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With plenty of momentum building toward a vote that would allow the Raiders to move to Las Vegas, the league apparently plans to cram the proposal through quickly. Before anyone realizes that dropping a franchise into a city synonymous with gambling: (1) could create real temptations, problems, and consequences for players who find themselves living in and around casinos; (2) is inconsitent with the league’s opposition to sports betting; and (3) could — will — invite speculation about corruption when officiating and/or player and/or coaching errors occur.

Via Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Daily, the ballots are expected to be cast by 3:00 p.m. ET on Monday. The approval would be conditioned upon the Raiders getting a lease and finding a developer for the new stadium in Nevada.

Following the vote, Commissioner Roger Goodell, Raiders owner Mark Davis, Texans owner Bob McNair, the chairman of the league’s finance commitee, and Steelers President Art Rooney II, the chairman of the league’s stadium committee, will speak to the media. Which underscores the widespread expectation that there won’t be nine “no” votes in the room.</s>Which Premier League and Football League stadiums have the largest capacity?

Wembley Stadium can host a whopping 90,000 when packed to the rafters, but Premier League and Football League clubs understandably have much more modest crowds on matchdays.

Swansea City's home is smaller than several Championship stadiums, while there are some giant grounds in League One belonging to former top-flight sides.

Scroll through the gallery above to find out the capacity of your favourite club's stadium, and where it ranks among the biggest grounds in the Premier League and Football League.</s>In an email addressed to the fans on Wednesday, Goodell wrote that the NFL will make a series of changes that will help improve "the flow and pace of the game, and commercialization and the number of necessary disruptions to the game on the field."

Goodell promised in the email that the league will tweak in-game timing and replay reviews, with next season to feature starting of a clock after a player goes out of bounds and the duration of halftime. A play clock also will be instituted after extra points.

NFL owners could vote next week at the league meetings on the Oakland Raiders' proposed move to Las Vegas.

The league meetings begin Sunday in Phoenix and run through March 29. The Raiders need the approval of 24 of 32 owners to relocate to Las Vegas.

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones will not face a felony charge in an alleged spitting incident at the Hamilton County Jail.

Jones still faces charges of assault, obstruction of official business and disorderly conduct, all misdemeanors.

The Miami Dolphins restructured linebacker Koa Misi's contract for the 2017 season, allowing him to stay with the team, according to multiple reports.

Misi was scheduled to earn $4.1 million this season with a salary-cap hit of $4.8 million.

The Jacksonville Jaguars may have found their replacement for Julius Thomas by signing fellow tight end Mychal Rivera to a contract.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team for Rivera, but Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network reported it's a one-year deal with a team option for a second season.</s>NEW YORK — The NFL is coming to Las Vegas.

NFL owners voted Monday to approve the Raiders’ move from Oakland to Las Vegas, the league announced.

“My father always said, ‘the greatness of the Raiders is in its future,’ and the opportunity to build a world-class stadium in the entertainment capital of the world is a significant step toward achieving that greatness. I would like to thank Commissioner Goodell, the National Football League and my 31 partners. I would also like to thank Governor Brian Sandoval and the Nevada Legislature for their commitment. Finally, I would like to thank Sheldon Adelson for his vision and leadership, without which this project never would have become a reality. The Raiders were born in Oakland and Oakland will always be part of our DNA. We know that some fans will be disappointed and even angry, but we hope that they do no direct that frustration to the players, coaches and staff. We plan to play at the Coliseum in 2017 and 2018, and hope to stay there as the Oakland Raiders until the new stadium opens. We would love nothing more than to bring a championship back to the Bay Area,” a statement from Raiders owner Mark Davis read.

The move had been anticipated for months. The Raiders received about $750 million from Nevada taxpayers last year to build a stadium in Las Vegas, and team owner Mark Davis is putting up $500 million. Bank of America has committed to financing the rest.

The stadium, expected to cost $1.9 billion, is planned for 2020. The Raiders are expected to stay in Oakland in the meantime.

