We are again seeing why Australia’s best imports in the sport of baskets are so valuable to a team’s overall success, why there isn’t a roster at any level that couldn’t benefit from the presence of one or two players from the world’s sixth-largest country. They embrace a role of unselfish teammate like nobody’s business.
Micah Roberts, a former race and sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1995, analyzes the field for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.
Eli Carter, a graduate transfer from Florida who plays both guard positions, is making an official visit to UNLV this weekend. He and Justin Jackson, a forward from Findlay Prep, are in the running for the Rebels’ last remaining scholarship.
Brooks Conrad, Brandon Allen and Johnny Monell each had two hits and three RBIs to back 51s starter Matt Bowman’s six shutout innings as Las Vegas defeated the Reno Aces 10-5 in a Pacific Coast League game Saturday at Cashman Field.
Last week, the race book at the South Point was buzzing, and there was a Triple Crown viewing party in one of the ballrooms. On Saturday, one week after American Pharoah’s historic triumph, the race book was about half full. I would have guessed the median age of those putting down wagers to be about 60.
As optimistic as some Nevada Athletic Commission members were that their new anti-doping policy would go into effect this fall, the reality is it might be December or January before the tougher rules can be implemented.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday finished signing the bills passed by the 2015 Legislature, approving nearly 550 measures and vetoing just six.
Last week, Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban convened a coalition of more than 50 organizations in Las Vegas to pioneer new strategies to identify and neutralize BDS — “Boycott, Divestment and Sanction” — the spreading effort to boycott Israel.
A newly enacted law could soon transform the educational landscape in Nevada, providing families access to a wide universe of educational options.
The idea of Nevada doing things “the California way” doesn’t make much sense. Unfortunately, Nevadans might not have a choice if the Obama administration has its way.
Former Clark County School District administrator Priscilla Rocha stole from the system to enrich herself, and she was caught. Now she must be made to pay back every dime she took — and she can’t argue that she lacks the means to do so.
Nevada’s new school choice initiatives are national news. Editorial pages and education writers everywhere are pointing to the state’s new education savings accounts and other reforms as the nation’s gold standard for parent empowerment and academic competition.
When I raised the subject of investing in desalination a few months ago, I got the strong feeling there wasn’t much active interest at the Southern Nevada Water Authority. Their experts knew all about it, of course, but they also recognized it was expensive and probably wouldn’t be needed for decades to come.
Once a month, Swami Atmavidyananda drops in from Los Angeles to hold services, give lectures, encourage study of Hindu spiritual books, lead congregants in meditation and song, and enjoy a potluck meal. “We’re giving people a context for them to keep their spiritual progress going,” he says.
Visitors went through the gates for free on Saturday, when Nevada’s state parks were open with no admission charge.
Late showers doused the west valley Saturday and wind gusts reached 40 mph, the National Weather Service said.
The death of an inmate from Ely State Prison who died in May was ruled natural, the Clark County coroner’s office said Friday.
The Chicago Blackhawks are headed home with a chance to clinch their third Stanley Cup championship in six years on Monday night, thanks to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 on Saturday night at Amalie Arena for a 3-2 series lead.
Former UNLV pitcher Joey Lauria decided not to sign with his hometown Philadelphia Phillies after being drafted in the 25th round and offered a signing bonus of only $1,000. He instead will be a graduate assistant under coach Tim Chambers at UNLV.
McCullough Vista Park opened on Saturday at 990 Greenway Road in Henderson. A ceremony at 8 a.m. brought out dignitaries including Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen.
Barbara Sue Bernabei, a Las Vegas mental health care advocate and co-founder of Nevada’s Easter Seals division, died on June 2 at age 73.
A 34-year-old woman killed in a southwest valley rollover crash Saturday morning was identified by the Nevada Highway Patrol as Jessica Kenney of Las Vegas.
Some families in Las Vegas got a break on their laundry bills Saturday.
Lake Mead isn’t draining out because you took that extra-long shower.
Nevada has enough water not only for today, but for tomorrow — even a tomorrow that includes hundreds of thousands of new Las Vegans and millions more tourists.
They say things are bigger in Texas, and Joey Gallo’s home runs are no exception.
A family was displaced after a blaze destroyed their home in the northeast valley Saturday afternoon, the North Las Vegas Fire Department said.
