Mitch Glasser, a substitute social studies teacher at Green Valley High and a utility infielder, helped Team Israel beat Great Britain and qualify for the World Baseball Classic.
The seventh installment of the teeming-with-acrobats production Circus Couture is “Lucky,” for its seventh performance.
The $24 million, 120,000-square-foot project that will have two sheets of ice and also serve as the team headquarters is expected to be finished for the team’s inaugural training camp next September.
Redshirt freshman Dalton Sneed received more than 60 text messages and countless mentions on Twitter and said it was surreal seeing his great escape showcased on ESPN’s Top 10 plays.
UNLV 6-foot-11-inch center Cheickna Dembele was declared eligible by the NCAA Clearinghouse on Wednesday. He was waiting for his transcripts from Africa to be approved.
When it comes to women’s amateur golf in Nevada, the annual Nevada State Women’s Golf Association Silver Cup played among 20-player teams from the Northern Nevada Women’s Golf Association and the Women’s Southern Nevada Golf Association is as good as it gets.
If you enjoy hunting birds in Nevada, consider this your reminder: Don’t forget to get your stamps before heading afield this year.
Anglers continue to find good action for striped bass at Lake Mead.
It took a tiebreaker, but the Coronado girls tennis team prevailed over Liberty on Wednesday at Darling Tennis Center to win the Class 4A Sunrise Region championship.
Last year’s defending state singles champion was unavailable for Palo Verde on Wednesday, but the Panthers rolled to the Class 4A Sunset Region championship, beating Desert Oasis 12-6 at Darling Tennis Center.
Nathaniel van der Post went 3-0 in singles to help The Meadows capture its first region title with an 11-7 win over Boulder City in the Southern Region championship at Darling Tennis Center.
The leader of a 41-day standoff at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon testified Wednesday that he orchestrated the takeover to take “a hard stand” against the federal government’s control of public lands and said the occupiers would not be successful unless they carried guns.
Tony Fernandez, 23, was arrested and booked into the Las Vegas City Jail on one count of first degree arson and one count of battery with a deadly weapon.
Maybe Bishop Gorman didn’t play the best team in California, or the best team in Florida, or the best team in Texas. But the Gaels played more good teams than anybody else, and that’s all that matters when it comes to prep football rankings.
Silverado’s girls volleyball team defeated Green Valley 25-22, 14-25, 25-21, 25-23 on Wednesday to take sole possession of first place in the Southeast League.
What do the plaza in front of Las Vegas City Hall and a downtown steakhouse that boasts “beef, booze and broads” have in common? As of Wednesday, they’re both namesakes for the popular former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman.
Annick Haczkiewicz of Palo Verde shot 2-under-par 34 to win medalist honors and help Palo Verde’s girls golf team defeat Green Valley 158-187 on Wednesday in a nine-hole match at TPC Las Vegas.
Basic’s girls soccer team scored twice in the final 10 minutes to earn a 2-2 tie with visiting Foothill on Wednesday afternoon.
Omar Miranda scored with a minute to play Wednesday to give Chaparral’s boys soccer team a 2-1 win over Boulder City.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the girls tennis region tournaments in Southern Nevada.
Temperatures are expected to rise to seasonal normal highs in the Las Vegas Valley, and there’s a 20 percent chance for rain Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
North Las Vegas will save at least $3.5 million over the next year for sending its inmates to the Las Vegas Detention Center under a new deal approved Wednesday night, and efforts are underway to reach a similar agreement with the jail in Lincoln County.
Madison Bumgarner pitched a four-hitter for his latest postseason gem, outlasting Noah Syndergaard in a classic duel between aces, and Conor Gillaspie hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning that sent San Francisco to a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets in the NL wild-card game Wednesday night.
New York native Donald Trump’s latest campaign swing through Nevada included a lecture to supporters at a rally in Reno about the correct way to pronounce the name of their state. He insists it’s “Neh-VAH-da.”
The RiSE Festival returns to the Moapa River Reservation about 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas, expanding to two nights, Friday and Saturday, with an estimated 10,000 attendees expected each night.
The council’s action approving the three-year labor pact follows more than a year of contentious negotiations between the city and the North Las Vegas Police Supervisors Association over a range of issues.
The FBI’s ongoing probe of Las Vegas Councilman Ricki Barlow offers a good opportunity to remind the public that Nevada’s financial disclosure statements are useless.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the boys tennis region tournaments in Southern Nevada.