UNLV’s 64-61 victory over San Jose State at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday night did little to ease the concerns of Rebels supporters, but it sure beat the alternative.
When Mickey Gall defeated Mike Jackson to officially seal his fate as the first Ultimate Fighting Championship opponent of Phil ‘CM Punk” Brooks on Saturday, the biggest question was whether the bout would take place in June or July.
The forgettable journey that has become UNLV’s basketball season, some of it the fault of injury, a lot of it the fault of poor execution and again inflated expectations, nearly took one final tumble off the cliff of Mountain West mediocrity Wednesday night before the Rebels rallied to save themselves from complete embarrassment.
UNLV was on the verge of one of its ugliest losses in recent memory. Then suddenly something clicked for the Rebels.
Publicly, the National Football League would like everyone to know that it opposes sports betting. But privately, NFL officials have to acknowledge that for decades, interest in their product has been heavily derived from betting — both legal and illegal.
Clark’s man-to-man defense limited host Faith Lutheran to its lowest scoring output of the season, and the Chargers came away with a 63-45 victory to clinch their fourth consecutive Division I-A Sunset League title.
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ run for the White House is even scarier than the thought of Hillary Clinton becoming president, but I think recent local news about the Department of Veterans Affairs is more important to many veterans in Southern Nevada.
The Cadillac tax may not be quite dead yet. But at best, it certainly stuns easily. I’m not optimistic.
While noting Elvis Presley’s popular song “Burning Love,” impersonator Harry Shahoian officiated at a recent ceremony for a Brazilian couple renewing their wedding vows at Graceland Wedding Chapel.
A shooting left one man dead in the driveway of his west valley home Wednesday evening near Lone Mountain, Las Vegas police confirmed.
The North Las Vegas planning commission unanimously approved a height variance for part of electric car maker Faraday Future’s factory Wednesday night. The carmaker needs the extra room to accommodate multiple levels of equipment in the complex’s paint shop building.
Trevon Abdullah had 19 points and eight rebounds Wednesday to lead Desert Pines’ boys basketball team to a 54-43 home victory over Chaparral to clinch the Division I-A Sunrise League title.
Taylor Stonebarger had 14 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown Wednesday as Las Vegas’ flag football team clinched the Northeast League title with a 13-0 victory over visiting Valley.
Shania Harper had 15 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday to help Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team secure the final playoff spot in the Division I-A Sunset League with a 54-41 win at Cheyenne.
More than 300 Southwest Airlines pilots on Wednesday took to picket lines in Las Vegas, protesting the lack of progress in drafting a new contract after four years of negotiations.
Las Vegas High’s Antonio Saldate will go for his second straight region title when the 113-pounder competes in the Sunrise tournament beginning Friday at Green Valley.
Terrance Rock rolled a 695 series Wednesday to lead Liberty’s boys bowling team to a 7-2 win over Eldorado in a Sunrise Region semifinal at The Orleans.
About a dozen gunshots erupted from inside a Summerlin home Wednesday before dawn, leaving two people in extremely critical condition at University Medical Center as of Wednesday night.
America’s national parks are undeniably huge. Collectively, they cover a land mass roughly the size of Germany. “National Parks Adventure,” a new IMAX 3D documentary narrated by Robert Redford and scheduled for global release on February 12, is shooting for those mega-sized proportions.
Three floors of the Luxor were evacuated in connection with a potential hazardous materials incident Wednesday morning.
A new draft proposal from a state utility regulator posted Wednesday would not grandfather in existing rooftop solar customers under former, more favorable net metering rates despite NV Energy’s recommendation that they be protected for 20 years.
Carly Fiorina is ending her Republican presidential bid, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO announced on Facebook Wednesday.
A look at some of the top performances from the week of Feb. 1-6.
Pinches, whose first Las Vegas location was a tiny spot in the Downtown Container Park, added its second local restaurant around the beginning of the year
Back in the late 1990s, Nevada saw a golden opportunity with the expansion of China’s middle class and its willingness to travel internationally. Just over a decade later, Nevada is seeing another tourism opportunity.
An official with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission said Wednesday that there has been escalating tension and intimidation directed at agency staff over the rooftop-solar debate and that at least two Las Vegas protesters at a Monday hearing on the issue were openly carrying firearms.
The latest boys basketball coaches poll.
The latest girls basketball coaches poll.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will speak at the University of Nevada, Reno on Saturday.
After going through a rough stretch of losing six straight fights, Roxanne Modafferi (18-12) discusses her resurgence.