also feature LSU taking on Saint Mary's.