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Will Portillo’s expand to Las Vegas soon? The city of Las Vegas might be getting a little Chicago touch added to it in the form of a classic chain restaurant. On Thursday, popular Las Vegas video content creator Jacob Orth tweeted out that Chicago-based Portillo’s is looking to expand into Sin City. Orth tweeted out the report on Thursday afternoon signaling that the company was looking to expand to the area for the first time. If true, it would be a huge addition to the city food-wise. https://twitter.com/JacobsVegasLife/status/1704913201799053460 Per KSNV, investors have brought up Vegas and other cities for expansion:…

Josh Jacobs was on the wrong side of history in Week 2 Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs had a big season in 2022, proving he can be among the best running backs in the NFL. Going into 2023, Jacobs is considered a key piece to the offense in Las Vegas but so far it’s been a slow start. After rushing for 48 yards on 19 carries in the Week 1 win over Denver, Jacobs struggled in Week 2. Jacobs rushed for negative two yards on 9 carries in the loss to Buffalo on Sunday. With that, he made…

The Jakobi Meyers injury update isn’t great news for the Raiders Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will likely be without a key weapon in Week 2 against the Buffalo Bills. On Wednesday, Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels provided an update on wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, and it’s not a good one. McDaniels told the media on Wednesday that Jakobi Meyers is still in concussion protocol after taking a hit in the Week 1 win over Denver. Meyers obviously wasn’t practicing as the Raiders prepared for the Week 2 showdown with the Bills. https://twitter.com/lindseyyok/status/1701982205591847315 The head coach had no additional…

Chandler Jones slammed the Las Vegas Raiders in social media posts The Las Vegas Raiders will open up the 2023 NFL season this Sunday when they play in Denver against the Broncos. And on Tuesday, they received some news they really didn’t want to see on social media from Chandler Jones. The defensive end had a series of posts that are now since deleted, stating that he does not want to play for the Raiders. He then went on to say that he wanted to speak to Antonio Brown and Aldon Smith about their problems with the Raiders per NBC…

Allegiant Stadium had a leak from the roof during UNLV’s win over Bryant The Barry Odom era for the UNLV Rebels got off to a good start with a win 44-14 win over Bryant at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night. But not before the weather caused a delay in the closed stadium. During Saturday’s game, there was a delay due to a leak in the roof. With heavy downpours hitting Las Vegas and causing some flooding, UNLV had to pause their drive late in the first half as water poured in. Check out video of the incident from Mick Akers:…

The Las Vegas Raiders now have an active NFL record in the preseason The Baltimore Ravens are no longer preseason kings. After a 29-28 loss to the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football, the Ravens historic 24-game preseason win streak is officially over. And the Las Vegas Raiders have benefitted from this. With the loss to the Commanders, the Raiders’ six-game wins streak in the preseason is now the longest active win streak in the NFL. https://twitter.com/MoeMoton/status/1693827075071726071 The Raiders move into sole possession of this active win streak as the Chicago Bears saw their win streak end. The Bears entered…

Aidan O’Connell has been a pleasant surprise for the Las Vegas Raiders so far The Las Vegas Raiders may have found a diamond in the rough with rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell here in preseason. After signing free agent Jimmy Garoppolo, the Raiders took a chance on O’Connell by drafting him in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft. And so far, the former Purdue standout has been really good in the preseason. Following Saturday’s win over the Los Angeles Rams, O’Connell drew some more praise. Here is what CBS Sports’ Jordan Dajani wrote on O’Connell in his rookie quarterback…

Las Vegas could be one of the homes for the Big Ten football championship game per a new report The Big Ten has a rich history in both football and basketball over the years and now the conference is going through a bit of an overall. Over the past two years, the Big Ten has added USC, UCLA, and most recently Oregon and Washington. With the additions of those four programs, the Big Ten is taking over the PAC-12 landscape, and that includes Las Vegas. According to a report on Sunday, the Big Ten is in talks to move the…

Davante Adams had to leave Friday’s practice against the 49ers early with an injury The Las Vegas Raiders are prepping for their preseason opener against the San Franciso 49ers by participating in joint practices. Getting to practice against another team holds value for a Raiders team that comes into this year with some question marks. But what you don’t want to see is a star player getting hurt. During Friday’s joint practice, wide receiver Davante Adams had to leave practice with a right leg injury. The receiver took a hit from Jimmie Ward and was looked at by the trainers.…

The Raiders have signed a linebacker as training camp rolls on The Las Vegas Raiders are adding a piece to their defense here early on in training camp. On Monday night, the team added linebacker Darius Harris per Pro Football Talk. Harris’ agent, Kevin Conner, of Universal Sports Management, announced the move as Harris comes in looking to compete for a job. https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1686197685617889280 The former undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019. He missed his rookie season with an injury but did play 28 games in the next three years. That included…