The story behind why Derrick Jones Jr. wears No. 1 can be found on Page 43 of your trusty UNLV basketball media guide. It’s simple reasoning, not some profound wisdom that has a long and intense and complex story behind it.
Results from Saturday night’s ninth go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Daryl Adams made six 3-pointers and had 38 points Saturday as Mojave’s boys basketball team rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat Bonanza 80-71 in the championship game of the Bulldog Invitational.
Tyrell Henderson’s basket with 1.2 seconds to play gave Corona del Sol (Ariz.) a 76-74 win over Bishop Gorman in the Desert Challenge in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Saturday.
Consecutive pins by Cade Van Orden at 220 pounds and Jordan McAfee at 285 allowed Green Valley’s wrestling team to rally for a 34-33 win over visiting Sunnyside (Ariz.) on Saturday.
Bishop Gorman held Castle View (Colo.) to two field goals and five points in the first half and didn’t allow a point during a 13-minute stretch en route to a 64-40 win in the final game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
Cimarron-Memorial’s wrestling team lost its first match of the season to reigning Sunset Region champion Shadow Ridge on Dec. 2.
Former Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins was involved in a car crash and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Friday night.
Although Sunday is expected to warm up slightly at a high of 58 degrees and low of 44 degrees, colder weather will come on Monday, along with overcast skies.
The U.S. Senate last week easily gave final legislative approval and President Barack Obama signed into law a long-awaited education bill that overhauls the much-maligned No Child Left Behind Act.
When it came to winning time, Patrick McCaw made all the big plays at both ends for the Rebels.
Five days typically is not long enough for a quarterback and wide receiver to develop chemistry.
But it was plenty of time for Aeneas McAllister and Devion Clayton.
Most of the credit should go to the defense, but the Denver Broncos are 3-0 with Brock Osweiler as their starting quarterback. If a strong recent trend holds up, Osweiler will stay perfect today.
Ellee Barton scored 22 points Saturday to lead Green Valley’s girls basketball team to a 58-42 win over Wasatch (Utah) in St. George, Utah.
The sounds of Andy Williams singing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” streamed through the speakers Saturday morning at Project 150, a Las Vegas nonprofit that provides basic necessities to homeless or needy teens, young adults and their families.
Spring Valley’s Taevian Jacobs edged Robert Kaempfer 5-4 at 285 pounds Saturday to help the Grizzlies defeat Las Vegas 39-34 in the championship match of the Spring Valley Duals.
Golden State’s record 24-game winning streak to start the season came to an end on Saturday in a 108-95 loss to the Bucks in Milwaukee.
Lives changed and doors opened when Frank Sinatra gave his blessing. It might explain his nickname: “The Pope.”
The World Championship Blacksmiths competition at the Silverton on Friday in Las Vegas was a trip back to the old West.
Alabama running back Derrick Henry won the Heisman Trophy Saturday night. College football’s leading rusher, Henry won the award by a margin of 293 points over Stanford sophomore running back Christian McCaffrey.
The global climate summit in Paris forged a landmark agreement on Saturday, setting the course for a historic transformation of the world’s fossil fuel-driven economy within decades in a bid to arrest global warming.
Patrick McCaw scored 17 points, eight rebounds and seven steals to lift UNLV to a 73-62 victory over UC Riverside on Saturday at SRC Arena.
The man killed when he was ejected from a vehicle in the west valley Friday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Two established champions went down in very different ways at UFC 194 at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday night.
Dubbed “Dial-A-Carol,” students at the University of Illinois will serenade you with any Christmas song of your choosing — any time of day — all you have to do is pick up the phone and call them.
A man shot and killed Thursday in a northwest valley apartment complex was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Saturday.
Republican presidential candidates will debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday amid a perfect storm of terrorism in the nation and around the world that has focused attention on homeland security and preventing attacks on American soil.
Embattled Las Vegas lawyer Brian Bloomfield, whose law license is suspended in the wake of a felony conviction, is facing new allegations of misconduct from a new source — his estranged wife.
Credit — or, maybe, blame — Bill Cosby’s sweaters on “The Cosby Show” or Chevy Chase’s sweaters in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” or every dad, brother, uncle or grandfather who ever felt compelled to don his most questionable apparel to seek a few laughs on the holiday party circuit.
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