Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones avoided serious penalties for a traffic incident in which the fighter was caught on tape in a heated verbal altercation with a police officer.
There are many new changes in Olympic boxing, with the headgear issue being the most controversial. Olympic competitors aren’t sure if getting rid of the headgear was a good idea.
The Arlington Million is one of three Grade 1 stakes Saturday at Arlington Park. Its place in racing history was cemented in 1981 as the first million dollar horse race.
IndyCar team owner Sam Schmidt helped facilitate Bryan Clauson’s dream of driving in the Indianapolis 500 by putting him in an Indy Lights car.
A wave of coordinated explosions rattled cities and resort towns across southern Thailand, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more. Police said Friday about 10 foreigners were among the injured.
There is still no timetable for Ronda Rousey’s return to the UFC octagon and none of her scheduled movies are anywhere close to hitting theaters. Yet Rousey is still finding ways to stay in the spotlight.
The most anticipated game of Week 1 of the NFL preseason arrives Saturday, when the Rams host the Cowboys before a crowd of around 90,000 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
John Lotulelei, a former UNLV linebacker, is fighting for a spot on the Oakland Raiders’ roster as the NFL preseason opens.
Starter Robert Gsellman, one of the New York Mets’ top pitching prospects, has made a sharp turnaround since his first three starts with the Las Vegas 51s.
Las Vegas franchise owner Bill Foley said Thursday he has registered domain names for the nicknames Red Hawks, Nighthawks and Desert Hawks. He said he is close to registering two other names as well.
Disney dropped a new trailer for the Star Wars spinoff film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” during Thursday night’s Olympics coverage on NBC.
Play briefly stopped in Thursday night’s NFL preseason game in Baltimore to allow fans and players to watch footage of Olympic star Michael Phelps winning the gold medal in the 200-meter IM in Rio de Janeiro.
A woman was killed after she was struck by a vehicle near Eastern and Sahara avenues Thursday night.
Michael Phelps and Simone Biles powered their way to more gold medals with rousing routs at the Rio Games on Thursday.
With her victory in the 100-meter freestyle, Simone Manuel became the first African-American woman to capture an Olympic gold medal in swimming.
The Obama administration has decided marijuana will remain on the list of most dangerous drugs, fully rebuffing growing support across the country for broad legalization, but said it will allow more research into its medical uses.
A man robbed a southeast valley fast-food restaurant at gunpoint Thursday night. The armed man walked into the Jack in the Box at 3311 S. Nellis Blvd. about 8 p.m.
Ecuador said Thursday it’s ready to set a date for Swedish prosecutors to question Julian Assange inside its London embassy — a potential breakthrough in the years-long international impasse over the WikiLeaks founder.
Eastbound lanes on Sahara Avenue in central Las Vegas have reopened after a fatal crash Thursday morning.
Nevada Highway Patrol is responding to a crash on U.S. Highway 95 in the northwest valley Thursday afternoon.
Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer is right that U.S. Olympic medalists shouldn’t face a tax penalty for their success in Rio de Janeiro. Now, how about the rest of us hard-working Americans?
Back in 2013, Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed a bill that would have extended the criminal background checks currently conduced in gun stores to all gun sales in Nevada, including those between private parties.
The death of a 10-year-old boy on a 17-story water slide in Kansas on Sunday may have scared some would-be water park patrons. But operators of the valley’s two water parks said parents have nothing to fear.
Where to start judging Simone Biles after her romp to gold in the gymnastics all around? Perhaps by beginning the conversation with talk about the best in history.
Nevada is working to create an economy that more heavily relies on advanced manufacturing, technology and healthcare, among others. That has meant travel abroad to recruit companies to the Silver State.
A candidate who once hoped to take Michael Wixom’s seat on the state’s higher education board has endorsed a fellow challenger.
A look at the top matchups for Week 4 of the high school football season.
DyeStatNV’s preseason boys and girls cross country coaches polls.