For a title that closed in September, “Peepshow” still casts a long shadow. Talk of the striptease-themed revue reopening at The Quad seems to have died down for now, but this week is seeing plenty of alumni activity.
The revelation of long-buried secrets disrupt a showbiz family’s holiday get-together in “Other Desert Cities,” which concludes Las Vegas Little Theatre’s mainstage season.
To celebrate Star Wars Day, an annual event, Mandalay Bay is pulling out all the stops.
The web-shooting wonder Spiderman returns to the big screen in Marc Webb’s sequel.
After being off of the air for four years, “24” fans are in for a treat with the return of Jack Bauer in a 12-episode run.
There is a time and place for contract discussions, and this isn’t it, not for a coach whose side has an opportunity to make the sort of history UNLV’s athletic department rarely enjoys from one of its leading sports.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The only time Victor Espinoza won the Kentucky Derby was aboard War Emblem in 2002. They broke from the No. 5 post, the same position he’ll start the 140th edition of the race with early 5-2 favorite California Chrome.
The last time I spoke with Dirk Hayhurst was 2009. He was standing about 375 feet from home plate at Wrigley Field in Chicago, shagging batting practice fly balls — but mostly he was just standing there with the other Las Vegas pitchers — before a special 51s game against the Iowa Cubs.
The battle in Bunkerville over grazing fees and the purported need to protect the desert tortoise caught the nation’s attention last month. But no matter how that conflict is ultimately resolved, the impact will pale in comparison to the economic damage that will hit Nevada if the sage-grouse is designated a threatened or endangered species in northern and central parts of the state.
The Golden State Warriors held a players-only meeting after shootaround Tuesday and decided on a plan.
Jerry Reuss readily admits having used Stickum and other substances to help improve his grip on the ball during his 22-year big league pitching career. But the colorful left-hander still maintains he never violated the Major League Baseball rule that prohibits using a foreign substance on the baseball.
When news broke in December that the Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery no longer would raise and stock rainbow trout along the lower Colorado River, it sent a shock wave through the recreational fishing communities in Southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. Anglers experienced disbelief and feelings of betrayal, and community leaders voiced concern about the financial impact on local economies.
LAKE MEAD — Windy conditions deterred many anglers from hitting the water this past week. But on the calmer days, anglers and recreational users were out in full force. Despite their best efforts, catch reports were varied, with the only consistency being in the difficulty of netting shad. The spawning period for largemouth bass appears to be drawing to an end, and that has bass fishermen reeling their fish from deeper water on drop shots. The northeastern area of Boulder Basin has been productive along with the shoreline of Boulder Harbor, where anglers still are finding a few bass on beds.
Amir Khan will fight as a welterweight for the first time on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in what is essentially a tryout for what Khan hopes will be a megafight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. later this year.
Vincent Ackerman and Robert Reyes each won two individual events and ran on a winning relay to lead the visiting Liberty boys track team to a 97½-36½ win over Foothill on Wednesday.
Sianna Nelson won four events Wednesday to lead Bonanza’s girls track team to an 88-58 victory over visiting Cimarron-Memorial in a Southwest League dual meet.
Jordan Hand went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs and two RBIs on Wednesday as Shadow Ridge’s baseball team stayed alive in the race for the Northwest League title with a 10-3 victory over visiting Arbor View.
Arbor View softball coach Maria Yoder has lectured her team to be more selective at the plate.
Federal mine safety regulators are investigating the death of a worker at an underground gold mine in Elko County.
Though they have the same genetic makeup, the Compton twins couldn’t be any more different.
Ex-NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has apologized to a Detroit man with a rare disorder for making fun of his appearance in an online post.
Madison Hiu singled and came around to score on three passed balls in the top of the eighth inning Wednesday to lift Sierra Vista’s softball team to a 2-1 win at Spring Valley.
Kelvin Liang had nine kills, 22 digs and three aces Wednesday to help Sierra Vista’s boys volleyball team rally for a 20-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-23, 15-5 win at Durango.
Though they have the same genetic makeup, the Compton twins couldn’t be any more different.
Arbor View softball coach Maria Yoder has lectured her team to be more selective at the plate.
A 40-year-old man was sentenced to 8- to 20-years in prison for his role in a plot to kill his sister’s estranged husband. Richard Pearson in February pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy for the shooting of Robert Bessey as he drove south on Interstate 15 near Valley of Fire State Park in November 2012.
Grayson Savio shot a 6-over-par 78 at Revere on Wednesday to guide Green Valley’s boys golf team to victory in a Northeast League match.
He awoke to the screech of the RV being torn apart, the recollection of which still makes his eyes widen many months later. Ryan Patrick, guitarist for Vegas hard rockers Otherwise, was asleep in a back bunk of the band’s tour vehicle when they departed a gas station for a long night on the road.