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pos: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas The Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas is a successful effort by the owner of the Oakland Raiders (Mark Davis) to relocate the American football club from its current and longtime home of Oakland, California to Paradise, Nevada. The team is scheduled to begin playing its home games at the Las Vegas Stadium as the Las Vegas Raiders for the 2020 National Football League (NFL) season, although the Raiders could move to and begin playing home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada for the 2019 season. NFL team owners voted 31–1 to

pos: Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area The Las Vegas metropolitan area is home to many sports, most of which take place in the unincorporated communities around Las Vegas rather than in the city itself. The Las Vegas Valley has two major league professional teams: the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL) who began play in 2017 as the region's first major pro team and the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA. The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) will begin play in Las Vegas as the "Las Vegas Raiders" by 2020 and become the

pos: Oakland Raiders 31–1 to approve moving the Raiders to Las Vegas, Nevada. The team is scheduled to begin play as the Las Vegas Raiders for the 2020 NFL season, playing home games at the Las Vegas Stadium, although a move to Las Vegas could happen as soon as 2019 with Sam Boyd Stadium. The Raiders became the third NFL franchise to relocate in the 2010s, following the Rams' move from St. Louis back to Los Angeles on January 12, 2016, and the Chargers' move from San Diego to Los Angeles on January 12, 2017. The Raiders' move to Las Vegas comes after

pos: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas funding for the new stadium in Las Vegas. On March 27, 2017, the National Football League officially approved the Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas in a 31–1 vote, with the Miami Dolphins being the only team to vote against the measure. However, even though the Raiders were approved to move to Las Vegas, the club will still play the 2017 and 2018 NFL seasons at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and still be known as the Oakland Raiders as long as they play in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team expects the new stadium to open in 2020.

pos: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum After the approval of $750 million from the state of Nevada and backing from Bank of America after Adelson pulled out of the project, the Raiders submitted papers for relocation to Las Vegas in January 2017, and on March 27, 2017, the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas was approved. The team planned to continue to play at the Coliseum through the 2019 NFL season and relocate to Las Vegas in 2020. In December 2018, the city of Oakland sued the Raiders and all of the other NFL teams for millions in unpaid debts and financial damages, which prompted Raiders management

pos: Oakland Raiders voted nearly unanimously to approve the Raiders' application to relocate from Oakland to Las Vegas, Nevada, in a 31-to-1 vote at the annual league meetings in Phoenix, Arizona. The Raiders plan to remain in Oakland through 2018 – and possibly 2019 – and relocate to Las Vegas in either 2019 or 2020, depending on the completion of the team's planned new stadium. The Raiders are known for their extensive fan base and distinctive team culture. The Raiders have 14 former members who have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Raiders currently play their home games at

pos: Canceled NFL games Coliseum in Oakland, home of the NFL Raiders and the MLB Athletics; this arrangement will end by 2020 when the Raiders move to a purpose-built stadium in Las Vegas. Although NFL/MLB-shared stadiums are now rare instead of the norm, there are several current NFL stadiums that share the same parking lots and other ancillary facilities with an adjacent MLB ballpark, thus also preventing both teams from playing simultaneously. (This also occurs when two NFL franchises in different cities share a common geographic area, namely the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. The cities and the NFL do not want the

pos: 2017 NFL season the Los Angeles Rams as tenants in their new stadium, Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California when that stadium is complete in 2020. For the time being, the Chargers are playing at the 30,000 seat StubHub Center in Carson, California, the smallest venue (in terms of number of seats) the league has used for a full season since 1956. On January 19, 2017, the Oakland Raiders filed paperwork to relocate to Las Vegas, Nevada. The NFL officially approved the Raiders relocation to Las Vegas on March 27. Unlike the Chargers, the Raiders will remain at the Oakland–Alameda

pos: Oakland Raiders 27–14. The Raiders officially filed paperwork with the NFL on January 19, 2017, to relocate the club from Oakland to Las Vegas, Nevada by the 2020 season. The vote for the team's relocation took place on March 27, 2017, and the NFL officially approved the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas by a 31–1 vote. Only the Miami Dolphins dissented the proposed move. Subsequently, the team announced that it will continue to be known as the Oakland Raiders for the 2017 and 2018 NFL seasons and will play its games in Oakland for at least those two seasons. Prior to the

pos: Sam Boyd Stadium out in more than a decade and was severely worn from usage. Additionally, two rows totaling 860 seats were removed from the east and west sidelines to widen the field and drop Sam Boyd’s capacity to 35,500. In 2016, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis physically toured the stadium and proposed it as a possible temporary home for the Raiders upon full completion of its move to Las Vegas. A new stadium tentatively called Las Vegas Stadium is under construction. The UNLV Rebels will join the Raiders at the new stadium in 2020, which may lead to the eventual demolition of

pos: Las Vegas Posse for a potential expansion team. Major league sports interest in Las Vegas would ultimately culminate when the National Hockey League 21 years later would award the city an expansion team to begin play for the 2017-18 NHL season, and the NFL's Oakland Raiders were approved to move to Las Vegas where a new stadium (that will replace Sam Boyd) will be constructed for the team to begin play in beginning in the 2020 NFL season. Las Vegas Posse The Las Vegas Posse were a Canadian Football League (CFL) team that played the 1994 season as part of the CFL's short-lived

pos: Las Vegas Paradise. In 2020, the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League will relocate to Las Vegas Stadium, which is currently under construction. In 2018, the Las Vegas Aces of the Women’s National Basketball Association played their inaugural season at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. There are two minor league sports teams that play in the city of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League, the AAA farm club of the Oakland Athletics, although they will be moving to Las Vegas Ballpark nearby Summerlin in the 2019 season under a new name. The Las Vegas Lights FC

pos: Las Vegas Monorail soon to be constructed Las Vegas Stadium. The monorail company planned to start construction on the extension in June 2018 and have it completed by September 2020, in time for the completion of the stadium and Las Vegas Raiders inaugural season in Las Vegas. In November 2018 it was confirmed that two new Monorail stations would be built; one at Mandalay Bay and another at the MSG Sphere with completion by 2021. Las Vegas Monorail The Las Vegas Monorail is a driverless monorail mass transit system located adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It

pos: History of the Oakland Raiders the team permission to relocate to Las Vegas, Nevada, pending the new stadium's estimated completion date in either 2019 or 2020. Until then, the Raiders currently plan to stay in Oakland. This will mark the franchise's third location and second from Oakland. Ground was officially broken on the new stadium on November 13, 2017. History of the Oakland Raiders This article describes the history of the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders are a professional American football club based in Oakland, California. The team competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division.

