The NHL draft is the latest marquee league event to hit Las Vegas since the Golden Knights began play seven years ago. The Sphere could make it a show to remember.
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The 2024 NHL draft should be full pizzazz with the event taking place Friday and Saturday at The Sphere. But here’s what to watch for when the picks start coming in.
Vashti Cunningham finished in third place in the women’s high jump at the U.S. Track and Field Trials Monday night, securing a spot in the Paris Games.
UNLV’s football team added six new players Monday as it seeks to build on the momentum it created in coach Barry Odom’s first season.
Former Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones is facing a suspended jail sentence in a domestic violence case.
Bishop Gorman offensive lineman Douglas Utu, the second-ranked recruit in the state of Nevada by 247 Sports, announced his college commitment Monday.
Liberty senior offensive tackle Ed Haynes is eighth in Nevada’s 247Sports’ composite rankings, a combination of various recruiting rating services.
Former UNLV coach Mike Sanford is Faith Lutheran’s head coach and has surrounded himself with five former Rebels players as assistants.
Dick Calvert was UNLV’s public-address announcer for 52 years, and he was on the microphone for multiple other Las Vegas events. He also was an announcer at three World Cups.
The Fox 5 subsidiary is called Silver State Sports Entertainment Network and will concentrate on sports other than football and men’s basketball.
Vashti Cunningham, who went to Bishop Gorman High School, is the nation’s top high jumper. She is ranked sixth in the world and competes in the World Championships on Saturday.
“Friends of UNILV” is a third-party program designed to assist UNLV athletes with name, image and likeness deals.
TV information for four UNLV football games will ne announced later. UNLV opens its season Aug. 27 against Idaho State at Allegiant Stadium.
Palo Verde’s Daniel Bellinger, a tight end at San Diego State, was the first Las Vegas player drafted. The other was Bishop Gorman’s Jalen Nailor, a wide receiver at Michigan State.
A handful of players with Las Vegas ties are expected to be selected in the NFL draft this week at Caesars Palace.
Name, image and likeness allow some college athletes to make endorsement deals in six and even seven figures. They, however, are the outliers.
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Former Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones is facing a suspended jail sentence in a domestic violence case.
Now that special events and live broadcasts are in the mix, it’s a whole new ballgame for Sphere.
The NHL draft is the latest marquee league event to hit Las Vegas since the Golden Knights began play seven years ago. The Sphere could make it a show to remember.
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