The world’s best table tennis players are coming to Las Vegas this week to play for $1.55 million in prize money at The Orleans and MGM Grand Conference Center.
Mick Akers
Sports Business and Transportation reporter
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 and covers sports business and transportation. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
Zoox is partnering with a Strip resort and moving on from a crash involving one of its self-driving vehicles.
Nevada residents who have a flight within the next 45 days and do not yet possess a Real ID can walk into four valley DMV offices any day to obtain one starting Monday.
Formula One fans lined up out the door Friday morning to be among the first to get a taste of Grand Prix Plaza Friday, as the space opened to guests for the first time.
Clark County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved land use permits for the Athletics planned $1.75 billion Las Vegas ballpark.
Athletics owner John Fisher hopes the team’s three-year stint in Sacramento before heading to Las Vegas leads to the city landing its own Major League Baseball franchise.
Daytime pavement repairs this month are expected to produce lane restrictions near Harry Reid International Airport.
With the I-11 sign installation along U.S. Highway 95 now underway, the Las Vegas Review-Journal also will change how it labels the busy highway.
Those attending either the UNLV-Syracuse football game or Las Vegas Aces-New York Liberty WNBA playoff game Friday night should prepare for increased post-game traffic.
Another full directional closure of Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Strip is planned to occur this weekend.
The 2027 NCAA Division I women’s basketball West Regional will take place at T-Mobile Arena — the first time Las Vegas has hosted a women’s regional since 1991.
Clark County is waiting for the Oakland Athletics to finalize their dealings with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority before they fully engage with the team.
Work will soon begin to change out signs along U.S. Highway 95 through the Las Vegas Valley to reflect a new freeway name.
The Oakland Athletics’ push to intervene in a lawsuit brought on by a Nevada teachers union group challenging Senate Bill 1 was denied.
The Las Vegas Aces will begin their quest for a third straight WNBA championship as the most in-demand ticket in the league on the secondary market.