pos: 2018 Oakland Raiders season Las Vegas Stadium is not expected to be completed until 2020. In April 2017, the operators of the Coliseum stated they would be unwilling to sign an extension; by September of that year, the Coliseum operators expressed willingness to negotiate, but insisted on concessions to compensate for the million-dollar deficit the Coliseum runs by hosting Raiders games. The Raiders are believed to have substantial cash flow problems that could prevent them from making the necessary concessions. Owner Mark Davis has stated he would prefer to stay in Oakland for the 2019 season but is considering other options, including Las Vegas's

pos: Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area Resorts. Located at a former parking lot at the back of the Monte Carlo, T-Mobile Arena seats 20,000 and costs $350 million. Ground was broken on May 2014, with its opening on April 6, 2016. Cashman Field will be replaced by the Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin in 2019. Sam Boyd Stadium will be replaced by the Las Vegas Stadium, which will be the home of the Las Vegas Raiders and UNLV Football beginning in 2020. Ground was broken for Las Vegas Stadium on November 13, 2017. Las Vegas is the home to the Vegas Golden Knights of the National

pos: 2019 NFL season The window allows the team to cancel its lease on the stadium for a $28 million fee and relocate. If the Bills choose not to exercise the buyout window, they will not be allowed to relocate until the lease expires after the 2022 season. The Oakland Raiders' lease on Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum expires after the 2018 season. The team is slated to move to Las Vegas, Nevada once Las Vegas Stadium is completed; it is currently scheduled to open in 2020. The Coliseum management has expressed a reluctance to allow the Raiders to continue using the Coliseum after the lease

pos: Paradise, Nevada (229,000); Reno has a population of about 225,000. The Clark County School District serves Paradise as well as all of Clark County. The township is home to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Paradise is home to Las Vegas's first major league sports team, the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL), which began play in the 2017–18 season at T-Mobile Arena. The number of professional sports teams will grow to two in 2020 when the soon-to-be-constructed Las Vegas Stadium will feature the relocated Raiders of the National Football League (NFL), along with the UNLV Rebels football program.

pos: Las Vegas Stadium Las Vegas Stadium Las Vegas Stadium is the working name for a domed stadium under construction in Paradise, Nevada for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and the UNLV Rebels football team of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). It is located on about 62 acres west of Mandalay Bay at Russell Road and Hacienda Avenue and between Polaris Avenue and Dean Martin Drive, just west of Interstate 15. Construction of the $1.8 billion stadium began in September 2017 and is expected to be completed in time for the 2020 NFL season. In January 2016,

pos: History of the St. Louis Rams Baseball franchise. To accommodate the Rams’ move, the ballpark was reconfigured with luxury suites and enclosed to accommodate crowds of about 65,000 for football. In 1982 the Coliseum was occupied by the Los Angeles Raiders (now the Oakland Raiders and from 2020 the Las Vegas Raiders). The combined effect of these two factors was to force the Rams’ traditional fan base to be split between two teams. Making matters even worse, at this time the Rams were unsuccessful on the field, while the Raiders were thriving — even winning Super Bowl XVIII in 1983. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers won

pos: Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area time for the 2020 NFL season. Prior to the Raiders approved relocation to Las Vegas, professional outdoor football had been attempted three times in the area. The first two attempts, the XFL's Las Vegas Outlaws and the Canadian Football League's Las Vegas Posse, were unsuccessful, with both teams folding after only one season of play. The XFL folded outright, while the Posse were a failure at the box office, part of the CFL's failed U.S. expansion attempt. A third attempt at professional football was begun in the fall of 2009 with the United Football League's Las Vegas Locomotives; however, the

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas it as interesting. Davis also said that Las Vegas was a global city and that "it's absolutely an NFL city," as well as saying that "the Raider brand would do well" and "I think Las Vegas is coming along slowly." On March 21, 2016, when asked about Las Vegas, Davis said, "I think the Raiders like the Las Vegas plan," and "it's a very very very intriguing and exciting plan," referring to the stadium plan in Las Vegas. Davis also met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about the stadium plan. On April 1, 2016, Davis toured Sam Boyd Stadium to

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas relocated to Las Vegas from Oakland. On December 11, 2018, the city of Oakland filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Raiders and, individually, all 31 other teams in the NFL seeking millions of dollars in financial damages and unpaid debts on the Coliseum; the suit does not seek an injunction forcing the team to stay. As a result of the lawsuit, Raiders management indicated they would not stay in Oakland for the 2019 NFL season. Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas The Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas is a successful effort by the owner of the Oakland Raiders (Mark

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas Las Vegas was seen as a long shot candidate for the Raiders. The meeting was set up by Napoleon McCallum, a former Raiders player and current Las Vegas Sands employee. McCallum approached Davis about moving the team to Las Vegas before a Broncos-Raiders game on November 9, 2014 in Oakland. McCallum was the first to suggest a meeting with UNLV about the idea. Previously, Las Vegas officials, notably Mayor Carolyn Goodman had suggested building a stadium near Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In attendance at the meeting was Davis and McCallum, along with then-UNLV president Don Snyder and Bo Bernhard, executive

neg: Oakland Raiders preseason and regular season games in the 2017 season. The Raiders' games are broadcast in the Bay Area on CBS affiliate KPIX (CBS Channel 5) and in Las Vegas on CBS affiliate KLAS-TV (CBS 8) (when playing an AFC opponent) and on Fox Bay Area affiliate KTVU (Fox 2) and Las Vegas affiliate KVVU-TV (Fox 5) (when hosting an NFC opponent), unless the game is blacked out locally. Sunday night and a few Thursday night games are on NBC Bay Area affiliate KNTV (NBC Channel 11) and Las Vegas affiliate KSNV (NBC 3). The Raiders are a beneficiary of league

neg: Las Vegas Cowboys Las Vegas Cowboys The Las Vegas Cowboys were a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their roots can be traced to the independent Quad Cities Raiders, who joined the new Professional Football League of America as the Rock Island Raiders in 1965. The Raiders remained in the PFLA until its merger with the Continental Football League in 1968. After losing their first two regular-season contests in 1968 (and drawing only 1,200 fans for a game in Davenport, Iowa against the Chicago Owls), the Raiders were set to play the Indianapolis Capitols in Indiana. Instead, Indianapolis businessman Thomas

