Travis Pastrana says, “Nitro Circus is all about the stunt aspect, where you can make mistakes.”
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Travis Pastrana is attempting to complete three jumps once on the Las Vegas Strip that were once attempted by Evel Knievel.
Minutes after they saluted several thousand fans at 3rd Street Stage on Fremont Street in its “Stick Salute to Vegas,” members of the Vegas Golden Knights made their way to dinner at The D Las Vegas.
A clip of PATD to air as part of today’s Stanley Cup Final pregame show on NBC. Game 5 between the Golden Knights and Washington Capitals airs at 5 p.m. from T-Mobile Arena.
Panic! at the Disco is planning a splashy (pun intended) performance for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m. for the 5 p.m. start, admission is free and the same security policies for live games inside T-Mobile will be enacted.
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman paid off his wager with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman by sporting a Golden Knights jersey while presiding over a Winnipeg City Council meeting.
Vegas entertainer Lorena Peril has sung the national anthem at several L.A. Kings games, butnever when the team has faced the Golden Knights.
Derek Stevens has gained priceless promotional value with his NCAA Tournament gambit. Before the tournament, the aggressively loyal Michigan grad bet $25,000 on the Wolverines to win the championship at 40-1 odds.
In an extensive interview for the Buffalo News, O.J. Simpson calls Las Vegas, “The No Hate Zone of America.”
Styx keyboardist Lawrence Gowan says he is a lifelong hockey fan whose new favorite team is the Vegas Golden Knights.
Las Vegas resident Jose Canseco co-stars with Jim McMahon, Jimmy King and — in February — Terell Owens in “Renegades,” opening an extended engagement 8 p.m. Thursday at Caesars Palace’s Cleopatra’s Barge.