Rodeo’s championship event, the National Finals Rodeo, returns to Las Vegas this year after a one-year hiatus in Arlington, Texas because of local COVID restrictions.
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Cast impressions of the former coach appear, along with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Raiders owner Mark Davis and other surprises in the show’s opener.
Matt Amodio fell almost $1 million shy of Las Vegas resident James Holzhauer in winnings on the show when his 38-game win streak came to an end Monday.
Two years after Las Vegan James Holzhauer captivated the game-show world during a 32-game “Jeopardy!” win streak, Matt Amodio won his 33rd game Friday to overtake him.
Las Vegan and former “Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer said he has been too busy to pay attention to Matt Amodio’s win streak, but he did find time to rib him on Twitter.
Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugás fought 12 rounds Saturday night, but Fox Sports spent weeks planning the festivities at T-Mobile Arena.
Fans are set to flock to the $2 billion, 65,000-seat facility Saturday.
December’s National Finals Rodeo performances will start an hour earlier than in past years in a bid to generate a larger television audience on the East Coast.
Former UNLV backup quarterback Kenny Mayne, known for his dry sense of humor, discloses he is a “salary cap casualty” and is leaving ESPN.
Handicapper Kelly Stewart, known on social media as @KellyInVegas, will serve as an analyst on “Daily Wager,” the sports betting news and information show on ESPN2.
The World Series of Poker will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network starting this year, with 15 hours of Main Event coverage and 36 hours of other events.
The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday.
Chadwick Boseman is -1,429 to win the Academy Award for best actor after he was posthumously nominated for his role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Gina Carano, the 38-year-old actress and former MMA star who was raised in Las Vegas, is teaming with a conservative website to star in and produce a feature film.
Brands sought to relieve the tension of Super Bowl LV — and the year — with lighthearted commercials stuffed with celebrities and nostalgic characters.
