Only 39 cars and drivers have entered Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A full field is now 40 cars. Last year it was 43. Participation numbers are down. They were down last year, too. Should NASCAR’s fireproof coveralls be all in a bunch? Yes. And no.
Two years ago, Conor McGregor was just another fighter, a former plumber with an attitude, a prospect, a no-name undercard filler to casual fans of mixed martial arts. Today, he’s recognized as the biggest star in the sport, and not just because of his big mouth.
Word has it “Sharknado 4,” the latest installment of the cult TV series, will be part of the Stratosphere’s 20-year anniversary celebration, which starts April 30.
The stunning victory before a record crowd was a signature moment not only for Holm and mixed martial arts, but it also sent shockwaves through pop culture as the invincible media darling crash-landed back to reality.
UFC light heavyweight Corey Anderson talks about what he’ll need to do to triumph over Tom Lawlor at UFC 196.
No. 4 ranked Amanda Nunes thinks she could be next in line for a shot at the bantamweight title if she can get past Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 196.
Ahead of his fight with Ilir Latifi, Gian Villante talks about his guilty pleasures; playing video games and watching reality shows.
Calling her crime “incredibly unfathomable,” a judge on Thursday sentenced Michelle Paet to life in prison without the possibility of parole for orchestrating a plot that left her husband, Nathan Paet, dying in his blood-soaked Air Force fatigues in front of their four children.
Diego Sanchez and Jim Miller have earned eleven Fight of the Night honors between them.
Known in Utah for its baked-from-scratch breads and pastries, mainstay Kneaders Bakery & Cafe is headed to the Silver State this year with two locations.
North Las Vegas Communications Director Mitch Fox is leaving after two years.
The rally included mounted police, a barbecue and a “peace walk” with officers to “show support of residents and a message of unity,” Meltzer said.
Want to complain about the high cost of college? Then point the finger at the extraordinary salaries of school presidents and the rest of the administrative fiefdom.
The slow-motion self-destruction of the Republican Party presents its adherents with a tantalizing existential question: Would you rather win an election led by an awful candidate, or lose while hewing to principle?
The Republican presidential race got dirty Thursday night. Donald Trump opened the GOP debate here by boasting about the size of his genitals.
Drugs and alcohol may have been a factor in an early morning crash that killed a motorcyclist Thursday, according to Metro spokesman Mike Rodriguez.
UNLV still holds out some hope that freshman Derrick Jones Jr. will return either by Saturday’s 7 p.m. regular-season finale at San Diego State or by next week’s Mountain West tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Warm and sunny days are expected to continue through Saturday for the Las Vegas Valley, National Weather Service meteorologist Nathan Foster said.
Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Thursday that they hope will fast-track the XpressWest project to provide high-speed passenger rail service between Las Vegas and Southern California with stops in Victorville and Palmdale.
Juan Carlos Lopez-Aguilar’s gun was a fake. But police say his intention to get shot may have been real.
She blazed the trail for future female fighter pilots who dream of flying for the Air Force’s elite Thunderbirds air demonstration team at Nellis Air Force Base.
Fourteen more people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas in connection with the April 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near the Bunkerville ranch of Cliven Bundy.
A state judge Thursday reduced by more than two-thirds the amount of a bond sought by the state treasurer and attorney general’s office from a group of parents challenging Nevada’s education savings account.
