After being fired by UNLV last week, Tony Sanchez suggested college football coaches who jump directly from high school might be doomed to fail.
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Tony Sanchez showed class in facing the music and the media after being fired as UNLV’s football coach following five losing seasons — unlike Mike Sanford when he was ousted by the school.
Las Vegas attorney John Mowbray was on hand when Notre Dame defeated Air Force on Thanksgiving Day 1973, setting the table for a 46-year, 273-game home sellout streak.
UNLV defensive tackle Kolo Uasike joins baseball slugger Pete Alonso in providing a fading Las Vegas sports facility with a memorable final act.
Todd Floyd played football on three levels at Sam Boyd Stadium. The stadium on the edge of Las Vegas will be closing soon, but the memories will last a lifetime.
Kyle Busch was in New York City on Tuesday, trying hard to let his second NASCAR championship soak in two days after winning it at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
A lackluster performance against the NFL’s worst team kept the Raiders tracking positively with crunch time in the AFC West looming large.
Auto racing pioneer Carroll Shelby and socialite Kim Kardashian served as grand marshals of a NASCAR race in 2010 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
It has been five years since Genie Bouchard lost in the Wimbledon final — and in the Australian and French Open semifinals — and attained a world top five ranking.
A college football playoff points system devised by a Las Vegas softball coach is much less complicated than the official one, produces a similar field and removes subjectivity.
Former Georgia Tech star and daughter of basketball Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo plays in satellite tour event in Henderson.
Former UNLV pitcher Erick Fedde helped the Washington Nationals win several games this season, appearing in 21 and starting 12. He finished 4-2 with a 4.50 ERA.