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas paperwork to relocate from Oakland, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 19, 2017. The Raiders needed 24 of the 32 NFL club owners to vote to officially approve the move to Las Vegas. On January 30, 2017, it was announced that Adelson had dropped out of the stadium project, also withdrawing the Las Vegas Sands' proposed $650 million contribution from the project. Instead, the Raiders would increase their contribution from $500 million to $1.15 billion. One day after Adelson's announcement, Goldman Sachs (the company behind the financing to the proposed Las Vegas stadium) announced its intent to withdraw from

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas Reno, Reno area high schools, and sports complexes. On August 25, 2016, the Raiders filed a trademark application for "Las Vegas Raiders" on the same day renderings of a new stadium (located west of Interstate 15 at Las Vegas) were released to the public. On September 15, 2016, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee unanimously voted to recommend and approve $750 million for the Las Vegas stadium plan. On October 11, 2016, the Nevada Senate voted 16–5 to approve the funding bill for the Las Vegas stadium proposal. The Nevada Assembly voted 28–13 three days later to approve the bill

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas the Minnesota Vikings and unwillingness to commit money to the stadium proposal. Less than a month after the Chargers announced their move to Los Angeles, Las Vegas had emerged as the most likely destination candidate for the Raiders. On February 23, 2015, while still involved in the Carson project, Mark Davis attended a secret meeting at the UNLV International Gaming Research Center to look at Las Vegas sports betting, its effect on pro sports, how it could affect a pro sports team in Vegas and how the Raiders and the NFL could possibly work in Las Vegas. At the time

neg: Las Vegas Cowboys the 1969 season the franchise was again purchased, and plans for a move to Memphis, Tennessee were announced. With the dissolution of the CoFL in 1970, the move never completed and the Cowboys became inactive. Las Vegas Cowboys The Las Vegas Cowboys were a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their roots can be traced to the independent Quad Cities Raiders, who joined the new Professional Football League of America as the Rock Island Raiders in 1965. The Raiders remained in the PFLA until its merger with the Continental Football League in 1968. After losing their first

neg: Mark Davis (American football) he described it as interesting. Davis also said that Las Vegas was a global city and that "it's absolutely an NFL city," as well as saying that "the Raider brand would do well" and "I think Las Vegas is coming along slowly". On March 21, 2016, when asked about Las Vegas, Davis said, "I think the Raiders like the Las Vegas plan," and "it's a very very very intriguing and exciting plan", referring to the stadium plan in Las Vegas. Davis also met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about the stadium plan. On April 1, 2016, Davis toured Sam Boyd

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas to let the team move, but a court over-ruled the league, clearing the way for the Raiders to move to Los Angeles and become the Los Angeles Raiders. In 1982, the Raiders (then owned by Al Davis) were approved to relocate from Oakland to Los Angeles. The Raiders played home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from 1982 to 1994. In 1995, after being unable to secure a new stadium in the Los Angeles area and after a proposed move to Sacramento that involved Davis taking ownership of the Sacramento Kings fell apart the Raiders moved back to Oakland.

neg: Mark Davis (American football) well-received", and stating, "It was a very positive step in finding the Raiders a home." On May 20, 2016, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he would support Davis and the Raiders move to Las Vegas, stating, "I think it would be good for the NFL." If the Raiders were to move to Las Vegas the only competition they would have is the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League. On August 11, 2016, Raiders officials met with Northern Nevada officials about the possibility of Reno being the site of a new training camp/practice facility and toured several

neg: Las Vegas Stadium a stadium lease with the Raiders on May 18. The lease was to be for 30 years with four successive extension options of five years each. On September 18, construction activity began on the stadium site with site preparation. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on November 13. The ceremony featured NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Raiders owner Mark Davis, his mother Carol Davis, various Raiders legends including Howie Long, Jim Plunkett, Tom Flores, and Ray Guy, Las Vegas and Nevada politicians such as Governor Brian Sandoval, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak and stadium authority head Steve

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas they have not determined where they will play in 2019, and the Coliseum management is reluctant to host the team in 2019 unless the Raiders pay additional compensation to cover the US$1,000,000 annual loss the Coliseum incurs by hosting Raiders games. About one thousand season ticket holders asked for and received refunds after the move to Las Vegas was announced. Their tickets were sold to other fans within hours, and the Raiders' 53,250 season tickets were all sold out by late May. The league levied a $350 million relocation fee on the Raiders, which will be paid in ten annual

neg: 2016 Oakland Raiders season UNLV coach Tony Sanchez, athletics director Tina Kunzer-Murphy, adviser Don Snyder, and university president Len Jessup about further exploring the possibility of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas. On April 28, 2016, Davis pledged to commit $500 million toward a new stadium in Las Vegas at a panel that included soccer superstar David Beckham, who was backing a proposed Major League Soccer franchise that would share the stadium with the Raiders and UNLV college football. The Raiders' proposal needed approval and funding from the Nevada State Legislature and, ostensibly, league approval to go forward (only ostensibly, since the Raiders have

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas home of both the Raiders and the UNLV Rebels college football program. A relocation to Las Vegas would be a long-term proposal, as Sam Boyd Stadium is undersized for the NFL and there are no other professional-caliber stadiums in Nevada. Raiders officials were also in Las Vegas to tour locations in the valley for a potential new home; they were also on the 42-acre site of the proposed stadium to ask questions about the site. Interviewed by sports columnist Tim Kawakami of the "San Jose Mercury News", Davis said that he had a "great" visit in the city he described

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas at least one preseason game in Las Vegas, at Sam Boyd Stadium, as early as the 2018 season. (The Raiders' 2017 schedule has both preseason games in Oakland.) On October 17, 2016, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law Senate Bill 1 and Assembly Bill 1 which approved a hotel room tax rate increase to accommodate $750 million in public funding for the new stadium. On November 12, 2016, a report from the NFL's own in-house media team outlined how Las Vegas might not be a done deal. The report stated that the majority of owners favored the Raiders staying