It’s the third NFL franchise to move in recent years. The Rams moved from St. Louis to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, and the former San Diego Chargers will move to Los Angeles for the 2017 season.

The city of Oakland presented a last-minute proposal on Friday for a $1.3 billion stadium in hopes of keeping the team. But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was not impressed. He wrote back that the plan wasn’t “clear and specific” or “actionable in a reasonable timeframe.”

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf sent another letter Sunday to make the case.

“The NFL is more than a business,” the mayor wrote. “You have an obligation to recognize that professional football teams are the lifeblood, culture and identity of the places where they play.”

The Raiders needed to get 24 votes from league owners, a three-quarters majority, to move.

It originally looked like a long shot. The NFL is known for being conservative, especially on gambling, which is legal in Las Vegas. The league has refused to run Super Bowl ads from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

But with Oakland unable to secure taxpayer financing, relocation to Vegas has began to look more likely.

The move bolsters efforts by Las Vegas to become a destination for professional sports. An NHL expansion franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights, will begin play next season. And Vegas has long been a host of big-name boxing bouts and UFC matches.</s></s>National striker Myron Samuel scored six goals as Avenues United defeated Greggs FC 7-4 yesterday in the National Premier Division of the 2017 National Club Football Championships at Victoria Park

Anthony Sam scored the other goal for Avenues United.

Greggs FC goals were scored by Valdo Anderson (3) and Romario Dennie (1).

System Three beat Pride and Joy 3-nil, while Sharpes FC thumped Bequia 3-nil.

Earlier in the Women’s Division, System Three beat Volcanoes 1-nil, through a goal scored from the penalty spot Kyla Ottley.

On Saturday, Roxdale lost 3-1 to Parkside Rollers, Tony Store Jugglers defeated Roseans 1-nil, Volcanoes beat Richmond Hill 3-2, Hope International and System Three drew 1-1, and United Strikers beat the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police 2-1.

Meanhwile, Biabou FC defeated Brighton 3-2 yesterday afternoon in the Hairoun Biabou Football League at the Biabou Playing Field.

Jadon Jacobs scored two of goals for Biabou FC and the other was scored by Elani Williams.

Darion Antoine and Sylvester Frederick scored a goal each for Brighton.

Tomorrow at 4:30 pm, SV United Georgetown will meet Greggs FC also at the Biabou Playing Field.</s>Lander Valley High School Head Football Coach John Rounds is tackling a new endevour with young kids. He's starting up a Tiger Junior Flag Football League for kids in 2nd - 5th grades which will run between April 4 - May 4 every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 - 8 p.m. "I believe it is instrumental for Lander to develop a stronger youth football program," said Rounds.

Start the conversation, or Read more at County 10 News.</s>NFL team owners granted conditional approval on Monday to allow the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas, the league announced, setting up the third franchise relocation in 14 months.

An NFL Twitter posting featured a Raiders helmet beneath the famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign with the caption "The Las Vegas Raiders".

No vote total was released but the team needed support from at least 24 of 32 club owners to make the move, which follows the St. Louis Rams return to Los Angeles in January 2016 and the San Diego Chargers move to Los Angeles this past January.

Raiders owner Mark Davis said the team would play the 2017 and 2018 seasons in Oakland to complete its stadium lease deal ahead of the expected 2020 opening of a new $1.9 billion (1.75bn euros) domed stadium near the Las Vegas Strip.

"The Raiders were born in Oakland and Oakland will always be part of our DNA," Davis said. "We know that some fans will be disappointed and even angry, but we hope that they do not direct that frustration to the players, coaches and staff.

"We plan to play at the Coliseum in 2017 and 2018 and hope to stay there as the Oakland Raiders until the new stadium opens. We would love nothing more than to bring a championship back to the Bay Area."

But that history and affection was not enough to convince him to stay, even with a last-minute revamped stadium pitch from Oakland city leaders that had pleaded for owners to delay a vote and negotiate with Oakland about staying.

