Rodeo great Ty Murray and former UNLV basketball player Larry Johnson were once friends in junior college. Now they’re both in the rafters at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Hard-punching Earnie Shavers, who fought Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes for the heavyweight title, dies at age 78.
Former NASCAR truck series competitor T.J. Clark helps keep Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s grassroots racing alive as a homage to his racing son, who died in 2006 at age 19.
The Raiders’ wide receivers were stationed at the far end of the field. If you squinted, you might have noticed there was one fewer target going out for a pass from Derek Carr.
Tragedy during voluntary workout gives local coaches, athletes more pause for thought.
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to scenic Road America, the site of a major victory for retired Las Vegas racer Brendan Gaughan.
In Las Vegas, it’s about cheap tickets, cheap pizza and cheap beer. And driving your car onto the pitch and parking it behind the bench, if you happen to drive a Toyota.
UNLV kicker Nick Garritano still marvels 30 years later at Jason Hanson’s 62-yard field goal for Washington State in its 41-13 win over UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium in 1991.
Former Las Vegas Americans soccer star Chico Borja, who has died at age 61, was a prolific goal scorer who could light up a room with his personality.
Las Vegas racer Brendan Gaughan said that getting a second chance in the Cup Series was more than he expected from a NASCAR career spanning more than 20 years.
The Golden Knights rallied for a victory over the Dallas Stars in their NHL round-robin opener after Ryan Reaves and Robin Lehner took a knee for social justice.
Golden Knights broadcaster Darren Eliot wasn’t aware of the value of an Ivy League education at Cornell when he was playing junior hockey in Canada.
Slimmed-down Phil Mickelson rebounds from dubious match against Tiger Woods to put himself in contention at Shiners Open.
Jurgen Klopp said the support Liverpool was receiving from American soccer fans seemed to have increased exponentially since the Champions League victory this year.
Brothers Jason and Josh Sharman were high school tennis and baseball stars at Desert Oasis High. They’ll soon be reunited as baseball players at UNLV.