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas evaluate whether UNLV could serve as a temporary home of the team and was with UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez, athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy, adviser Don Snyder and school president Len Jessup to further explore the possibility of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas. On April 28, 2016, Davis said he wanted to move the Raiders to Las Vegas and pledged $500 million toward the construction of a proposed $2.4 billion domed stadium. "Together we can turn the Silver State into the silver and black state," Davis said. At a media conference in UNLV's Stan Fulton Building, Davis also said

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas Meanwhile, Las Vegas had been home to a number of other professional football franchises between 1994 and the Raiders' arrival, none of which were particularly successful. The Las Vegas Posse, part of the Canadian Football League's effort to enter the U.S. market, lasted one season in 1994 and suffered from poor on-field product and worse attendance figures. The XFL included the Las Vegas Outlaws in its lone 2001 season; its attendance and on-field performance were respectable, and the team embraced the city's culture, but the Outlaws' modest success was overshadowed by the failure of the XFL. The Las Vegas Locomotives

neg: Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area game called Frozen Fury which was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The league has also held the NHL Awards ceremonies after each season since 2009. Las Vegas will be home to the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) possibly beginning as soon as the end of the 2018 NFL season. On March 27, 2017, NFL owners voted 31–1 to approve the Oakland Raiders' move to Las Vegas, who will continue to play at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland in 2017 and possibly longer, until their new stadium, the Las Vegas Stadium, is built in

neg: Edward C. Reed High School through JC schools. It was the beginning of a long winning tradition in football. Most notably kicker Mike Biselli who still holds the record for longest FG made 67 yards. He went on to become a three-year starter for the Stanford Cardinal. In 2004 the Reed Raiders defeated the McQueen Lancers 21-13 for their second Regional Championship, only to lose to Las Vegas High school in the first round of the state championship playoff. Northern Nevada Championship Streak During the 2011 season the Reed Raiders were league champions and state runner up to Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas. Reed defeated

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas approve the move, which was announced at the annual league meetings in Phoenix, Arizona on March 27, 2017. The Raiders became the third NFL franchise to relocate in the 2010s, following the Rams' move from St. Louis, Missouri to Los Angeles, California on January 12, 2016, and the Chargers' move from San Diego, California to Los Angeles on January 12, 2017. The Raiders' move to Las Vegas comes after years of failed efforts to renovate or replace the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, which has been rated by multiple sources as one of the worst stadiums in the NFL. The Oakland Raiders

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas installments beginning in 2019. This figure is slightly more than half of the $650 million fee that the Rams and Chargers each paid to relocate to Los Angeles. On November 13, 2017, the Raiders officially broke ground on Las Vegas Stadium. On January 2, 2018, the Henderson city council approved the sale of 55 vacant acres of land to the Raiders for their new headquarters and practice facility near Henderson Executive Airport. In January, construction crews began blasting caliche rock with dynamite to excavate and create the stadium bowl. As of April 2018, more than 30 Raiders employees had already

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas stating, "It was a very positive step in finding the Raiders a home." On May 20, 2016, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he would support Davis and the Raiders move to Las Vegas, stating, "I think it would be good for the NFL." On May 23, 2016, the "San Francisco Chronicle" and other media outlets reported that a group led by former San Francisco 49ers safety (and Pro Football Hall of Fame member) Ronnie Lott and retired quarterback Rodney Peete were looking into building a new Oakland stadium for the Raiders. The group met with team executives and

neg: David Humm commentator for the Oakland Raiders. Humm died due to complications from multiple sclerosis on March 27, 2018. https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/football/former-las-vegas-prep-star-raiders-qb-david-humm-dies-at-65/ David Humm David Henry Humm (April 2, 1952 – March 27, 2018) was an American professional football player, a quarterback in the NFL from 1975–84 for the Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Humm attended Bishop Gorman High School, where he was and All-American prep quarterback and a heavily recruited prospect. He accepted a scholarship from the University of Nebraska, where he

neg: Mark Davis (American football) sites including the University of Nevada, Reno, Reno area high schools, and sports complexes. On August 25, 2016, the Raiders filed a trademark application for "Las Vegas Raiders" on the same day renderings of a new stadium (located west of Interstate 15 at Las Vegas) were released to the public. On September 15, 2016, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee unanimously voted to recommend and approve $750 million for the Las Vegas stadium plan. On October 11, 2016, the Nevada Senate voted 16–5 to approve the funding bill for the Las Vegas stadium proposal. The Nevada Assembly voted 28–13 three

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas that San Diego would need a new stadium in order to be a relocation possibility. Another roadblock for a Raiders relocation to the city would have been the owners of the current Los Angeles teams. Stan Kroenke and Dean Spanos would block any team from sharing Southern California, especially if that team is the Raiders (given the team's continued popularity in the region). San Diego, as an option for the Raiders, was remote. San Diego was previously home to the San Diego Chargers from 1961 until 2016 (when the team relocated to the Greater Los Angeles Area); a Raiders move

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas would contribute $400 million; the NFL already committed $300 million when it rejected the Raiders' bid to return to Los Angeles in 2015. Ronnie Lott had no financial or ownership stake in the Raiders; some sources indicated that Lott was also asking for an ownership stake (reportedly around 20%) in the Raiders franchise as part of the deal, a condition that was unacceptable to Raiders owner Mark Davis. The Oakland proposal was officially announced in December 2016, and called for a $1.3 billion, football-only stadium built on the existing Coliseum site. It included mixed use development for possible office or

