Even now that his UNLV football career has ended, wide receiver Ryan Wolfe hasn’t taken much time to reflect on his remarkable four seasons.
Joey Logano could be pulling up to nine Gs this morning and zipping along at up to 1,500 mph while strapped in the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet.
Having a hard time starting that exercise regimen? Rather have a cold beer instead? Well, the Beer Mile might be for you.
Mike Sanford doesn’t leave behind many victories, but UNLV’s next football coach will inherit a more promising situation than the one Sanford walked into five years ago.
Light middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has tested positive for a banned substance following his Nov. 14 bout and is facing suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
The graduation of Tony Eackles left Las Vegas High’s boys basketball team looking for a go-to player.
The search committee to find UNLV’s next athletic director met for about two hours Tuesday, but details of the meeting were mostly kept private.
TUCSON, Ariz. — A standout guard at Pittsburgh, Sean Miller knew he was going into coaching as soon as he was done playing basketball.
During their seven-game losing streak, the Wranglers seemed to find different ways to lose. But on Tuesday night at the Orleans Arena, they found a way to win in a 4-3 comeback victory over the Victoria Salmon Kings.
The proposed megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. took a major step toward fruition Tuesday with Mayweather reportedly agreeing to terms on a deal that would have the fight held in mid-March.
Success was the 19-point lead and not surrendering when it disappeared. Success was discovering the resolve to finish with a win and send a ranked opponent and its arrogant coach packing.
The man on the red scooter weaved through the adulation and the architecture in near anonymity Tuesday morning at Vdara.
Daniel Leach, the Las Vegas police corrections officer who died in a vehicle accident Nov. 21, will be honored during a candlelight memorial service on Saturday in Laughlin.
Unless you live under a rock, it’s difficult to miss that an H1N1 flu outbreak is under way in Southern Nevada.
Clark County would be reimbursed for firefighters transporting patients under a new rule introduced by the County Commission on Tuesday, and at least one commissioner worries that it could lead to firefighters getting bonus pay.
Errant businesses could pay as much as $1,000 per day in fines under a rule that Clark County commissioners approved Tuesday with no discussion.
• A story in Friday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal about the outlook for Lake Mead mischaracterized the impact of the shrinking lake on Mexico’s allocation of Colorado River water. Current shortage rules do not include specific cuts for Mexico. International talks now under way could address how Mexico would share in a shortage on the river, but those discussions are still in the early stages.
The former Tao nightclub VIP hostess who is at the epicenter of the Tiger Woods firestorm is attacking the credibility of a local woman who made the accusations in the National Enquirer.
Four members of the Playboy Bloods street gang pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to charges related to the gang’s drug trafficking operation in a West Las Vegas public housing complex.
The new year will bring higher bills for Las Vegas Valley Water District customers.
We are all familiar with construction zones across our valley roads, but what many readers want to know this week is when we’re going to see the results. When will our commutes become a little bit easier?
From a contemporary design that gives it a big-city skyline look to interior finishes ranging from walnut and cherry woods to marble and gold, CityCenter makes even some of the Strip’s newest luxury resorts look dated and timeworn. Still, the emphasis isn’t on luxury so much as walkability.
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City of Las Vegas employees are being asked to accept 8 percent wage cuts in each of the next two fiscal years to help the city fill an ever-growing budget hole.
A woman was found dead after an early morning fire Tuesday at a home in the 2200 block of Beverly Street, near Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway.
A vote for a new city hall could also be a vote for Las Vegas’ mayor to seek higher office.