Ron Capps last year became the first Funny Car back-to-back champion since 2002. The Four-Wide Nationals will conclude Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Ron Kantowski
Former sports columnist
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.
After being announced as the replacement for the retiring Kurt Busch for the 2023 NASCAR season, Tyler Reddick earned the top starting spot for Sunday’s race at LVMS.
“Twenty-eight years ago, I stood here in this area of the desert, literally, and took a glamour shot with my first race car that I built with my dad and my family,” he said.
Just three years removed from playing eight-man football, The Meadows has the talent and experience to challenge for its first state championship since 2009.
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.
Derek Carr’s last-gasp pass is intercepted in the shadow of the end zone as Raiders’ tumultuous season ends with a playoff loss to Bengals.
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.
This season’s NL MVP vote is a three-way battle pitting the Phillies’ Bryce Harper of Las Vegas against Juan Soto of the Nationals and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres.
Cameron Paul threw three touchdown passes to complement a stingy defense that carried Foothill, which has had three games canceled by COVID, to a victory at Canyon Springs.
Freshman linebacker Christian Thatcher is among three young players from Arbor View High School who already have received college scholarship offers.
Hamilton, ranked No. 2 in Arizona and No. 26 in the nation by USA Today, could be the last obstacle standing in front of Bishop Gorman before the Nevada postseason.