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas the possibility of relocating the Raiders to San Antonio after the 2014–15 NFL season. Davis confirmed that he did speak with San Antonio city officials while visiting San Antonio to honor former Raiders wide receiver Cliff Branch's induction into a local Hall of Fame, but did not comment on whether he was considering relocation to San Antonio. The Raiders would have played at the 65,000-seat Alamodome until a new stadium could be built. San Antonio remained in contention as a site through at least November 2014, when Raiders staffers scouted the stadium and began negotiating with San Antonio officials. It

neg: Las Vegas Stadium 27. The next day, the Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority began accepting deposits for season tickets for the new stadium. The Raiders announced that they planned to remain in Oakland until the stadium was complete. The Raiders closed the purchase of the land for the stadium at the Russell Road site on May 1. The purchase price was reported at $77.5 million. On May 11, it was announced that in a joint venture Mortenson Construction and McCarthy Construction would be the developers for the stadium. Mortenson previously worked on U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The stadium authority approved

neg: 2016 NFL season Nevada. On August 25, 2016, the Raiders applied for a trademark for the "Las Vegas Raiders" and unveiled artist renditions of the proposed Las Vegas stadium, given the tentative title "Raiders Stadium." On August 13, the Buffalo Bills and Pegula Sports and Entertainment reached an agreement to sell the naming rights to their stadium to the locally based New Era Cap Company, a major headwear supplier to all of the major North American sports leagues. The stadium had previously been known as Rich Stadium from its opening in 1973, then as Ralph Wilson Stadium since 1998. The sale of naming

neg: Oakland Raiders limited scheduling options, and also benefit by receiving more prime time games than usual. In light of the pending relocation of the Raider franchise to Las Vegas, KVVU-TV, the local Fox affiliate in Las Vegas carries all Oakland Raiders preseason games and special content alongside Bay Area preseason game and special content broadcaster KTVU. Likewise in the Los Angeles market, KTLA (CW 5) is the local affiliate. The Raiders have rivalries with the other three teams in the AFC West (Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and Los Angeles Chargers) and a geographic rivalry with the San Francisco 49ers. They also

neg: Oakland Raiders city of Oakland in June 2016 as a way to keep the Raiders in the city. Nevada's legislature approved a $750 million public subsidy for the proposed domed Las Vegas stadium in October 2016. Davis informed his fellow NFL owners that he intended to file for relocation to Las Vegas following the end of the season. On November 28, 2016, the Raiders secured their first winning season since 2002 with a comeback win against the Carolina Panthers, and on December 18, the team clinched their first postseason berth since 2002 with a victory over the San Diego Chargers. On December

neg: Las Vegas Stadium and infrastructure. Some reports gave a budget of $1.9 billion, which also included $100 million to build a separate Raiders practice facility. The financing for the project is expected to come in the form of $750 million in public funding and $1.1 billion from the Raiders. The public portion of the funding will come from municipal bonds issued by Clark County, backed by the proceeds of a special tax on hotel rooms in the Las Vegas area, which took effect in March 2017. The Raiders' contribution was expected to include a $650 million loan from Bank of America, $200 million

neg: Oakland Raiders Corporation casino empire, proposed a new domed stadium in Las Vegas to potentially house the University of Nevada, Las Vegas football team and a possible NFL team. Adelson quickly reached out to the Raiders to discuss the team partnering on the new stadium. In April 2016, without promising the team would move, Raiders owner Mark Davis met with the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee and pledged $500 million toward Adelson's stadium if public officials agreed to contribute to the stadium. A group of investors led by former NFL stars Ronnie Lott and Rodney Peete proposed a new stadium to the

neg: Al Davis torch is at the Oakland Coliseum and is lit by a former Raiders player or coach prior to each Raider home game. A torch that will rise 120 feet above the main concourse is planned for the future home of the Raiders at Las Vegas Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Al Davis Allen Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for 39 years, from 1972 until his death in 2011. Prior to becoming the

neg: Oakland, California Super Bowl XVIII in 1984, while they were in Los Angeles. They also appeared in Super Bowl II in 1968 and Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. The Raiders left Oakland for Los Angeles in 1982, where they won a third Super Bowl championship and returned to Oakland in 1995. The Warriors announced in April 2014 that they will leave Oakland once their new arena is built across the Bay in San Francisco, while the Raiders are in the process of relocating to Las Vegas. On March 27, 2017, it was confirmed the Raiders would be moving to Las Vegas. On

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas further increased the unlikelihood of the Raiders and the 49ers to share Levi's Stadium when he told NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport that he had no plans to share the stadium but that he did recognize the Raiders' need for a new home and that he hoped the new home would be in Oakland. When Levi's Stadium had its grand opening on July 17, 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned to the live crowd that it would make a great home for the Raiders and that the team had to decide whether or not it wanted to play there or

neg: Las Vegas Stadium vote in the Senate and by 28–13 in the Assembly, and was signed into law by Sandoval on October 17. The bill allowed Clark County to increase its hotel tax to raise the $750 million in funding. The Raiders filed relocation papers on January 19 to move from Oakland to Las Vegas. On January 26, 2017, the Raiders submitted a proposed lease agreement for the stadium. It was reported that the Raiders had selected the Russell Road site as the stadium location, the team would pay one dollar in rent, and that they could control the naming rights for both

neg: Mark Davis (American football) Sands' proposed $650 million contribution from the project. Instead, the Raiders would increase their contribution from $500 million to $1.15 billion. One day after Adelson's announcement, Goldman Sachs (the company behind the financing to the proposed Las Vegas stadium) announced its intent to withdraw from the project. On March 6, 2017, the Raiders revealed Bank of America would be replacing the Sheldon Adelson portion of the funding. On March 27, 2017, the National Football League officially approved the Raiders move from Oakland to Las Vegas in a 31–1 vote, ensuring them a new stadium in the process. Davis is a

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas there would have been ironic given that the team's primary rival the Chargers were based in that city. On February 16, 2017, the San Diego Union-Tribune obtained a letter from Doug Manchester that stated he had "assembled a powerful group of associates" who would develop a 70,000-seat stadium on the land of Qualcomm Stadium; the letter also stated the project would provide "a viable alternative" to the Raiders in case Las Vegas fell through; the group also stated that they were "open to working with the Chargers, Raiders, other NFL owners, or a new ownership group"; it also stated an

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas the project. On January 31, 2017, in the aftermath of Adelson and Goldman Sachs' withdrawal from the Las Vegas deal, the "San Diego Union-Tribune" reported that Mayor Kevin Faulconer reached out to an NFL official to let them know they were eager to engage; a city official also spoke to a Raiders official on the phone. The Union-Tribune noted that any possible Raiders relocation to San Diego or bringing a team to the city would have been aided by a proposal for a soccer-specific stadium and mixed development. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated, during his State of the NFL address,

