The 51s, who have sent 10 players to the Mets who started the season in Las Vegas, have won six straight games to take an eight-game lead over El Paso. They ended the first half of the season with a 5-4 win over Salt Lake on Saturday to raise their record to 53-38.
Reporters figured Floyd Mayweather Jr. was kidding a few weeks ago when he dropped the names of Andre Berto and Karim Mayfield as potential opponents for his Sept. 12 fight at the MGM Grand Garden. But Berto and Mayfield didn’t laugh at the suggestion.
Las Vegas came out strong in a poll of Mountain West media members who cover the league, but the results showed UNLV’s football program has some work to do. The Review-Journal polled one media member at each of the 12 conference schools to rank the top five choices in 10 categories.
Jim Bechtel won the 1993 World Series of Poker Main Event against a field of 220 players; there were three times that many players remaining when play started Saturday afternoon. The 63-year-old was unofficially in the top 50 with approximately 950,000 chips at the 10:30 p.m. break.
Rookie forward Kevon Looney realizes being a first-round pick who will get guaranteed money doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be a factor with the Golden State Warriors in the 2015-16 season. Looney is getting his first taste of professional competition in the NBA Summer League.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Seth Curry had a big day offensively for the second straight game. He scored 25 points in New Orleans’ 90-86 victory over Dallas on Saturday after pouring in 30 in Friday’s win over Milwaukee.
MGM Resorts sports book director Jay Rood said the UFC interim featherweight title fight between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes on Saturday drew strong two-way action. McGregor opened at minus-130 and closed as a 2-1 favorite.
Gov. Brian Sandoval, the state Legislature, the Board of Regents and the Nevada System of Higher Education deserve to be commended for working to improve education in Nevada during the 2015 legislative session.
The more education the better, for Nevadans and Nevada’s economy. And unlike a natural disaster or a global financial crisis, education isn’t beyond Nevada’s control. It’s something we can do something about.
We need a pick-me-up. Amid the vandalizing of Palmyra, the imminent extinction of the northern white rhino, the disarray threatening Europe’s most ambitious attempt ever at peaceful unification — amid plague and pestilence and, by God, in the middle of Shark Week — where can humanity turn for uplift?
Late last month, America witnessed a rare moment of scaling back the constant bureaucratic overreach in Washington, D.C., with a decision that could save many millions of people many millions of dollars. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case here in Nevada.
A stroke of the president’s pen on Friday appeared to put some Nevadans in danger of having a stroke.
Have you ever thought of giving us a piece of your mind about how a story was covered — or wasn’t? Or maybe you’ve wondered why one story was played more prominently than another on the Review-Journal’s website or in our print edition?
The demons in the 1970s TV drama ‘The Night Stalker’ were nothing compared to the real ones encountered by Jeff Rice, the man who dreamed up the story of a real Vegas vampire serial killer and the wise-cracking reporter who nailed him.
In honor of Harper Lee’s new book — as well as the 55th anniversary of “To Kill a Mockingbird” — we asked a few notable Southern Nevada readers for their recollections of and perspectives on the classic novel.
The U.S. House passed a bill last week to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law intended to give states more flexibility in testing student achievement.
A high-stakes election is ahead as both parties hope to claim the retiring Nevada Democrat’s Senate seat.
A 5-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was pulled from a pool at a North Las Vegas apartment complex Saturday night, according to police.
If any type of plant can conjure thoughts of a desert oasis, it would have to be palms. They thrive in the desert as long as they receive a little attention.
A wildfire in Zion National Park forced the closure of a popular hiking trail Saturday and two other fires burning in the Grand Canyon National Park limited visibility for motorists and merged in the afternoon to form one wildfire.
The professional organization includes more than 1,100 physicians and advocates for doctors and their patients in Southern Nevada, encouraging the delivery of quality health care.
The opening of the $250 million Plainridge Park Casino last month wasn’t exactly the grand unveiling Massachusetts gaming backers envisioned more than four years ago.
There is a reason Nevada’s gaming industry has avoided getting involved in the estimated $15 billion a year online fantasy sports business. Most — but not all — believe the growing activity constitutes unregulated gambling.
Las Vegas Army Staff Sgt. Joe Gutierrez was welcomed home Saturday by Building Homes for Heroes, an organization that awards mortgage-free homes to veterans.
The new footage for “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” was unleashed at San Diego Comic-Con when the cast gathered at a panel for the mega-superhero movie, due in theaters March 25, 2016.
Some acts redefine “comeback” as others tire of the long-term game of selling tickets.
As kids, we’re taught not to judge a book by its cover. People tend to forget this lesson, but an ad campaign by Coca-Cola’s Middle East branch is acting as a strong reminder.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump told a Las Vegas audience Saturday that he would not be beholden to special interests and lobbyists seeking favors if elected president.
