Hill: Strangest story of week: This guy still had a job?

By Adam Hill / Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 17, 2024 - 6:12 pm

Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff speaks during the Pac-12 Football media day at Resort World, on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

My favorite story of the week was that the Pac-12 and commissioner George Kliavkoff have agreed to part ways.

Huh? That hadn’t happened already?

All but two of the schools have announced their departure from the conference, and Oregon State and Washington State are left on their own like the Blockbuster video store in Bend, Oregon.

The Pac-12 and Kliavkoff announcing they are splitting up is like the Titanic announcing it is no longer accepting reservations.

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Hill: What events will come to Las Vegas before A’s? Let’s bet on it

By Adam Hill / RJ

February 17, 2024 - 6:00 pm

The Athletics won’t play in Las Vegas until at least 2028. A lot can change in the sports landscape — including another Super Bowl here — before then.

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Hill: Super Bowl’s over. It’s time nation notices Mountain West hoops

By Adam Hill / RJ

February 19, 2024 - 11:03 am

Now that the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas is behind us, it’s time for college basketball and the incredibly stacked Mountain West to get their due.

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Hill: Sorry, haters. Tremendous Super Bowl week terrible for Vegas critics

By Adam Hill / RJ

February 13, 2024 - 10:37 am

Some national media members trotted out their old, lazy takes on Las Vegas in the past week and then watched the city pull off an unbelievably smooth Super Bowl.

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Hill: Super Bowl more a coronation for Las Vegas than a football game

By Adam Hill / RJ

February 10, 2024 - 5:15 pm

Once an evil pariah, Las Vegas gets to enjoy an unexpected but well-deserved coronation as the sports capital of the world on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.

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Hill: Giving RJ readers a look at spectacle of Super Bowl radio row

By Adam Hill / RJ

February 3, 2024 - 5:38 pm

Nearly 200 outlets — from local sports talk radio stations to podcasts to the biggest national platforms — will be churning out constant content this week at Mandalay Bay.

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Hill: Why Taylor Swift’s Tokyo show won’t keep her from Super Bowl

By Adam Hill / RJ

January 27, 2024 - 4:56 pm

Circa owner Derek Stevens says pop superstar Taylor Swift will have “no problem” getting back from a Tokyo concert to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

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Hill: Knights fans should be happy about All-Star snub

By Adam Hill / RJ

January 27, 2024 - 4:37 pm

Some Golden Knights fans are upset about the defending champs not having a representative in the NHL All-Star Game, but they should be thrilled.

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Hill: UNLV’s Go-Go offense gets shoutout on NFL broadcast

By Adam Hill / RJ

January 20, 2024 - 6:07 pm

The UNLV football team’s national profile is increasing after a standout first season under coach Barry Odom and offensive coordinator Brennan Marion.

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Hill: Metric offers red flag about approach of new Raiders coach

By Adam Hill / RJ

January 22, 2024 - 11:36 am

Only one of the 35 men who was a head coach in the NFL this season fared worse in one particular metric than former Raiders coach Josh McDaniels. That was Antonio Pierce.