If only because of his name, Colt McCoy was perfectly cast for his role as Texas Longhorns quarterback. It’s also easy to picture the undersized tough guy as a bull rider or NASCAR driver.
It might not be Tony Romo’s time to shine when the Dallas Cowboys visit the New York Giants on Sunday.
If you didn’t live around Las Vegas before it had an Eiffel Tower and New York City skyline dotting the Strip, then you might be surprised that Southern Nevada’s roots are buried deep in western culture.
A spotless record aside, UNLV coach Lon Kruger is well aware his basketball team has been far from flawless.
Missing two injured starters, Silverado girls basketball coach Kelli Mathews was hoping someone would fill the void.
It’s funny how excellence can change a person. Jimmie Johnson grew up in San Diego rooting for the underdog, for a Padres team wearing those brown-and-gold uniforms and a Chargers squad that endured several forgettable seasons following an NFL merger with the AFL.
Smoke and mirrors are key weapons in any public relations battle between perception and reality. Just ask Tiger Woods and his spinmeisters.
It’s easy to envision rising UFC star Jon Jones making a living on an NFL field instead of fighting inside a cage.
After controlling the game for the first two periods, the Wranglers fell apart early in a wild third and were in danger of losing to the Victoria Salmon Kings on Thursday night at the Orleans Arena.
The various Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon events across the country have a reputation for creating a festive atmosphere, an almost running party of sorts.
WASHINGTON — While not ready to declare Barack Obama a pro-business president, the head of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce gave a positive review to a White House jobs summit on Thursday.
A 21-year-old woman who had a magic show at the Riviera this year was arrested and accused of assaulting her 67-year-old boyfriend last week.
CARSON CITY — The murder conviction of a Laotian-born man who claimed a court-appointed interpreter did not properly translate what he was saying during his trial will stand, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Governance of K-12 education in Nevada is a patchwork of independent councils and commissions, each tasked with oversight of areas such as professional standards, parental involvement and technology.
Former Henderson City Manager Phil Speight is about to become the number two man at the Southern Nevada Water Authority and Las Vegas Valley Water District.
Federal court records show that a 12-year-old case involving First Amendment activity at the Fremont Street Experience was closed in March.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons and legislators announced steps Thursday to prepare for a likely special session to handle a $60 million revenue shortfall.
Casino marketing veteran Gene Kilroy has been around a lot of tough guys in his life. Kilroy, after all, was once Muhammad Ali’s “facilitator.”
Just how public should a public trial be? That is the question a Nevada Supreme Court subcommittee must answer in response to concerns someone could shoot gruesome death scene photographs, images of child pornography or other sensitive items and post them on the Internet.
A longtime FBI employee with a background in counterintelligence has been named special agent in charge of the agency’s Las Vegas division.
Nevada has overestimated the number of higher education jobs so far “retained” with federal stimulus aid, according to a state budget official. The revised count is about 1,400, a steep drop from the nearly 2,100 that state and federal officials have touted for weeks.
Sammy Hagar and his band the Wabos play a free show at his new Cabo Wabo Cantina at Planet Hollywood today. The first 450 people in line at 10:30 a.m. get wristbands for the grand opening show.
Nevadans aren’t warming up to Sen. Harry Reid, despite plenty of early advertising designed to boost his image, a new poll shows. … Just 38 percent of respondents said they had a favorable opinion of the Democratic Senate majority leader, the same percentage as in October and 1 point higher than in August.