Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, who played at Cimarron-Memorial High School and then was a teammate of Colin Kaepernick at UNR, took to a knee during the playing of the national anthem before Denver’s 21-20 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday in the NFL season opener.
The Knockout Night at the D series returns to the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on Friday, and four Las Vegas boxers are scheduled to compete at the outdoor venue.
The Manny Pacquiao circus is alive and well. Fans crammed into the Crystal Ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday to see the return of the Filipino superstar on U.S. soil.
The first game of the NFL season was far better than the final game of last season. The underdog Denver Broncos beat Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers both times.
Horses go where the money is. The Kentucky Downs condition book is full of cash for horsemen. It includes purses of $130,000 for maiden special weights and $140,000 for first-level allowance horses.
Could Tim Tebow be playing at Cashman Field next season? The chances are slim, and it’s certainly too early to make that assumption, but the New York Mets did sign the former NFL quarterback to a minor league deal Thursday.
Brian Blessing, Bernie Fratto, Adam Hill and Matt Youmans post their best bets for college football and the NFL.
Heavyweight star Alistair Overeem can add what he calls the final jewel to his crown of career achievements when he fights Stipe Miocic for the UFC title in the main event of UFC 203 on Saturday in Cleveland.
After trying to wreck race leader Cole Custer multiple times, John Hunter Nemechek finally succeeded as the racing pickup trucks bore down on the checkered flag. Nemecheck was declared the winner in a cloud of dust.
Las Vegas quarterbacks Zach Matlock and Ronnie Broadhead were too much for Cimarron-Memorial in a 50-14 game Thursday night.
UNLV will play 11 Mountain West basketball games on CBS Sports Network or one of the ESPN networks. Three game dates also were moved, including both matchups with San Diego State.
Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said the league would be careful about expanding, disputing a Salt Lake Tribune report last week that the conference might add teams even if it doesn’t lose any to the Big 12.
Jeremiah Valoaga could impact UNLV’s game against heavily favored UCLA on Saturday at the Rose Bowl if he’s able to put pressure on Bruins sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen.
For those proposing to build a domed stadium with the aid of $750 million in public funding that could deliver Las Vegas an NFL franchise, it will be anything but an unimpeded jog home.
The state’s higher education board has given Nevada’s college presidents more authority over hiring of high-profile coaches.
Fantasy football is debuting in Nevada sports books for Week 1 of the NFL season. The concept is Vic Salerno’s vision.
Clark County is now considered a slow-growing county in terms of Hispanic population growth, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.
The meeting, originally planned as a forum for parents to ask questions of school district, police and EPA officials, turned into a free-for-all, with parents shouting questions at the officials.
Palo Verde advanced to 10 Sunset Region championship games from 2002 to 2013, winning five region titles and one statechampionship. The Panthers are looking to even their record when they host sixth-ranked Green Valley (1-1) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Palo Verde’s girls volleyball team squandered a big first-set lead, but rallied and won the next three sets to clinch a 25-27, 26-24, 25-20, 25-21 victory over host Foothill on Thursday.
Gorman and Bosco each will rely on strong defenses when they square off at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach, California, in a matchup of nationally ranked teams.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller offer their best bets for the college football and NFL weekend.
Sarah Goddard had 14 kills, three aces and two blocks Thursday as Arbor View’s girls volleyball team rallied for a 19-25, 25-7, 25-16, 25-21 victory over visiting Desert Oasis.
Denver’s dominant defense came up big against Cam Newton again and the Broncos escaped with a 21-20 victory over the Carolina Panthers Thursday night when Graham Gano missed a 50-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining.
For the second year in a row, Serena Williams’ bid to make history ended with a shocking loss in the U.S. Open semifinals.
Las Vegas Paiute tribal members plan to protest Friday in solidarity with a North Dakota tribe fighting development of a pipeline slated to run above the Missouri River, a sacred resource.
Commercial-drone operators have received the green light to make money using drones and to fly in specific areas — now they are hungry for more.
Alex Mejia scored off an assist from Andres Santana with three minutes remaining Thursday as Tech’s boys soccer team edged host Eldorado, 3-2.
Hannah Webster scored on a free kick from the top of the 18-yard box with about 10 minutes remaining to lift the Bonanza girls soccer team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Virgin Valley on Thursday.
The committee considering a plan for a 65,000-seat, $1.9 billion domed football stadium on Thursday moved closer to developing a recommendation to deliver to Gov. Brian Sandoval.
