Nine-hundred-and-ninety-three days after the groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 13 2017 on what was then a 62-acre lot of dirt, the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium, home of the Raiders, now holds its own in the Las Vegas skyline.
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The Las Vegas Raiders and Allegiant Stadium have partnered with Yesco to build signs for the upcoming 2020 season when the team plays their first game. (Nathan Asselin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Locals and tourists came down to the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on Wednesday to honor Kobe Bryant. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Don Webb, chief operating officer of the LV Stadium Co., gives the Review-Journal a tour of the Raiders headquarters under construction in Henderson. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ben Slighting of Palo Verde is the 2018-19 No Limits Award winner. Ben suffers Osteo-Genesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, but he won the state title in the 3,200-meter wheelchair race last year and had another outstanding season this spring.
Las Vegas High wrestlers practice for the upcoming region tournament.
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the win over Memphis on July 30, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tony DeFrancesco talks about the win over Salt Lake on June 30, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The stadium is funded in part by $750 million of room taxes, the biggest such tax subsidy ever for a professional sports stadium. Robert Lang, executive director of Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute at UNLV, says that is a good use of public funds. (Richard Velotta/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Twitter to Host Final Four ‘Watch Parties’ With Live Analysis The social media site will also be hosting Watch Parties for the National Championship Game on Monday. Twitter describes them as a “live social-viewing experience,” comprised of analyst commentary, reactions and highlights. The Final Four Watch Parties will stream live on Twitter starting Saturday, March 31, at 6 p.m. ET to coincide with the first game of the evening — Michigan vs. Loyola Chicago. Following the first game of the night, two, No. 1 seeds battle as Kansas takes on Villanova. TBS is broadcasting Saturday’s semifinals and the April 2 National Championship.