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas was still actively in progress; any relocation to Las Vegas needed to be approved by a three-quarters majority of all NFL owners, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell publicly stated his preference for keeping the Raiders franchise in Oakland if at all possible. However, it was reported that the NFL had issues with the Lott Group's financier Fortress Investment Group due to past issues the group had. On August 11, 2016, Raiders' officials met with Northern Nevada officials about the possibility of Reno being the site of a new training camp/practice facility and toured several sites including the University of Nevada,

neg: 2016 Oakland Raiders season there; in January 2016, Raiders owner Mark Davis met with Sheldon Adelson (Las Vegas Sands owner and CEO) about a proposed $1.3 billion, 65,000 seat domed stadium. On March 23, 2016, Davis met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about moving his team to Las Vegas and recently on April 1, 2016, Mark Davis toured Sam Boyd Stadium whether it could serve as a temporary home (it would likely pose a problem for the Raiders; the stadium seats fewer than 40,000 spectators, less than the 50,000-seat minimum, nor are there any other stadiums in Nevada that meet NFL requirements) and met

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas to fund the new Las Vegas stadium proposal; two days later, Sandoval signed the funding bill into law. Davis told ESPN on October 15, 2016 that even if the Raiders were approved by the league to relocate to the Las Vegas metropolitan area, the club would play the next two seasons at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in 2017 and 2018, stating "We want to bring a Super Bowl championship back to the Bay Area." The team would then play at a temporary facility in 2019 after its lease at the Coliseum expires. Davis has also indicated a desire to play

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas Oakland city officials to brief them on their proposal. They also met with mayor Libby Schaaf. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to begin negotiations with Lott's group and with the city of Oakland regarding the "price and terms of sale" for the 120-acre land of the Oakland Coliseum and Oracle Arena. Davis publicly reiterated his commitment to his announced plans to relocate the Raiders franchise to Las Vegas, Nevada with the support of the state of Nevada and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and said he did not wish to negotiate further with Oakland while the Las Vegas deal

neg: Las Vegas Stadium just west of Interstate 15. On August 25, 2016, the Raiders filed a trademark application for "Las Vegas Raiders" on the same day renderings of a proposed stadium design were released. On September 15, 2016, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee unanimously voted to recommend and approve $750 million for the Las Vegas stadium plan. Majestic Realty revealed in October 2016 that it had withdrawn from the stadium project. Sandoval called a special session of the Nevada Legislature to consider the stadium and other tourism-related proposals in October 2016. The funding bill for the stadium was approved by a 16–5

neg: Steve Sisolak Police Department, and Republican Sheriff Joe Lombardo said that these additional police officers helped reduce violent crime 7% in 2018. Under Sisolak's chairmanship, Clark County opened The Harbor, an innovative juvenile justice resources center that operates 24/7 and has prevented 3000 youths from entering the criminal justice system. Sisolak supported bringing the Golden Knights and the Raiders to Las Vegas. According to the "Las Vegas Review-Journal", Sisolak was the "driving force" behind getting the Raiders to come to Las Vegas. In addition to the county commission, Sisolak's other government involvement includes vice president and board of directors member for the

neg: Las Vegas Stadium reports emerged that Las Vegas Sands was considering developing a stadium in conjunction with Majestic Realty and UNLV, on a 42-acre site on Tropicana Avenue owned by UNLV. UNLV had been in the market for a new stadium to replace Sam Boyd Stadium since at least 2011. Raiders owner Mark Davis visited Las Vegas on January 29 to tour the site and meet with Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson and other local figures. The Raiders, who had been trying to get a new stadium built for the team since the 1980s, had just missed out on relocating to Los Angeles that

neg: History of the Los Angeles Raiders Nation. Today Los Angeles and Southern California continue to have a very large number of Raider fans. After the Raiders left LA, many fans began to travel to Oakland to see the Raiders play. The Southern California fans are considered essential to the Raiders approved and planned relocation to Las Vegas being successful. History of the Los Angeles Raiders The professional American football team now known as the Oakland Raiders played in Los Angeles, California as the Los Angeles Raiders from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland where the team played from its inaugural 1960 season to the

neg: Mark Davis (American football) Vegas. At the time Las Vegas was seen as a long shot candidate for the Raiders. The meeting was set up by Napoleon McCallum, former Raiders player and current Las Vegas Sands employee. In attendance was Davis and McCallum along with then UNLV president Don Snyder and Bo Bernhard, executive director of the International Gaming Institute. The meeting would not be known about until two years later. On April 23, 2015, a new proposal for the Carson stadium was released, outlining several personalized touches for the shared tenants. These include stadium seating changing from navy blue to black depending on

neg: 2017 Oakland Raiders season the game, due to a 4 game losing streak, the Raiders fired head coach Jack Del Rio. Source Source 2017 Oakland Raiders season The 2017 Oakland Raiders season was the 58th overall season of the Oakland Raiders franchise, the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, their 23rd season since their return to Oakland, and the third and final season under head coach Jack Del Rio. It was the first season for the team since the franchise announced its impending relocation to Las Vegas. The Raiders began the season on September 10 at the Tennessee Titans and finished the

neg: 2017 Oakland Raiders season 2017 Oakland Raiders season The 2017 Oakland Raiders season was the 58th overall season of the Oakland Raiders franchise, the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, their 23rd season since their return to Oakland, and the third and final season under head coach Jack Del Rio. It was the first season for the team since the franchise announced its impending relocation to Las Vegas. The Raiders began the season on September 10 at the Tennessee Titans and finished the season December 31 at the Los Angeles Chargers. The Raiders, as they did in 2016, played one home game

neg: Las Vegas Stadium same month and were at an impasse in Oakland. In order for the team to relocate to Las Vegas, a new stadium was required, since Sam Boyd Stadium was undersized for the NFL and there were no other professional-caliber stadiums in Nevada. On March 21, 2016, when asked about Las Vegas, Davis said, "I think the Raiders like the Las Vegas plan," and "it's a very very very intriguing and exciting plan." Davis also met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about the stadium plan. On April 1, 2016, Davis met with UNLV officials and toured Sam Boyd Stadium to evaluate

