WNBA’s potential success in Las Vegas rests on MGM

The strength of MGM Resorts International in the Las Vegas market figures to play a large role in making the company’s newly acquired WNBA team successful.

 
Family, friends make hillside memorial for Las Vegas shooting victim

Coaches, Basic High School basketball players, close friends, and family came together at a Henderson hillside site to paint a “Q” in Route 91 Harvest festival shooting victim Quinton Robbins’ honor near the familiar “B” for Basic.

Barrett-Jackson raises $1 million for Las Vegas first responders

In a statement Saturday, Scottsdale, Arizona-based auction company Barrett-Jackson said a 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake owned by Barrett-Jackson President Steve Davis sold for $1 million. Benicia, California-based DC Solar issued the winning bid.

 
Las Vegas event lets kids with autism get comfortable with flying

On Saturday, kids on the autism spectrum and their family members participated in McCarran International Airport’s first Wings for Autism event, which offers an opportunity for those with autism to acclimate to air travel.

 
UNLV’s Armani Rogers injured in 52-28 loss to Utah State

UNLV twice gave up two-touchdown leads in the first half Saturday in a 52-28 loss to Utah State at Sam Boyd Stadium. Quarterback Armani Rogers will enter the concussion protocol after leaving the game in the second quarter.

NHL considers going back to the future with ‘glow puck’

After being inducted into the Broadcasting Cable Hall of Fame last week, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman hinted during his acceptance speech at a return of glowing pucks and comet tails streaking across TVs and mobile devices.

Pahrump Valley earns draw with Boulder City

Alvaro Garcia and Jose Chavez each had a goal Saturday to help Pahrump Valley’s boys soccer team earn a 2-2 draw with host Boulder City.

NFL Week 7 betting breakdown

Gaming Today columnist Andy Iskoe breaks down Week 7 of the NFL season.

NFL playoff hopes already hinge on backup QBs

Having a top quality backup quarterback is a must in the NFL, especially this season. The Green Bay Packers aren’t the only team counting on a backup to lead them to the playoffs.

Border wall prototypes going up in San Diego

The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego.

 
Chandler Hutchison’s return makes Boise State a MW contender

The decision by guard Chandler Hutchison to return for his senior season makes Boise State a contender in the Mountain West this season. He was chosen by the conference media as the preseason Player of the Year.

Las Vegas 51s ballpark won’t be built with MLB in mind

There once was a time when cities building minor league ballparks would consider constructing them with a major league specification in mind. That time was about 35 years ago, 51s president Don Logan said.

Teen charged in destructive Oregon wildfire

A 15-year-old boy who allegedly started a wildfire by tossing fireworks along a hiking trail in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge, with the blaze causing evacuations, the closing of an interstate highway and causing ash to rain down on Portland, has been charged with several offenses, authorities said Thursday.

Wildfires intensify housing crisis in California’s Bay Area

Even before fire wiped out the home she rented for 17 years, Suzanne Finzell had thought about leaving this city on the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area because of rising prices. A spike in housing and other living costs had driven her friends to Nevada and Oregon.

Wildfires burn California pot farms as legalization looms

Desperate to see if wildfires had damaged his farm, Marcos Morales gunned his four-wheel-drive station wagon along the hidden dirt roads that crisscross Sonoma County vineyards.

Morgan Freeman talks his love for golf and living life at 80

He turned 80 in June. Just don’t ask Morgan Freeman if he feels that life is a numbers game. “I keep hearing, ‘What does it feel like to turn 80?’ My answer is, ‘What is it supposed to feel like when you turn a certain age? Is there a manual?’ ”