They tried it the other way. They sat down with him and the sponsors and everyone else with a say in the matter before the 2012 season and agreed to back off. They did what Kyle Busch would regard as sacrilegious. They asked him to race less.
A couple of years ago in this space I wrote about David Gilliland, one of the back-of-the-pack NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers for whom I’ve always had admiration and affinity.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was slow to the Twitter game, but he caught up fast. He had steered clear of the addictive social media. When fans asked NASCAR’s most popular driver when he was joining, his standard response was “when I win another Daytona 500.”
Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican and St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation presented their 58th annual fundraising gala Feb. 28 at The Mirage. Formerly known as the Mardi Gras Ball, the new name, “Celebration: Recognizing humankindness,” recognizes the compassionate nature of the faith-based health care ministry.
For the longest time, I didn’t believe in the Easter Bunny. And then I met her. The Easter Bunny is Jewish. Who’da thought. You gotta love the irony. Her name is Barbara. And she doesn’t hop. At least not around me.
Assemblyman Chris Edwards says his constituents are tired of springing forward and falling back every year. He wants Congress to let Nevada spring forward once more and leave it at that, keeping Nevada on daylight saving time in perpetuity.
Winning pitcher Ryan Brown threw four hitless innings in the nightcap to help Arbor View’s baseball team to an 18-3, 12-1 sweep of host Legacy in the Bengal Varsity Tournament on Saturday.
Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team had its rally come up short in a 3-2 loss to Snow Canyon (Utah) in the championship game of the Snow Canyon Invitational in St. George, Utah.
The years spent waiting for flood improvements in a North Las Vegas neighborhood felt like waiting for someone to die, according to one resident.
Jelan Kendrick filled up the box score, producing one of the best efforts of his two-year UNLV career in his last regular-season game. But all the senior guard cared about was putting one in the win column.
By next year, at least three casino companies will have traveled the path into the real estate investment trust market. A fourth is exploring the idea, and MGM Resorts International may join them on the trail.
Sarah Maddox went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs Saturday to help Foothill’s softball team rally for an 8-6 win over Arbor View in the championship game of the Desert Winds Classic in Mesquite.
A man was in critical condition Saturday night after crashing his moped into a bus in central Las Vegas Valley.
It’s either the most simple or the most complex question imaginable, and one that has tantalized religious leaders, philosophers and average, everyday mortals ever since we, as a species, first realized that none of us will be here forever.
Homicide detectives are seeking more information about circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found near Sandy Valley on Thursday.
Follow the link for preseason information for the Durango boys golf team.
Did you know that March 15 is Absolutely Incredible Kids Day? The holiday was created by Campfire USA to show kids how special they are. Such a day allows parents and grownups to focus on the absolutely incredible kids in their lives.
UNLV closes the regular season tonight at San Jose State. Tip is at 7:00 p.m.
Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based Islamist terror group, has pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to an audio message purported to be from Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau.
Community-oriented policing is the future of law enforcement, according to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. And it’s already working for the Metropolitan Police Department.
Participants in a Las Vegas strip contest Saturday took it off, but they didn’t take it all off.
RTC reported the intersection blocked about 9:43 a.m. The roads were back open by 11 a.m.
A fight between two homeless men downtown led to a stabbing that landed both of them in the hospital Saturday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
Austin Dillon dominated the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway en route to his first Xfinity Series win since 2012 and third over
St. Paul’s Charismatic Episcopal Church had become too comfortable in its ways. “We came on Sundays, we worshipped the Lord, and then the biggest question was, ‘Where are we going to go for lunch?’” the Rev. Chris Moran recalls. Unexpectedly forced out of its home, the church found both a new building and a new outlook.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has set an ambitious agenda for tax and school reform, but it remains to be seen if enough of the Legislature will go along.
There were no injuries reported from the derailment, CN’s second in the region in just three days and third in less than a month.
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Fontainebleau signs ‘once in a generation talent’ to residency deal
Southwest Vegas food hall closing only a year after opening
‘Top Chef’ stars to close Las Vegas Strip pop-up restaurant
Las Vegas ranks among most expensive places in the US to visit: study
Wynn’s plans to build a third tower on Strip still alive