Whenever fear or doubt crept into Alana Cesarz’s psyche as she rehabilitated her left knee this summer following surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, she was reassured by Mia Bell, her UNLV basketball teammate who was recovering from microfracture knee surgery.
Thanks to a string of tough serves from Gianna Ruggeroli, Bishop Gorman scored the final eight points of the second set and rallied for a 26-28, 26-24, 25-14, 25-21 victory in the semifinals of the Division I Sunset Region tournament over Shadow Ridge at Legacy.
Football coaches often spend hours scheming to get the ball in the hands of their playmakers. Basic’s Jeff Cahill came up with a simple plan before the season to make sure his top athlete got the ball as much as possible. He moved him to quarterback.
Palo Verde boys soccer coach Kevin Hagood might have started to believe he’d never make it past the second round of the playoffs.
Last week’s Breeders’ Cup came and went as advertised, a thrill ride like no other in horse racing. So many highs and lows that it would take a book to fully chronicle.
Without seeing Andrew Wiggins play, most media pundits are assuming the Kansas freshman will be the No. 1 pick in next summer’s NBA Draft. That might turn out to be true, but remember to always wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle and jumping to conclusions.
As expected in the wake of recently disclosed problems at its mine near Primm, Molycorp Inc. on Thursday posted weaker revenues and much larger losses during its third quarter compared to a year ago.
In his third season as coach, Dave Rice has a unique UNLV basketball team. There is not another one in the nation like it, and that alone sets the scene for intrigue.
From Broadway to UNLV. With multiple stops in between. That’s the path the musical “American Idiot” has followed — spending the past three weeks retooling for its latest national tour in the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Judy Collins has “always been more than a folk singer,” as she reminds an interviewer calling to discuss the 54-year career that brings her to The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall Sunday night.
Tucked away in a corner of the first floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center, there’s a war room. The nine or so staffers there are working feverishly on iMacs this week, all in the name of putting out the 98-page SEMA Show Daily.
Theater: ‘THE WOMEN’ OPENS AT CSN, It’s a jungle out there. Get set to laugh as “The Women” claw and scratch their way through it, starting Friday at the College of Southern Nevada.
Slot machine provider International Game Technology said Thursday its net income fell 30 percent in the company’s fourth quarter, but profits for all of fiscal 2013 increased by 9 percent.
There aren’t many satisfying answers when it comes to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. But that doesn’t make it less fascinating to keep asking questions.
Lady Gaga is set to become the first performer to sing in outer space, according to a report by Us Weekly.
Members of a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee attending a Las Vegas field hearing Thursday asked VA officials in charge of the Reno benefits office about the backlog of disability claims they are trying to reduce.
A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday evening near Primm.
A 17-year-old was indicted on charges he and another man raped a tourist near the Fashion Show Mall in September 2011, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Chuckie Keeton’s season-ending left knee injury about a month ago was a devastating blow to Utah State. Or it appeared to be.
Matt Stafford and his brother Chris are the Australian DJ duo the Stafford Brothers, who perform Friday at Light nightclub in Mandalay Bay. They are the creators of this year’s hit song “Hello,” featuring Lil Wayne and Christina Milian.
Hello, clubbers. Here is your nightclub forecast. Friday, Stafford Brothers at Light nightclub in Mandalay Bay.
At one time he was the baddest man on the planet, a heavyweight champion who terrorized anyone who got in his way, inside the ring or out. More recently he’s unburdened himself as perhaps the most tortured soul on earth.
Las Vegas area resorts, agencies and veterans groups will begin their weekend salute to troops Friday when 80 wounded warriors and their families arrive for a Walk of Gratitude at the Mirage
Meet Megan Kinney, 23, an original cast member of “Raiding the Rock Vault.” She’s from Annapolis, Md., and was a contestant on season five of “So You Think You Can Dance.”
Nearly a dozen trucks stretched for a half block around Jerry White’s Las Vegas home Thursday as well over a dozen firefighters chipped, sawed and hammered their way toward a $3,000 painted wood wheelchair access ramp in the 83-year-old’s backyard.
In an unusual month for Allegiant Air, the passenger counts across its system declined in October.
A national assessment shows Nevada students fell short of the national average in math and reading despite the unprecedented efforts of the Silver State’s predominant district, Clark County, to assist failing students and hire reform-minded leadership.
With a new 20,000-seat arena set to open on the Strip in spring 2016, the Thomas & Mack Center is poised to deal with the competition.
