It’s the handicap horses that in past years were the sport’s major heroes. Horses such as Kelso, Forego and John Henry were geldings that returned year after year in Grade 1 races and in doing so built a loyal following.
Frank Mir, a Bonanza High School graduate and two-time UFC heavyweight champion, becomes the first MMA fighter to be enshrined in the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame.
FloCombat.com posted a story Wednesday that said the UFC had accepted a bid of $4.2 billion from a consortium led by entertainment conglomerate WME/IMG.
Las Vegas native Shawn Porter has recovered since his first loss. He has an opportunity to reclaim a major title when he faces WBA champion Keith Thurman on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The Sprint Cup drivers took Father’s Day weekend off, but that didn’t preclude many of them from having a good time, anyway.
Here are 18 hidden expenses you could encounter on a Hawaii vacation and, more importantly, possible ways to avoid or lower them. Read on to see how to take the nightmare out of paradise.
Maurice Hawkins is one of the most colorful characters on the tournament poker circuit, with a brash, love-him-or-hate-him playing style and the results to back it up.
Former UNLV player Patrick McCaw was taken with the eighth pick (38th overall) in the second round by the Milwaukee Bucks, who then traded his rights to the Golden State Warriors for cash. Three picks later, teammate Stephen Zimmerman Jr. went to the Orlando Magic.
Bill Foley, owner of Las Vegas’ NHL expansion team, is concentrating his efforts on finding a chief operating officer and general manager for his hockey operations staff.
The man who paid an expansion fee of $500 million to deliver Las Vegas its first major league professional sports team isn’t one to sit back and wait for anything.
USFantasy, owned by Vic Salerno, won unanimous approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission to bring back fantasy sports to the state just in time for football season.
A 20-year-old woman was declared legally dead this week after attending the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas 51s ran their winning streak to a season-high six games with an 8-6 victory over the Reno Aces at Greater Nevada Field but not before seeing a blowout turn into a close game.
Britain has voted to leave the European Union, results from Thursday’s referendum showed, a stunning repudiation of the nation’s elites that deals the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two.
Ben Simmons went from Down Under to the top of the NBA draft, and a record number of international players followed.
State gaming regulators gave approval Thursday to a proposal from long-time gaming veteran Vic Salerno that is expected to lead to the return of daily fantasy sports betting in Nevada as early as August.
Online travel booker Travelocity.com this week grouped Las Vegas with Nashville, Tennessee, and Houston as sites American travelers like for July Fourth pyrotechnics, based on a national survey.
A new tenant has taken up residence at the Governor’s Mansion in Carson City, and this one doesn’t have to worry about term limits or elections.
An inactive explosive was placed against the door and William Keebler was handed a remote detonation device and pushed it several times, according to the FBI.
Level 3 trauma centers are glorified emergency rooms that charge more — and create risks for complications.
Following a streak of several days with highs above 110 degrees, temperatures are expected to drop slightly in the Las Vegas Valley— at least temporarily, according to the National Weather Service.
JoAnn Kittrell, spokeswoman for the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which includes the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, said Thursday that Production Pattern and Foundry, a Mound House maker of aluminum castings, is under investigation.
A new financing plan that reduces public funding for a $1.4 billion domed stadium from $700 million to $550 million received a lackluster response Thursday from the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee and the project’s developers.
After being sorely missed in last summer’s “Jurassic World,” Jeff Goldblum is bringing his eccentric line readings to this weekend’s “Independence Day: Resurgence.” He’ll follow that up by portraying The Grandmaster in next fall’s “Thor: Ragnarok.”
President Barack Obama sought to reassure millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally that he has no plans to deport them.
The Southern Nevada District Board of Health voted against granting any applications for level 3 trauma centers at a meeting Thursday.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday that claims Nevada Health Centers Inc. and Ultracare Las Vegas violated federal law when they removed a male ultrasound technician from his position because of his gender.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
Fiery wrong-way crash kills 2, shuts down 215 in northwest Las Vegas
Woman arrested after police say she climbed on Reno craps table, threw chips at people
Asian grocery store looks to add new location near Summerlin
Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school