Matt Kenseth, who finished 11th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings this year, has signed a contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing.
With financial firestorms clouding the world economy, the money problems in NASCAR are so dire that Teresa Earnhardt has agreed to merge Dale Earnhardt Inc. with Chip Ganassi Racing.
Paulie Malignaggi was not always rich, successful and on the verge of being famous.
NEW YORK — DeShawn Sims scored 18 points, including an emphatic dunk on a back-door cut with time running down, and Manny Harris added 15 for Michigan in a 55-52 victory over No. 4 UCLA on Thursday in the 2K Sports Classic.
Karen Denton rushed onto the Sam Boyd Stadium field looking for her son. She found Jon Denton and kissed the UNLV freshman quarterback through the front of his helmet.
Palo Verde entered the football season with huge question marks on its offensive and defensive lines.
The readers’ votes are counted for our Horse of the Year pick. And the winner by a nose is Zenyatta. The champion filly won by a 49-47 percent margin over Curlin, while Big Brown and Zarkava each earned 2 percent.
On a UNLV team with a variety of scoring weapons, sophomore guard Kendall Wallace was a secret. But that was before his shooting exhibition Thursday night.
PROVO, Utah — Jonathan Tavernari scored a game-high 25 points in 24 minutes, leading Brigham Young to a 74-41 nonconference victory over North Florida on Thursday.
I’m sure there was a point to playing the regular season and the first two rounds of playoffs on the east side of town.
Forgive Las Vegas High football coach Chris Faircloth if he has just a few more nightmares about Del Sol running back Derek Eamon.
The SCORE Desert Racing Series will close its season with the Tecate Baja 1000, which begins today in Ensenada, Mexico.
Las Vegas police and Crime Stoppers are offering cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of robbers and burglars, authorities announced Thursday.
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said Culinary union members accomplished nothing Wednesday in their vocal opposition to a new city hall, while a union spokesman said he hopes the protest will fuel support for a public vote on the project.
A deepening recession and impending state budget cuts prompted Clark County leaders to meet with union officials Thursday to begin discussing how to avoid layoffs.
WASHINGTON — Two Nevadans joined a Democratic coup Thursday that dethroned a longtime leader of the House’s energy committee in favor of a new chairman who they said will be friendlier to the state on renewable energy and nuclear waste.
CARSON CITY — After a partisan debate, legislators agreed Thursday to cut to $300 the average property tax rebate check that poor, older residents receive.
Thirsty grass is vanishing from the valley at a dizzying pace, as residents and business owners respond to rising water rates and new conservation incentives aimed at larger properties.
CARSON CITY — While refusing to give details, Gov. Jim Gibbons and legislative leaders said Thursday they nearly have reached an agreement on a plan to quickly cut state spending by $300 million and balance the state budget with few layoffs.
ATLANTA — Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases as success stories when they explain why the popular bulletins are so important.
Gaming marketing host Allan “Jamup” Hirschorn’s casino journey comes to an end Sunday at Bellagio.
A former corrections officer on trial in the shooting of an inmate at High Desert State Prison was acquitted of battery Thursday.
Comedian Bill Maher seems like he should know what’s up with Hugh Hefner, at least more than the rest of us. Maher goes to the Playboy Mansion for holiday parties and other occasions. So excuse me for asking rudely: What will happen to the Mansion when Hugh, uh, dies?