UNLV’s baseball team defeated UNR 8-1 to clinch at least second place in the Mountain West and a first-day bye in next week’s conference tournament.
The Las Vegas Sin hosted the Green Bay Chill in their Legends Football League home opener at the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday night.
The New York Mets on Thursday placed catcher Travis d’Arnaud on the seven-day concussion list after he was hit on top of his hockey goalie-style mask by the follow through of a swing Tuesday.
When David Wright signed his big contract to stay with the New York Mets, he cited the exciting young pitchers in the minor leagues as one of the main reasons for remaining with the beleaguered ballclub.
The Budget Control Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2011 to end a debt ceiling standoff, brought “sequester” into the American vocabulary by guaranteeing billions of dollars in automatic federal budget cuts if a congressional supercommittee couldn’t reach a bipartisan deal on spending reductions. The idea was to force Democrats and Republicans to strike a compromise by imposing an unimaginably horrific, Draconian alternative if they failed.
What kind of law attorney and state Sen. Mark Hutchison practices doesn’t really matter when it comes to the kind of job he’d do if he’s elected Nevada’s lieutenant governor.
I think the best horse, California Chrome, will win the Preakness and set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont. If I were jockey Victor Espinoza, I would practically ignore the others horses and ride his own race.
The Foothill softball team was given only one opportunity to score on Thursday against Rancho pitchers Samantha Pochop and Brandy Marlett.
Palo Verde reliever Kelsea Sweeney kept finding herself in sticky situations Thursday.
A little jazz, maybe a play or a dance performance — plenty to do this weekend if you’re into the arts.
If the Centennial baseball team didn’t have enough motivation for Thursday’s matchup against Bishop Gorman beforehand, it certainly got it before the game’s first pitch.
Liberty’s baseball team was in search of a spark on Thursday.
Shadow Ridge boys volleyball coach Travis Underwood said his team has taken on the role of dark horse, always flying under the radar as far as recognition goes.
Liberty junior Noah Jefferson made a nonbinding oral commitment to Southern California on Thursday, Patriots football coach Rich Muraco said.
The talk has been all lawsuits and lineup changes, with little said about the music.
Valley boys volleyball coach Matt Porter has stressed to his Vikings to “play in the moment” on many occasions during this season.
Add some spice to your life during May — National Salsa Month — with one of these concoctions.
The Las Vegas Epicurean Affair is 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday at The Pools at the Palazzo. Proceeds benefit the educational and scholarship programs of the Nevada Restaurant Association.
If the Centennial baseball team didn’t have enough motivation for Thursday’s matchup against Bishop Gorman beforehand, it certainly got it before the game’s first pitch.
The Foothill softball team had only one opportunity to score Thursday against Rancho pitchers Samantha Pochop and Brandy Marlett.
Chad Jones’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth inning allowed Dakota Greenawalt to score the go-ahead run, and push Faith Lutheran past visiting Chaparral, 2-1, in the Division I-A Southern Region Tournament.
According to Shadow Ridge boys volleyball coach Travis Underwood, the Mustangs have taken a dark-horse role, always flying under the radar as far as recognition goes.
McClain O’Connor was 2-for-4 with a triple, three runs and an RBI on Thursday to help Lincoln County’s baseball team top Mountain View, 12-2 in five innings in the opening round of the Division III Southern League baseball tournament at Needles, Calif.
Winning pitcher Hannah Thormahlen went 2-for-5 with a triple Thursday to help Indian Springs’ softball team to a 9-5 win over Tonopah in the opening round of the Division IV Southern League tournament in Alamo.
What can be the most frustrating thing about a Guns N’ Roses gig is the very same thing that can make it great. Unpredictability.
The right of consumers to collect cash from airlines for international as well as domestic flight delays is not well known, says Christopher Elliott, author of “How to be the World’s Smartest Traveler” and ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler. “The rules are obscure, and airlines intentionally keep them that way.”
In an effort to raise worker wages to $15-an hour, labor organizers turned up the pressure on McDonald’s and other fast-food chains on Thursday, with plans to stage actions in more than 30 countries.