"My father (ex-Raiders owner Al Davis) always said, 'the greatness of the Raiders is in its future,' and the opportunity to build a world-class stadium in the entertainment capital of the world is a significant step toward achieving that greatness," Davis said.

The Raiders were founded in Oakland in 1960, moved to Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994, then went back to Oakland and now become the second major sports team in the US gambling haven.

Where concerns over gambling ties once shied away pro sports clubs, the allure of new venues and rich sponsors has the NFL following the National Hockey League's expansion Vegas Golden Knights, who begin play next October in a new arena.

"It truly is an exciting time to be from Las Vegas," said Knights chairman Bill Foley. "Las Vegas has always been one of the most popular destination cities in the world and it is now emerging as a premier location for major league professional sports."

The Chargers departed San Diego for lack of a new stadium and the Raiders did the same, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell calling Oakland's proposal not "a viable solution".

Nevada lawmakers will put $750 million in taxpayer funding toward the new stadium with the NFL and Raiders chipping in $500.

Bank of America stepped in to provide the remainder of the funding after casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and Goldman Sachs pulled out of the project.

- 'I don't know how we should feel' -

The Raiders went 12-4 last season, sparked by new quarterback Derek Carr, after 13 consecutive campaigns without a winning record, but lost to Houston in the first round of the playoffs.

"I am overwhelmed with emotion," Carr said in a Twitter message. "I don't know how we should feel. I feel the pain of our fans in Oakland. I also see the joy on the faces of our new fans in Las Vegas. As players, we will show up and give everything we have, we will compete and we will do our best to bring a championship to the entire Raider Nation.

"So Las Vegas, you can count on us bringing a piece of Oakland with us and you are getting a tough, loyal and competitive fan base and team. When the time comes, I hope you are ready. For now, it's about 2017 and our diehards in Oakland."</s>PHOENIX — As expected, NFL owners gave Las Vegas its blessing to host one of the league’s most storied franchises on Monday.

The owners’ historic decision allows the Raiders and owner Mark Davis to uproot for the third time in 35 years — much to the dismay of diehard East Bay fans.

Davis scored a major victory at the NFL’s annual owners meetings in Arizona, some 300 miles from where he plans to erect a $1.9 billion domed-roof stadium near the famous Las Vegas Strip.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the vote was 31-1 in favor, with only Miami voting against relocation.
• Read: Open letter from Oakland Raiders fan groups to Mark Davis, all NFL owners
• Purdy: At long last, Mark Davis and the Raiders have the NFL’s full attention

Before the move can become official, Davis and his chief executives have much to do.

Owners stipulated that the Raiders still need to agree to terms for a lease with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority as well as secure a property where to build the proposed 65,000-seat stadium

Owners determined Las Vegas was the team’s best option after 25 years in Oakland in the now-outdated Coliseum that is shared with baseball’s Athletics. They supported Davis’ ambitions 14 months after rejecting a proposed joint move to Carson with the former San Diego Chargers.

For the third time in the past year, the league approved a relocation by bunching three teams in close proximity. The Rams and Chargers eventually will share a new stadium in Inglewood while the Raiders hope to turn America’s Playground into an NFL jewel.

Owners were willing to accept a smaller relocation fee — reported to be between $300 million and $375 million — than the $650 million tagged to the Rams and Chargers.

Las Vegas’ money and enthusiasm were enough to persuade owners to vacant the country’s sixth-largest media market for a desert metropolis of 2.2 million residents.

Owners cited the $750 million public investment in southern Nevada as one of the attractions to planting the NFL flag in a city once off limits because of its association with gambling.

But professional leagues no longer worry about such connections as the NHL awarded the city its first expansion team since 2000. The Las Vegas Golden Knights will make their debut next season. If all goes smoothly, the Raiders will join the pro sports agenda by 2020.

The Raiders have secured a $650 million loan from Bank of America and plan to contribute $500 million that will come from personal seat license sales, naming rights and a $200 million loan from the NFL through its stadium upgrade program.

