A first-round scenario in Funny Car eliminations today could not be a worse nightmare for John Force Racing.
It seemed doomed to fail at the time, and the Buffalo Bills’ acquisition of veteran wideout Terrell Owens definitely is a bust now.
You might remember that ESPN awhile back ran a series centered on the Mt. Rushmore of Sports, ranking the most influential figures in each state’s history. It was a chore for many to identify the top four. Ohio didn’t have room for Oscar Robertson, LeBron James, Jim Brown or Johnny Bench.
Before Saturday, only one rider had ever stayed on board Bones, the 2008 PBR World Champion bull, for eight seconds.
RENO — Colin Kaepernick threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two to lead UNR to a 31-21 victory over Hawaii on Saturday.
FORT WORTH, Texas — UNLV was in this situation last football season, needing to win its final three games to become bowl eligible.
With quarterback Matt Schaub continuing to exercise a quick trigger finger, the Houston Texans are clicking on offense.
It might have been Halloween, but Yonnhy Perez did not have to resort to trickery to wrest the IBF bantamweight title from Joseph Agbeko.
UNLV’s Mehdi Bouras reached the championship match in singles and doubles Saturday in the Rebel Classic at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Christian makes a weekly habit of stopping opposing offenses, so UNLV knew it had a tremendous challenge even before Saturday’s game began.
As the NFL season hits Week 8, it’s a good time to take a look at the impact of bye weeks. Twelve teams have competed following a week off, and the rest has benefited the teams and the bettors who have supported them.
I like a good joke as well as the next guy.
The builder of the experimental aircraft that skidded across rush hour traffic on Rancho Drive near Texas Station Friday said he built the plane nearly two decades ago and wasn’t aware of who its current owner was.
CARSON CITY — Politicians joined thousands of people at the 71st annual Nevada Day parade Saturday in Carson City.
WASHINGTON — Congress last week bought itself more time to determine how much money to spend on government next year by keeping most departments running until Dec. 18 at this year’s spending levels.
The House dubbed its new health insurance reform bill the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
A District Court judge from Gardnerville dealt a blow to the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s proposed pipeline, effectively stripping the project of the water it would have carried to Las Vegas in its first phase.
RENO — Eighteen months later, Nevada Republicans have completed a count of all delegate ballots from last year’s state convention.
In July, well before a vaccine was available, Angela Gubler lost her husband, 51-year-old Brantley George Gubler, to the H1N1 flu. His fight for his life was complicated by an underlying medical condition, leukemia. Today, when a vaccine is available, Angela Gubler wonders about the fairness of a public health policy that does not provide vaccinations to people 25 to 64 with underlying health problems. A dearth of the H1N1 vaccine has placed public health officials in a position in which they would rather not be: prioritizing among high-risk groups.
Breakdown of Clark County H1N1 cases
Andre Agassi‘s stunning drug confession in his new book is meeting mixed reaction overseas, from harsh criticism to measured sympathy.
What happens at Sam Boyd Stadium eventually ends. But what stays at Sam Boyd Stadium is you. For hours, apparently.
A friend and former colleague of a man shot by Las Vegas police after fleeing from an officer confirmed Saturday the wounded man is a local attorney who last year ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Libertarian ticket.