It’s hard to compete in NASCAR on a shoestring budget, but that doesn’t stop Las Vegas’ Matt Jaskol from trying. He competed in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race.
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Former UNLV basketball star Glen Gondrezick, who played on the school’s first Final Four team, will be honored posthumously by the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame.
After politely turning down a request to finish a practice round together, UNLV’s Aaron Jarvis said Tiger Woods told him to enjoy every moment at the Masters.
CBS’ Clark Kellogg believes gambling information will become part of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament conversation sooner rather than later.
Unlike viewers at home, the NBC broadcast crew was oblivious to the erroneous whistle preceding the Bengals’ controversial touchdown pass.
Darnell Washington, who played at Desert Pines High School, was part of Georgia’s three-headed tight end monster during the Bulldogs’ run to the national championship.
Freshman linebacker Christian Thatcher is among three young players from Arbor View High School who already have received college scholarship offers.
Garrick Higgo wasn’t at UNLV for very long, but impressed UNLV coach Dwaine Knight by shooting 7-under over 11 holes after stepping off the airplane from South Africa.
When he played left back for his academy soccer team in his native England, John Barr’s dream was to one day have his name stitched on the back of a professional jersey.
The Stanley Cup is so revered that the Hockey Hall of Fame appoints a man to guard it. His name is Phil Pritchard — the Keeper of the Cup.
Chicago star center held to one shot as Golden Knights take commanding 3-0 edge in first-round playoff series.
No reason was given for the dismissal of the popular trainer who was loyal to UNLV for nearly four decades.
Of all the sports, auto racing might be best suited to moving forward. It occurs outdoors, where the coronavirus is fragile, and the competitors don’t sweat on one another.
Ryan Clement was the starting quarterback for the Las Vegas Outlaws of XFL I in 2001. He was more than a casual observer of the XFL’s reinvention that began last week.
From Bill Belichick to Jimmy Johnson to Phil Jackson, there is little job security in pro sports when expectations aren’t met or personalities don’t mesh.