Las Vegas doesn’t have a Major League Baseball franchise, but it soon might have its own All-Star team.
Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte retired batters with both arms in his big-league debut Friday night at Boston’s Fenway Park, tossing two scoreless innings for the Oakland Athletics in a 4-2 loss to the Red Sox.
After California Chrome lost his Triple Crown bid last year, owner Steve Coburn sounded like a sore loser in his criticism of horses who skip the Preakness to run in the Belmont Stakes. He could have used better timing — but his message wasn’t necessarily wrong.
Former UNLV star pitcher Erick Fedde, the Washington Nationals’ first-round draft pick last year, is working his way back from Tommy John surgery. He said he is on schedule to retake the mound this summer.
Dan Henderson will look to end a two-fight losing streak when he meets Tim Boetsch in a middleweight bout in the main event of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card Saturday in New Orleans. The main card begins at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports 1 (Cable 329).
NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying can be fraught with twists, turns and unexpected bumps in the road. Friday’s qualifying session at Pocono Raceway, which saw Las Vegan Kurt Busch capture the pole for Sunday’s Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400, had them all.
Hall of Famer Pete Weber defeated Eric Forkel of Henderson 224-212 on Friday to win the PBA Senior U.S. Open at the Suncoast. Weber became only the second bowler to win the regular PBA U.S. Open and the Senior U.S. Open, joining Norm Duke.
American Pharoah looks to add his name in the history books Saturday in the Belmont Stakes. But three horses are prime candidates to upset his Triple Crown bid — Materiality, Mubtaahij and Frosted.
The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre’s production of “(W)Rites of Passage” offers young writers’ takes on growing up in Las Vegas via scenes directed and performed by members of the company’s student ensemble.
The water system at the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City has been cleansed after tests revealed the presence of legionella, the bacterium that causes the pneumonia-like symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease, according to the Nevada Department of Veterans Services.
In agreeing to stand with the majority — and telegraphing it with a long, almost pleading missive to the press — Pahrump Assemblyman James Oscarson has distinguished himself among his conservative peers.
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 331 on Saturday, leaving around 100 still missing, as the boat operator apologized and said it would cooperate with investigations.
WNBA standout Brittney Griner filed papers to have her 29-day-old marriage to Glory Johnson annulled.
A vehicle fire on U.S. Highway 95 blocked the right lanes and backed up traffic, according to the Regional Transportation Commission. Clark County firefighters and Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the fire on northbound U.S. 95, near Charleston Boulevard, about 6:15 p.m., according to the agencies’ traffic websites.
Americans are now more accepting of socially liberal attitudes than ever before, but there’s one area where public opinion remains mostly unchanged: marital infidelity.
How often have you seen an artfully conceived home and wondered what it would be like to live there, if even for a night? Here are 10 such dwellings available for rent on Airbnb where you can do just that.
Las Vegas police conducted secret court-approved wiretaps during their investigation into an attempted extortion plot against Nevada Republican Assemblyman Chris Edwards, a police affidavit unsealed Friday disclosed.
A woman struck by a piece of a baseball bat at Boston’s Fenway Park on Friday night suffered “life-threatening” injuries, Boston police spokesman David Estrada said.
John Gast pitched seven shutout innings to outduel Steven Matz as the Memphis Redbirds edged the 51s 1-0 in a Pacific Coast League game halted one out into the bottom of the seventh because of rain Friday in Memphis, Tenn. The loss was Las Vegas’ 10th straight.
With the monthly information dump of new Netflix titles, plenty of little-seen movies and TV shows will go unnoticed. So, here’s a look at some of the smaller titles to dig into this June.
The Nevada Assembly’s new and surprising majority ended the 2015 session the way it started: In chaos.
Fans at the French Open were freaked out this week by the shadow of a plane that was flying backward.
Twenty-seven of 42 measures creating new crimes or enhancing existing penalties were approved by the Nevada Legislature, creating the potential for higher incarceration rates and a growing need for expensive new prison beds, an analysis from the Clark County public defender’s office suggests.
A Creech Air Force Base drone sensor operator has been released from confinement and all charges he faced in a court-martial set for June 16 have been dismissed, his civilian attorney said Friday.
A former Henderson woman has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison in a $1.5 million real estate scheme that used $232,000 of the ill-gotten gains to pay restitution in a state criminal theft case.
College shortstops and college arms are considered some of best facets of this year’s draft. The Arizona Diamondbacks have the first pick, followed by the Houston Astros.
On Friday night, more than two dozen local artists are set to perform at eight downtown venues, from the First Friday Main Stage to Container Park.
The 2015 Women’s World Cup kicks off on Saturday, and if you weren’t already aware, the United States has a good chance at taking home the trophy.