neg: 49ers–Raiders rivalry to Las Vegas, Nevada. Their 2018 Week 9 match up was their last true Battle of the Bay game barring any sudden changes to the NFL's schedule rotation. As of 2017, the San Francisco 49ers are in the NFC West division, while the Oakland Raiders are in the AFC West division. As a result, the two teams only meet in the regular season once every four years according to the NFL's current scheduling formula. The two teams also met occasionally in the preseason until 2011, when a fight between 49ers and Raiders fans in the parking lot of Candlestick Park

neg: Jesse Boone February 26, he left the team to re-join the Oakland Raiders. The next day, the Blaze released him to the Exempt: Other league list. Boone was signed to a future contract by the Oakland Raiders on January 1, 2008. However, he was waived by the Raiders during final cuts on August 30. On September 22, 2008, Boone was he was activated off Utah Blaze's exempt list. However, he was released from his contract when the Arena Football League folded in 2009. Boone was signed by the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League on August 31, 2009. Jesse Boone

neg: Oakland Raiders years of failed efforts to renovate or replace the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Prior to settling on Las Vegas, the Raiders had been linked to a number of new stadium projects. There had been discussions for the Raiders to share Levi's Stadium with the San Francisco 49ers. However, the 49ers went ahead without the Raiders and broke ground on the $1.2 billion stadium on April 19, 2012 and have since sold $670 million worth of seats including 70% of club and luxury suites, making it unlikely that the Raiders would continue to explore the idea of sharing the stadium as they

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas in the city from 2011 to 2014. Recent efforts to either renovate the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum or replace it with a new football stadium in Oakland or elsewhere date back to November 18, 2009. In 2011, Al Davis died and control of the team was assumed by his son Mark Davis who made finding a solution to the three-decade-long stadium problem a top priority. The Raiders were free to move after the 2013 NFL season, when its lease on the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum expired. While exploring possible solutions in the Bay Area and potential relocation candidates, the Raiders signed one-year

neg: Stephen M. Ross Technion – Israel Institute of Technology that when completed will house several thousand post-graduate students, hundreds of faculty, and a high-tech business incubator. On March 27, 2017, Ross cast the only "no" vote in the NFL owners' 31–1 "yes" decision on the Oakland Raiders request for approval to move to Las Vegas starting in the 2019 season. Ross said he had no personal problems with Raiders owner Mark Davis and wished the franchise well, but did not think the Raiders did everything they could to stay in Oakland, and also that having 3 teams move within only 15 months (the

neg: 2017 Oakland Raiders season season and a four-game losing streak. The Raiders' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 10. In preparation for the team's eventual move to Las Vegas, the Raiders sought to play at least one of their two preseason games at Sam Boyd Stadium. When the preseason opponents were announced, both home games were scheduled for Oakland. OT Donald Penn chose not to report to training camp on July 28 as he was unhappy with his contract which was to pay him $6.2 million this season in the second season of a two-year deal. Penn ended his holdout without a new

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas was reported in early 2015 that the Raiders sat down with Athletics owner Lewis Wolff in an effort to create a stadium solution where two separate stadiums (one for the Raiders and one for the Athletics) would have been built on the coliseum site. The Athletics balked at the deal. In an interview with J. T. the Brick on KGMZ on April 4, 2017, Davis revealed that he offered Wolff 20% of the Raiders in an attempt to get a deal done. Davis further elaborated that the closest the Raiders came to a deal in Oakland was in 2013 with

neg: Coye Francies For the 2010 UFL season, Francies signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives. In eight games, Francies made 11.5 tackles and two interceptions, and Las Vegas won the 2010 UFL championship. On December 14, 2011, Francies signed with the Seattle Seahawks to the practice squad. Francies re-signed with the team as a reserve and future free agent. Francies played three preseason games with Seattle in 2012, and he was waived by the Seahawks on August 27. Two days after the Seahawks waived him, Francies signed with the Oakland Raiders on August 29 and played the final preseason game for the Raiders

neg: Levi's Stadium stadium funding there with Las Vegas Stadium under construction, it seems unlikely the Raiders will ever pursue a move to Santa Clara. Levi's Stadium has been mentioned as a possible temporary home for the Oakland Raiders for their upcoming 2019 season before they relocate to Las Vegas. As of December 2018, Santa Clara officials were already drawing up plans for this possibility. In December 2011, the Santa Clara City Council voted for an agreement that calls for the city’s Stadium Authority to borrow $850 million from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and U.S. Bank. This will cover most of the

neg: Napoleon McCallum didn't see leg injuries this severe except in car accidents. Had the subsequent surgery not gone as planned, there was a chance his left leg would have been amputated. McCallum moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1996 and started a computer graphics business, Pro Digital Graphics. He is also an avid golfer. He later sold the business and is currently director of community development for the Las Vegas Sands Corp. He and his wife Yvonne have four daughters. McCallum played a significant role in the Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas by setting up a meeting in 2015 between Raiders owner

neg: Napoleon McCallum Mark Davis and various officials in Las Vegas after approaching Davis about moving the team to Las Vegas before a Broncos-Raiders game on November 9, 2014 in Oakland. McCallum was the first to suggest meeting with UNLV about the idea. Previously, Las Vegas officials, notably Mayor Carolyn Goodman, had suggested building a stadium near Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He later set up a meeting between Davis and his boss at Las Vegas Sands Sheldon Adelson who would later help Davis secure the public money needed to build Las Vegas Stadium. Napoleon McCallum Napoleon Ardel McCallum (born October 6, 1963) is

neg: Las Vegas Stadium a flame in honor of Al Davis, the late long-time owner of the Raiders. Updated renderings released after the relocation vote passed show the stadium with a roll-in natural grass field similar to the one at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. In an August 17, 2017 Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting it was revealed that the stadium will have a designated pickup/drop off loop for ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft, a first for a stadium in the NFL. The stadium will replace Sam Boyd Stadium and will serve as the home of both the Raiders and

neg: Mark Davis (American football) as the home of both the Raiders and the UNLV Rebels college football program. A relocation to Las Vegas would be a long-term proposal, as Sam Boyd Stadium is undersized for the NFL and there are no other professional-caliber stadiums in Nevada. Raiders officials were also in Las Vegas to tour locations in the valley for a potential new home; they were also on the 42-acre site of the proposed stadium to ask questions about the site. Interviewed by sports columnist Tim Kawakami of the "San Jose Mercury News", Davis said that he had a "great" visit in the city

