Pierre Jackson made the National Invitation Tournament his own. The Baylor senior from Las Vegas finished his college career in style with his fourth straight double-double, compiling 17 points and 10 assists to lead the Bears to the first NIT title in school history with a 74-54 win over Iowa on Thursday.
It took a magic trick by sophomore point guard Trey Burke to get Michigan to the Final Four. To win two more games, he might need to mimic a great escape artist.
No boxing trainer in his right mind would turn down an opportunity to develop a world champion. But that wasn’t Pat Barry’s primary reason for getting into the business 32 years ago.
More than half the state and locally maintained roads in Nevada are in poor or mediocre shape, according to a new report from a Washington, D.C., based research group.
Professional BMX rider and television personality Ricardo Laguna will appear Saturday at Henderson’s inaugural Bicycle Swap & Rally.
Sheldon Adelson’s prop comedy routine didn’t exactly leave everyone in stitches Thursday in District Judge Rob Bare’s packed courtroom.
Like father, like son. In a manner of speaking — or, more precisely, singing.
Sadly, I can’t interview every nightclub musician every time they play Vegas or I would be interviewing musicians 24 hours a day. So today, please enjoy my own personal stories about this week’s club headliners.
Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with steakhouses and seafood restaurants this week. Restaurants are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J critic Heidi Knapp Rinella (H.K.R.) are indicated by initials. Price symbols are based on the cost of an average entree: $ = entrees less than $10; $$ = entrees between $10 and $20; $$$ = entrees between $20 and $30; and $$$$ = entrees more than $30.
The Roadrunners at 9820 W. Flamingo Road and 921 N. Buffalo Drive are offering a $10.95 filet mignon special on Thursday evenings, with a 6-ounce steak with chipotle butter, creamed spinach and spicy potato wedges and the option of a domestic draft beer or house wine at half off. …
I was looking forward to digging into some shredded pork skin and egg loaf at Lilly’s Thai & Vietnamese, but alas, it was not meant to be.
New Order’s songs may be gone from the mainstream airwaves but their sound certainly isn’t.
Hedonistic hard rockers Motley Crue return for another residency at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel with 12 shows from Sept. 18-Oct. 6. Tickets start at $49.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at The Joint box office, 4455 Paradise Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.
If Erykah Badu keeps fans waiting this time, they will have plenty of other good singers to tide them over at the Las Vegas Soul Festival.
On April 7, 1933, Americans were able to legally purchase beer for the first time since Prohibition was enacted 13 years earlier. The beer had to contain less than 4 percent alcohol but still, it was beer!
After making the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and singing Led Zeppelin to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Honors, Heart could hang it up and celebrate a career well spent.
It’s easier, and certainly cheaper, to watch the awards show at home. But as the Academy of Country Music expands its reach in Las Vegas, the goal has been to create more events accessible and affordable to fans.
If the annual Academy of Country Music Awards grow the way Academy head Bob Romeo envisions, the results could be very hard on Stephen Barker Liles’ liver.
