Andre Ward always has wanted to fight in Las Vegas, but it has yet to happen. Until now, possibly.
With the college football season less than three weeks away, the intensity is picking up nationwide as teams feverishly prepare for kickoff.
They still are in first place in the Pacific Coast League’s Southern Division. But when the 51s returned to Las Vegas on Saturday after losing three of four games at second-place El Paso, the big sports story was that somebody had a plan to transform their ballpark into a soccer stadium.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez went easy on senior quarterback Blake Decker on Wednesday, giving him the morning off during the team practice periods.
You know it’s sweltering when your iPhone overheats and its screen shows the temperature warning, that yellow triangle with an exclamation point in the middle, suggesting that if you dare push the home button, the ghost of Peter Graves might appear and your phone will self-destruct in a cloud of smoke within 15 seconds.
Jonavaughn Williams signed with UNLV in 2012 as a wide receiver, and he showed in Saturday’s scrimmage at Nellis Air Force Base what he can do with the football in his hands.
“Captain America: Civil War” stars Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie were on hand at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim on Saturday to debut the first footage from the hotly anticipated Marvel movie.
There are at least six things about this 13-second video that are totally awesome in a totally awesome Jeff Spicoli way:
In Southern California, the “Cabin Fire” continues to grow in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles. The brush fire has scorched 2,500 acres in the Angeles National Forest north of Glendora, according to latest news reports.
A woman reported missing Friday in North Las Vegas was found safe on Saturday, police said. Regina McIntyre, 63, was found and reunited with her family, North Las Vegas police said.
If your family owns firearms, it might be time to talk to your children about gun safety. Firearms instructor Kevin McNair teamed up with the Nevada Department of Wildlife on Saturday to hold gun safety seminars for families and said it’s important to talk about firearm safety with children.
GARDNERVILLE — Four Republican presidential hopefuls shook hands, endured countless photos and mingled with hundreds of party faithful in this rural Northern Nevada town Saturday.
A man was fatally shot Saturday in an east valley shopping center, leaving Metro in search of two men and a car police said were involved in his slaying.
A sprint-car driver was killed in a racing accident during warm-up laps for a weekend event, prompting a Pennsylvania speedway to cancel racing activities on Saturday.
The More Cops tax didn’t die with outgoing Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins.
A total of nine people were arrested near the city of Modesto, about 92 miles (68 km) east of San Francisco, on a string of charges related to the murder of 26-year-old Korey Kauffman, according to the Stanislaus County sheriff’s office.
The downtown Las Vegas Club, which is being purchased by the owners of the D Las Vegas, will close at an undisclosed date, it was learned Saturday.
Hillary Clinton has expressed support for net metering, which allows homeowners who install rooftop solar panels to sell their excess electricity to the power company. In New Hampshire last month, she criticized utilities that resist the practice.
A man died in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 15 Saturday morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
“We are creating a jaw-dropping new world that represents our largest single themed land expansion ever,” he said.
After billionaire Donald Trump trashed Atlantic City during the nationally televised Republican presidential candidates’ debate, Geoff Freeman had to be smiling to himself.
GPS gets most people from point A to point B, but Southern Nevada doctors say the concept applies to a different kind of mapping: surveying and navigating parts of the human body.
The U.S. federal government is bringing in more money in taxes than ever before. Over $2.67 trillion has come in so far this fiscal year, according to the latest Treasury Department report. That’s a record — in dollar terms — for the first 10 months of the year (the government’s fiscal year ends in September). Expect 2015 to finish at an all-time high.
The man who was shot and killed Thursday at a North Las Vegas home was identified Saturday by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Woods tied for 17th at the Masters but failed to make it into the weekend at the U.S. Open, the British Open and now the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
If you paid an extra $100 or even $200 for a smartphone with more storage, you got ripped off.
In a wood-paneled man cave in his basement, George Mendonsa sorts through dog-eared photos and other mementos from his service in World War II.
China on Saturday evacuated residents who had taken refuge in a school near the site of two huge explosions, state media said, after a change in wind direction prompted fears that toxic chemical particles could be blown inland.
If you’ve ever been to Desert Shores (or any lake for that matter) you know that geese aren’t the friendliest animals.
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‘Top Chef’ stars to close Las Vegas Strip pop-up restaurant
Southwest Vegas food hall closing only a year after opening
Wynn’s plans to build a third tower on Strip still alive
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin
The Eagles add more shows to series at Sphere in Las Vegas