Phillip Tom’s par-3 golf course that surrounds his home in the Scotch 80s is so diabolical that he issued a $100,000 challenge to the best players in the world.
A quick glance at the brief history of Desert Oasis’ boys tennis program makes the team’s improvement easy to see. The Diamondbacks finished fourth in their league three years ago, third each of the last two years, and second in the Northwest League this season.
They were lining up the NASCAR trucks for Saturday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when a guy wearing a Route 66 shirt in the media center noticed one of the TVs had been switched. Instead of the race broadcast, it was showing the Arizona State-UCLA football game.
Perhaps Michaella Krajicek’s tennis career will have a happy ending after all. The 26-year-old veteran’s future was in jeopardy in 2012 after undergoing a fourth knee surgery.
In a complex game, the answer is sometimes simple. Four weeks in a row, Aaron Rodgers has rewarded bettors for backing the Green Bay Packers. An obvious play can pay off. Not every question is a trick.
Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria’s antiquities chief said on Sunday, after they destroyed two ancient temples at the central Syrian site in recent months.
The World Armwrestling League elbowed its way into Mountain Crest Park in Las Vegas on Sunday. The event was part of a series held in the United States by the league.
The Fremont Cannon will be taken through UNLV’s campus on Monday morning for a painting ceremony. It will be taken from Lied Athletic Complex at 11 a.m. to the Student Union, where the red paint will be sprayed on the cannon at 11:15.
You’ve heard that story about the blind men describing the elephant. Each person had different descriptions of what it was based on what part of the elephant they were touching.
Driving to Yellowstone National Park can result in a pretty long road trip. For families looking to give kids a chance to get out, play and stretch along the way, the “Real Pirates” exhibit at the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls and the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana, are two options.
Jason Chaffetz, a rising star among congressional Republicans, on Sunday declared a bid to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, complicating further an internal party struggle to replace John Boehner when he steps down.
A big space calls for big songs. Did country explode because it started delivering hits that could pull in 25,000 people? Or did country start writing big anthems because it’s pulling in 25,000 people?
There are a lot of important decisions and events along the way to buying a home and it will take about six months to complete if everything goes smoothly.
Most types of home loans cost about a quarter-point less now than they did last October.
If every homeowner and association took the time to send these kinds of stories, maybe the Legislature would pass better laws to protect the everyday taxpayer whose dues support these vacant homes.
Flash floods on the French Riviera killed 16 people and five others were reported missing on Sunday, prompting the government to declare a natural disaster in the southeastern tourist region.
The gunman who killed his English professor and eight others at an Oregon community college committed suicide after a shootout with police who arrived within five minutes and exchanged fire with him almost immediately, authorities said.
Canary palms are susceptible to a disease called Fusarium that can contaminate the soil in the planting hole and prevent you from planting a new one in that spot.
A woman and her son killed Friday in a south valley shooting in which the shooter turned the gun on himself were identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Sunday.
Authorities took four unidentified students into custody after they uncovered their plan to shoot and kill faculty members and students at Summerville High School, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday.
If you’re a regular here, then you know dystopia movies are hobby of mine. “The Purge” popped up on my television the other day. Never saw it in the theater, so I gave it a look.
Even high school athletes know how important endurance is to athletic success. So it’s probably not surprising that high school athletes nationally smoke cigarettes and cigars at a lower rate than high school students who aren’t athletes.
With the next few months packed with various holidays, teeth are likely to be bombarded by sugary foods and drinks, which can wreak havoc on our smiles.
Regarding Dean Parker’s letter on Education Savings Accounts (“ESAs provide choice,” Sept. 12 Review-Journal), comparing private schools with public schools is ridiculous.
A number of Southern Nevada restaurants have announced promotions to raise money for breast-cancer research during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So here’s yet another opportunity — actually, 10 opportunities — to do good while eating well:
On Friday, Southern Nevada film fans can catch Richards’ award-winning short, “Boy Meets Girl,” along with other short films created by CSN film students during the college’s fourth annual Short Film Showcase.
You wanna win the war on drugs? Find a way to get each cartel boss alone in a room, then have Benicio Del Toro glare at him. It won’t be long before the world’s supply of illicit substances dwindles to whatever weed Seth Rogen happens to be holding.
The Mayor of South Carolina’s state capital, Columbia, declared a nighttime curfew starting at 6 p.m. EDT Sunday in response to historic flooding, according to his Twitter page.
U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has been vying with challenger Bernie Sanders for the support of organized labor, scored a win on Saturday with an endorsement from the National Education Association, a huge teachers union.
The Red Planet has been in the news a lot recently, with the one-two punch of a groundbreaking scientific discovery of water and a big-budget Hollywood movie starring Matt Damon.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2 on 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school
Mystery deepens: Monolith outside Vegas may have been in desert for years
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people