In a WNBA playoff game matching two former MVPs, the Aces’ A’ja Wilson scored just eight points and took only 10 shots, and was outplayed by the Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart.
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Julian Jackson, a three-time, two-weight world boxing champion, possessed legendary punching power that propelled him Saturday to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 6 by MaxPreps, led by 14 points in the second half, but eventually wore down against second-ranked and defending national champion Mater Dei.
The hall is celebrating and honoring 27 former boxers and boxing contributors this weekend at Resorts World Las Vegas with its first gala since 2019.
Like the record 10,015 who attended the Aces’ regular-season finale Sunday, the Wednesday crowd was enthralled by the team that’s one win away from the WNBA semifinals.
Becky Hammon knows the best team doesn’t always win. But as the WNBA playoffs begin, she’s confident that her top-seeded Aces can win their first championship.
Raiders’ long snapper Trent Sieg and wife Carly persevered through two miscarriages before son Elijah Russell Sieg was born in May.
A’ja Wilson’s gaudy statistics are among the WNBA’s best, but even they tend to belie how her improvements have helped the Aces in Becky Hammon’s first season as coach.
Teofimo Lopez ended his junior welterweight debut Saturday at Resorts World Las Vegas by flooring Pedro Campa in the seventh round with a flurry that prompted a stoppage.
Former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez is moving on from his upset loss to George Kambosos and debuting Saturday at 140 pounds against Pedro Campa at Resorts World.
The Aces deployed crisp ball movement and cohesive defense to score a signature victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
UNLV is hiring Portland State assistant basketball coach Jamaal Williams to the same position, completing its coaching staff after the departure of all three assistants.
Sandra Douglass Morgan’s selfless character was shaped in Las Vegas, a city she’s eager to represent as the Raiders’ new team president.
Unified middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin spoke with the Review-Journal on Monday, revealing he’s moved on from the first two fights with Canelo Alvarez.