Italy’s Marco Materazzi scored a goal and converted a penalty kick in the 2006 World Cup final against France, but rarely gets asked about it.
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After earning Super Bowl rings with the 49ers and driving in the NASCAR Truck Series, Mike Cofer has the SLAM Academy football team in Class 3A state finals.
Sam Schmidt, a principal stockholder in Arrow McLaren SP, one of IndyCar’s premier entrants, said he would love to have Kyle Busch drive for him in the Indianapolis 500.
Former NCAA wrestling champ Pat Christenson helped the National Finals Rodeo grow and prosper as the head of Las Vegas Events.
With state championships at four sites across Southern Nevada this weekend, it might seem that high school wrestling is back to normal. But that’s not the case.
High school football players will get to experience the thrill of competing in an NFL stadium with four state championship games Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Las Vegas sports talk host Bernie Fratto has collected his witty sports stories, anecdotes and observations into a new book.
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The ice melted for 1991 Kings-Rangers game and insects invaded after it was refrozen. But the NHL’s first game played outdoors on the Las Vegas Strip was an overwhelming success.
Danny Musovski had a breakout game for Los Angeles FC on Oct. 11, scoring two goals and adding an assist in a victory over the Major League Soccer champion Seattle Sounders.
NASCAR was back Sunday, following a 71-day silence of engines brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. At first blush, it may have appeared it never left.
Always optimistic, IndyCar team owner Sam Schmidt of Henderson says Indianapolis 500 postponement is just another detour on the road map of life.
Born in Alaska to Nigerian parents, Bishop Gorman’s Edufuan Ulofoshio makes the grade in Pac-12, receives scholarship during viral video presentation.
A lackluster performance against the NFL’s worst team kept the Raiders tracking positively with crunch time in the AFC West looming large.
As one of the few female auto racing drivers who have competed at the highest level, Danica Patrick was successful in breaking down barriers and altering stereotypes.