AMA Supercross contenders Eli Tomac, left, Cooper Webb discuss their outlooks heading into the final race of the season at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, during a news conference on May 3, 2019. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Caesars Entertainment Corp. has been swept up in takeover speculation since the company’s share price tumbled last year amid disappointing earnings and concerns over a recession. Amid the decline, hedge funds scooped up shares. Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn began buying shares of Caesars as early as January. Icahn acquired nearly 18 percent by mid-March. In February Icahn called on the Caesars board to study a sale as a way to boost shareholder value.
On Friday, The Venetian begins a year long celebration of its 20th anniversary. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fourth graders from Hickey Elementary School made their case against Harry Potter at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Friday. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs both made weight for the middleweight unification bout taking place May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena. After they hit the scales, the boxers had an intense staredown that got physical.
During a staredown between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs at the weigh-in ahead of their fight on May 4 at T-Mobile Arena, the competitors pushed and shoved each other onstage.
UNLV women’s tennis coach Kevin Cory talks about playing in the NCAA regionals. (Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark County residents will be able to receive free genetic testing through the Healthy Nevada Project this year. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Brett Raymer from the TV show “Tanked” gives us a look into his 4 story home on the edge of Lone mountain. What would a tanked home be without a 700-gallon custom aquarium in the kitchen and a 6,000-gallon Koi pond in its resort-style backyard.
A man who goes by several names, including Jonathan West, is operating multiple sports betting funds in Nevada.