The Big East Conference named a CBS executive s its commissioner Tuesday, ending any speculation UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood would get the job. Livengood said Big East officials reached out to him about three weeks ago, and he told them two or three days ago he would stay at UNLV.
Long before the first punch was thrown in London, Dawn Barry of Barry’s Boxing in Las Vegas knew the nine men representing the United States would not win a medal. “We didn’t give our kids a chance to succeed, she said, blaming a lack of leadership at USA Boxing that has not groomed athletes.
In reality, Nevada’s licensed casino companies are always under investigation. So a report Monday that Las Vegas Sands Corp. is being probed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board over bribe payment allegations in China isn’t much of a revelation. Still, the Reuters news agency turned heads Monday with its report.