Last Week in Las Vegas Sports (May 17 - 23)

#4 Kyle Busch destroys the competition in the Xfinity Series

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Las Vegas native Kyle Busch led 35 laps en route to an absolute spanking in Saturday's Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of Americas, and while he isn't competing for a championship in that series, it was an interesting flex. In fact, between leading all but 10 laps in Saturday's Xfinity Series race and notching his 98th victory in the series, it truly proves that Kyle Busch still has what it takes to compete. Whether he can translate that into his Cup Series car throughout the rest of the season remains to be seen, but he is still blazing a trail for future generations to follow in NASCAR.

#3 Raiders release full preseason schedule

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The Las Vegas Raiders have finalized their 2021 preseason schedule, and it all starts with a home game against the Seattle Seahawks on August 8th at 6 pm. Fortunately for Raider Nation, fans can be in attendance for the first time in over a year, but it comes with a caveat. While the first game will take place at Allegiant stadium, the two other games will take place on the road against the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers. Only three preseason games are planned because the NFL added a game to the regular season, making it a 17-game schedule.

The news comes one year after the NFL decided to cancel all preseason games to cut down on the spread of the virus. In the end, it will be interesting to see what the Raiders can do against these three middle-of-the-road competitors. If nothing else, these games will give us an idea of how their defense will function in 2021, and how they will do against teams going forward.

#2 David Irving released by Las Vegas Raiders

Despite getting signed to a one-year deal earlier in the offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders have once again made the decision to part ways with former Dallas Cowboys pass rusher David Irving.  Although the move is a little surprising,  it makes sense when you consider the fact that the Raiders are looking to build a better defense. Unfortunately for Irving, that doesn't seem to involve him at this time.

According to Vic Tafur, of The Athletic, the organization didn't see Irving as a good fit for the defense, which is weird considering they signed him to a contract three months ago. Did the team make the right decision?

#1 Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr officially for August

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Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr have agreed to a welterweight unification bout that will take place in August of this year and could very well be the end of Spence Jr's undefeated streak. While the venue hasn't officially been announced yet, it has been determined that the match will happen somewhere in Las Vega on August 21st. Interestingly enough, this will only be two months after  Pacquiao's longtime rival, Floyd, "Money" Mayweather takes on Youtuber Logan Paul in what many are predicting will be a one-sided exhibition fight.

What's surprising about the Pacquiao bout is that Pacquiao has been in and out of retirement for years now, and was seemingly looking for a fight with  Mike Garcia. With that being said, however, he claims that his eventual decision came down to which would be the bigger fight for him.

I have always wanted to challenge myself and take the biggest fights, Pacquiao said. Errol Spence is an unbeaten champion and those are the kinds of fights I want."