The best rivalries develop organically, the circumstances creating an intense atmosphere between teams that can’t be fabricated or forced. That’s what makes the basketball series between UNLV and San Diego State so special.
This is no Iowa cornfield, and the only farming I have done lately is to roll a broken lawn mower out to the curb for a garage sale, but if you close your eyes and imagine what more than $1 billion might deliver Las Vegas in terms of a domed stadium, you just might see all that Ray Kinsella built and more.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC on Fox 18 today at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Junior forward James Webb III might be the best player in the Mountain West. He’s a big reason Boise State is a title contender, but there are several other reasons.
Las Vegas sports fans have been buzzing with excitement since news broke Thursday that Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis was scheduled to meet with Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson regarding the site of a potential $1 billion domed stadium on property owned by UNLV.
Most UFC competitors use the workout portion of media day to go through a quick round of shadow boxing or hitting pads with a trainer. Others go the extra mile and work up their last real sweat of the week with weigh-ins and fight day on the horizon. Then there’s Josh Barnett.
After missing the playoffs last spring, this was supposed to be the Los Angeles Kings’ bounce-back season.
A look at the top games in the UNLV-San Diego State rivalry
Maka Ellis, who has been hampered by an ankle injury suffered at the end of December, had 26 points to lift host Sierra Vista to a 63-46 victory over Chaparral.
Taylor Miller scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter Friday as Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rallied for an 85-84 win over visiting Desert Pines.
Essence Booker had 20 points, 13 rebounds and five assists Friday to lead Spring Valley’s girls basketball team to a 62-46 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
Spring vacation season is right around the corner, which means college students and families will be flocking to popular warm-weather destinations, shelling out potentially thousands of dollars. Read on to see 10 locations that are ideal for anyone searching for the best spring travel deals.
A Pennsylvania constable who prosecutors say accidentally killed a 12-year-old girl during an eviction while firing in self-defense has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but the girl’s father has been charged with murder.
Mike Pyle, a MMA veteran with 18 years of professional experience, will face Sean Spencer on Feb. 6 at UFC Fight Night 82. The Las Vegas-based fighter is certain he’ll see his hand raised come fight night.
The U.S. State Department conceded for the first time on Friday that intelligence officials were correct to say that at least 22 emails sent through Hillary Clinton’s private server contain some of the government’s most sensitive secrets.
Kayla McGinnis scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds remaining to break a 20-20 tie and give Silverado’s flag football team a 26-20 win over visiting Cimarron-Memorial on Friday.
Five people were killed in an avalanche near the community of McBride, British Columbia, the coroner’s office for the Canadian province said on Friday.
A day after UNLV landed its potential quarterback of the future in three-star recruit Armani Rogers, the Rebels added a potential future target for the 6-foot-5-inch signal caller Friday night in two-star wide receiver Mekhi Stevenson.
Helene Neville is on the run. Neville, wearing a red, white and blue outfit that stands out in a crowd, is running 135 miles nonstop between the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” signs at the south end of the Strip and Downtown.
One of the four militia members still holed up at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon said through a YouTube video Friday that every occupier must receive a pardon before they’ll leave.
The Las Vegas police officer who shot and injured a man in the east valley Tuesday afternoon during a response to a reckless driving call has fired his weapon while on duty three other times, killing one person and injuring two others.
Las Vegans should plan for an array of weather from warm and sunny to rainy and windy this weekend.
The happiness movement in America has forged many wellness paths — yoga, meditation, mindfulness and breathing exercises — which have been clinically shown to improve people’s lives.
Parents in Watertown, Conn., accused of cruel and unusual punishment for forcing their children to stand in a bathroom for hours, for sometimes months at a time, faced a judge on Friday.
No matter how many times journalists, economists or professors dispel the myth of the gender pay gap, Democrats continue to push it.
MGM Resorts International’s top executive on Friday set the stage for a citywide philosophical debate that could determine how resources will be spent for tourism infrastructure improvements in the years ahead.
What a delight to see veteran reporter John M. Glionna suddenly have an article in the Review-Journal after taking a trip to Goldfield.
On a day when Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis met with Las Vegas casino giants, the NFL took steps to keep the Chargers in San Diego and pave the way for a Raiders move to Los Angeles.
Democrats who work on or near the Strip will be able to caucus on Feb. 20 without traveling to their home precinct.
Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez will retain control over a civil case involving a Sands China executive who was fired in 2010, the court’s chief judge ruled Friday.
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