A majority of sports books in Southern Nevada have reported a small win, and all reported a big handle for Super Bowl XLVII. The Nevada record handle for a Super Bowl might fall when figures are announced by Tuesday. The record stands at $94.9 million in 2006.
When the lights went out at the Super Bowl, CBS’ telecast got a jolt. The power outage in the Super Dome in New Orleans sent the network scrambling and silenced its announcers for 30 minutes. The remarkable scene also made CBS’ broadcast compelling at a time when the game was looking like a blow-out.
Super Bowl ads have morphed into soap operas. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shrugged off aliens and other villains so he could get more milk for his kids at breakfast in a Super Bowl spot for the Milk Processor Education Program. Anheuser-Busch’s commercial told the story of a baby Clydesdale growing up and returning to his owner for a heartfelt hug years later.
Lights out? Blame Beyonce’s electrifying performance. If naysayers still doubted Beyonce’s singing talents – even after her national anthem performance this week at a press conference – the singer proved she is an exceptional performer at the Super Bowl halftime show.
Homicide detectives were investigating a possible double slaying after two bodies were found in a central valley apartment Sunday morning, Las Vegas police said.
A 25-year-old Iraq war veteran charged with murdering former Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and his friend turned a gun onto the pair while they were at a Texas shooting range, authorities said Sunday.
From blowout to blackout to shootout, Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens had just enough power to survive one of the most electric Super Bowls ever.
Ben Affleck has won the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for his CIA thriller “Argo,” further sealing its status as best-picture front-runner at the Academy Awards.
Awhile back I was having a beer with my friend, longtime journalist George Knapp, and we fell on the topic of whether there were any truly iconic figures in the history of Las Vegas.
Morgan Stotts homered in the seventh inning, and the College of Southern Nevada baseball team beat Northeastern Junior College 3-2 on Saturday to finish 4-0 in the Coyote Classic at Morse Stadium.
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