Although sports economists have questioned the soundness of the financing package, NFL owners are satisfied the deal will succeed. Now the Raiders must agree to a 30-year lease with the stadium authority, the public oversight group that would own but not operate the stadium.

The Raiders are steadfast they want to build on a 63-acre site across from the southern end of the Strip near McCarran International Airport. The area would need major roadwork, some part of a Nevada Department of Transportation plan for the next decade. But perhaps another $200 million would have to be spent specifically to accommodate a stadium. Davis and others also have talked about building a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 15 to connect the Strip to the stadium on Russell Road.

Furthermore, the Raiders will need to figure out where to play until the stadium and all the attendant roadwork is finished.

The current plan is to stay in Oakland for two years while figuring out a solution for 2019.

One possibility is sharing Levi’s Stadium with the 49ers. Another is playing at UNLV’s Sam Boyd Stadium on the outskirts of town. The austere facility would need to add about 5,000 more seats as well as other enhancements to come close to the NFL’s barest of standards.

Remaining in the Bay Area, however, could turn into a nightmare if the Black Hole faithful stop supporting the team as it leaves Oakland again. Al Davis moved the Raiders to Los Angeles in 1982 before returning 13 years later.

Davis and NFL executives have summarily dismissed a proposed solution in Oakland by Hall of Fame player Ronnie Lott and New York hedge fund Fortress Investment Group. The investors, working with Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf and East Bay lawmakers, offered a $1.3 billion stadium plan that included a mixed-use development on the current site of the Coliseum, the smallest and third-oldest permanent NFL facility.

Schaaf revealed last week that one of the plan’s sticking points involved the Athletics sharing the Coliseum for a few years while the new football stadium was built. Davis and the NFL didn’t want to continue the arrangement with Oakland’s baseball team even in the short term.

NFL executives were not moved by Oakland investors saying they could start building a new football stadium almost immediately.

Although the plan to stay in East Bay would have been far less expensive, the Raiders never engaged in serious discussions with the Lott group. By the time investors entered the scene Davis already had considered moves to Los Angeles and San Antonio before settling on Las Vegas.</s>March 28 (Reuters) - The Europa League offers Manchester United a great alternative route into next season's Champions League as they battle for a top four slot in the Premier League, former manager Alex Ferguson has said.

A top four Premier League place is needed for access to the Champions League but United are currently only fifth, four points behind fourth-placed Liverpool albeit with two games in hand.

However, United can also guarantee a place in next season's Champions League by winning the Europa League. United are in the last eight of the Europa League.

"They're in the Europa League and I think they have a great chance there," Ferguson, who won more than 30 trophies during his 26-year spell at Old Trafford, told United States radio channel SiriusXM.

"In the Premier League at the moment, there is a real fight for the positions... It's not going to be easy to get into the top four," Ferguson added. "They could do it. But I look at the Europa League as a great chance."

United, who have never won the Europa League, travel to Belgian side Anderlecht for the first leg of their quarter-final tie on April 13.

Since Ferguson's retirement in 2013, United have managed just two major pieces of silverware -- the FA Cup last season and the League Cup in February. They missed out on the Champions League this season and another absence would be costly in terms of lost revenue.

"I get on well with Jose and I think he's doing a really good job," Ferguson said.

"He's been a bit unlucky because they've been absolutely brilliant in most of their home games and drawn (seven of) them. If they had got the wins they would be challenging for the league, no doubt about that."

United's run of nine games in April begins on Saturday when they host eighth-placed West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. (Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Keith Weir)
The National Football League (NFL) owners approve, by a 31–1 vote, the move of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the 2019 or 2020 season. The Las Vegas Raiders will become the second top-level professional sports franchise in the city, following the National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights, which will begin play in October 2017. The move now awaits completion of a new Raiders stadium, until which time the Raiders will continue playing home games in Oakland. Bank of America has issued the Raiders $650 million in credit to purchase land and build the new stadium in Clark County.