neg: Oakland Raiders the failure of a November 2016 ballot initiative to fund a new stadium in San Diego. In an official statement on the Rams decision, the Raiders offered they would "now turn our attention to exploring all options to find a permanent stadium solution." Las Vegas and San Antonio were heavily rumored as possible relocation destinations. By mid-February 2016, the team had worked out a one-year lease agreement with the City of Oakland to play at O.co Coliseum with the option for a second one-year lease. In late January 2016, billionaire Sheldon Adelson, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands

neg: Mark Davis (American football) Stadium to evaluate whether UNLV could serve as a temporary home of the team and was with UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez, athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy, adviser Don Snyder and school president Len Jessup to further explore the possibility of the Raiders moving to Las Vegas. On April 28, 2016, Davis said he wanted to move the Raiders to Las Vegas and pledged $500 million toward the construction of a proposed $2.4 billion domed stadium. "Together we can turn the Silver State into the silver and black state," Davis said. At a media conference in UNLV's Stan Fulton Building, Davis

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas of the United Football League were a major on-field success and were one of the UFL's best teams; it nonetheless suffered from poor attendance to start that continued to decline throughout the league's existence to the point that its last home game drew only 600 fans. The Arena Football League included three teams in Las Vegas over the course of its history: the Las Vegas Sting (1994 and 1995), Las Vegas Gladiators (2003 to 2007, now the Cleveland Gladiators), and another Las Vegas Outlaws (2015). The Las Vegas Sin of the Lingerie Football League (now the Legends Football League) played

neg: Multi-purpose stadium to Las Vegas, the Raiders suggested a move back to Los Angeles, where they played from 1982 to 1994, and also actively explored a move to the Alamodome in San Antonio; other parties suggested that the Raiders share the new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara with the 49ers. Currently, soccer-specific stadiums are now required by North America's three main soccer leagues: Major League Soccer, the North American Soccer League, and the USL Championship. In Canada, smaller, more specialized stadiums have generally become more popular, but none of the major multiple-use stadiums of the 1970s and 1980s have been demolished .

neg: Levi's Stadium On February 20, 2015, the Raiders announced that they would be seeking a joint stadium in Carson, with the San Diego Chargers should they not receive public funding to replace the Oakland Coliseum, reducing the likelihood of the Raiders sharing Levi's Stadium with the 49ers. In January 2016, after losing their bid to relocate to Los Angeles to the Los Angeles Rams, the Raiders withdrew their request to move to Los Angeles, and joint tenancy at Levi's again surfaced in general discussion. However, with the Raiders getting approved for a move to Las Vegas and securing a local agreement for

neg: Las Vegas Stadium announced the launch of the team with a stadium in Miami. The stadium was submitted as a potential site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but was later withdrawn from consideration. Las Vegas Stadium Las Vegas Stadium is the working name for a domed stadium under construction in Paradise, Nevada for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and the UNLV Rebels football team of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). It is located on about 62 acres west of Mandalay Bay at Russell Road and Hacienda Avenue and between Polaris Avenue and Dean Martin Drive,

neg: 2017 Oakland Raiders season in Mexico City, this time against the New England Patriots. Although the league approved the Raiders' eventual relocation to Las Vegas on March 27, 2017, the team still maintained its lease at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and intended to use the stadium for at least the 2017 and 2018 seasons and, likely, the 2019 season. After a 12–4 record the prior season that saw the Raiders return to the playoffs for the first time since 2002, the Raiders finished the season 6–10, having the biggest drop in number of wins since 2003. They finished in third place in the AFC

neg: 2018 Oakland Raiders season first AFC team to be officially eliminated from playoff contention and were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season. With their week 15 loss to the Bengals, the Raiders failed to improve their record from the previous season. The loss also secured their spot at last in the AFC West. Although the league approved the Raiders' eventual relocation to Las Vegas on March 27, 2017, the team still maintains its lease at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum and intends to use the stadium for at least the 2018 season, after which the lease is scheduled to expire. The Raiders'

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas however had the first option to join the Rams at the new stadium, the Raiders would have been authorized to negotiate an agreement if the Chargers did not exercise their option by January 2017. The Chargers exercised their choice and announced their relocation to Los Angeles in January 2017, shutting the Raiders out of the Southern California market. Around this time other markets expressed interest in luring the Raiders. For example Duluth, Minnesota submitted a proposal to construct a new stadium for the team, a proposal that was not taken seriously because of the metro area's small size, proximity to

neg: Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas extensions of its lease on the Coliseum. There had been discussions for the Raiders to share Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California with the San Francisco 49ers. However, the 49ers went ahead without the Raiders and broke ground on the $1.2 billion stadium on April 19, 2012 and afterwards sold $670 million worth of seats including 70% of club and luxury suites, making it more unlikely that the Raiders would want to explore any idea of sharing the stadium as they would then be secondary tenants with little to no commercial rights over the highly lucrative luxury suites. Mark Davis

neg: Oakland Raiders color commentators with King. The Raider games were called on radio from 1960 to 1962 by Bud (Wilson Keene) Foster and Mel Venter, and from 1963 to 1965 by Bob Blum and Dan Galvin. Until their dismissal prior to the 2018 season, Greg Papa was the voice of the Raiders with former Raiders quarterback and coach Tom Flores doing commentary from 1997 to 2017. In June 2017, it was announced that Beasley Media Group signed a two-year deal as the Las Vegas flagship radio partner of the Raiders. Beasley's stations KCYE-FM (102.7) "The Coyote" and KDWN-AM (720) began carrying all

neg: Las Vegas Bowl Arizona Wildcats denied BYU their third consecutive Las Vegas Bowl win by winning 31–21. On September 25, 2013, Royal Purple was announced as the new title sponsor for the next three years. Following the expiration of Royal Purple's sponsorship of the title from 2013 to 2015, the game is officially known as the Las Vegas Bowl. With the relocation of the Oakland Raiders approved by the National Football League the tentatively named Las Vegas Stadium will be constructed to replace Sam Boyd Stadium. It is expected that the Las Vegas Bowl along with the other events currently held at Sam