Junior lightweight Chris Colbert, who got the blessing of Deion Sanders to also use the nickname “Primetime,” will fight undefeated Hector Garcia on Saturday.
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UNLV is hitting its stride at the right time, but faces a difficult run of games before the end of the season starting Saturday with Boise State.
Many believe UNLV is capable of winning the Mountain West basketball tournament in March and securing the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
Raiders fans have plenty of questions on the eve of the combine and free agency, including whether new coach Josh McDaniels faces a challenge getting his players to buy into his vision.
New defensive coordinator Keith Heyward and UNLV coach Marcus Arroyo served together on the staff of Mario Cristobal at Oregon in 2019.
The Golden Knights didn’t come out of their four-day break sharp and didn’t pick up a crucial two points in the standings.
Rick Visser has devoted his life to helping others, and he not only runs in distance races, he volunteers at them. He is back in Las Vegas for the fifth time.
The UNLV women lose to Wyoming to snap a 12-game win streak, but earn a share of the Mountain West regular season championship.
Left wing Mattias Janmark, right wing Evgenii Dadonov and center Nicolas Roy have flashed their potential on the Golden Knights’ third line despite a goal-scoring slump.
The Golden Knights make what is almost surely their final trip to Gila River Arena on Friday, and they won’t miss the home of the Arizona Coyotes.
Las Vegas Aces first-year coach Becky Hammon has hired Natalie Nakase as an assistant coach, the WNBA team announced Thursday.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal earned the top prize in The Associated Press Sports Editors annual contest, finishing in the Top 10 in daily, Sunday and website coverage.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon and 10-kilometer races are Sunday on the Strip.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to social media Thursday to comment for the first time on police body-cam video of his September arrest in Las Vegas.
The Raiders have significant needs at offensive line and wide receiver, and several quality players at those positions will be available in free agency.