Check out the scores, stars of the day and faces in the crowd during the seventh day of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Alex Wright
High School Sports Reporter
Email: awright@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-349-2532
Alex Wright joined the Review-Journal staff as a high school sports reporter on October 2022. He was previously a sports intern at the RJ. Alex was born and raised in Las Vegas and is in his fourth year at UNLV, majoring in journalism and media studies, with a concentration in sports media. Alex currently serves as the editor-in-chief for UNLV's student newspaper, the Scarlet & Gray Free Press. He previously was the sports editor for the paper last school year after being a sports staff writer for a year and a half.
Basic defeated Faith Lutheran in a Class 5A winners’ bracket state semifinal Friday to advance to Saturday’s title game. The Crusaders then lost an elimination game.
Many of the top high school athletes in Southern Nevada signed with colleges this week. Here is a list of those who made their decisions.
Christopher Bell was seeking to win his fourth straight NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but had a pit road issue that hurt his chances.
Josh Berry won the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his first win in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Palo Verde’s flag football team raced to an early lead and never looked back in a home win over Liberty in a battle of two of the top teams in Class 5A.
The matchups for all seven Nevada high school football state championship games are locked in, including a quadrupleheader Nov. 26 at Allegiant Stadium.
SLAM Academy denied a 2-point conversion in double overtime in a 3A state semifinal. The Bulls will face Truckee for the title for the third straight season.
Max Verstappen has a solid lead in the Formula One point standings, but he hasn’t locked up the championship yet heading into the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Kyle Larson is looking to win his third straight race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Round of 8 in the NASCAR playoffs begins with the South Point 400 on Sunday.
Several NASCAR champions have driven down victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here’s a list of who has the most wins at the track.
Bishop Gorman, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, rolled to a home win over Silverado in a girls volleyball match Monday. Here are photos from the game.
There were no changes at No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s football rankings, but a few teams moved around in the bottom half of Class 5A after league openers.
Bishop Gorman defeated Hawaii power Kahuku on Friday night in its season opener. The Gaels leaned on their defense, which had four interceptions.
The fifth day of the NBA Summer League featured a notable rally by the Pacers, plus some recognizable faces in the crowd.