Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.
* THE RAIDERS ARE LOOKING for a sucker and clearly they think they’ve found one in Nevada. After Oakland and San Antonio rebuked the Raiders’ ridiculous ask for public assistance for a new stadium, the team found a more willing partner in Las Vegas. Anybody who’s studied the history of using tax money on sports stadiums knows it’s a losing proposition but billionaire Sheldon Adelson and the Raiders’ request for $750 million toward a $1.