A difficult start to Mountain West play turned downright ugly on Wednesday night as UNLV fell to 0-2 with a road loss at Colorado State.
The UNLV women’s basketball team had its hands full with arguably the best team in the Mountain West Conference in town.
With a five-point lead and less than a minute on the clock, UNLV was seemingly in control of the game. A short time later, after his team’s improbable collapse, coach Dave Rice lost control.
Kevin Daffer’s win by decision at 152 pounds started a run of six victories in the seven heaviest weight classes as Pahrump Valley’s wrestling team defeated visiting Western, 45-34 on Wednesday.
Sen. Harry Reid wanted Nevadans to be heard. At his dinner designed to celebrate the Silver State’s caucus position — third in the nation and first in the West — the excitement was near deafening.
Gary Tharaldson scored seven of his game-high 18 points in overtime Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 63-54 win over host Western in a Division I-A Sunset League game.
The contrast between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders has been building for months. On Wednesday, it couldn’t have been more clear.
A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night later died, police said.
After reading my Dec. 24 column about ice fishing, Doug Thayer shot me an email asking “why no mention of Cave Lake in Ely?”
Las Vegas police are looking for Robert Vito Comito, a 62-year-old man wanted for a series of home-rental scams throughout the valley.
Rancho’s Lamont Traylor, a 6-foot-5-inch forward, is one of those blue-collar players every coach wants on his team. He hustles as if he’s being chased. He defends as though the game is always on the line. And he dives for loose balls to deliver his best Dennis Rodman impersonation.
Sports Illustrated editor MJ Day has the MMA world buzzing after releasing an Instagram photo Tuesday that added fire to the rumors that fighter Ronda Rousey will be back in the magazine again, this time as a body-painted model.
Destiny Gonzalez scored 12 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday to rally Western’s girls basketball team to a 55-47 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
It’s the annual announcement every nervous flier awaits with interest: AirlineRatings.com’s safest airline award.
Izriah Hodson rushed for 67 yards and a touchdowns on 14 carries Wednesday to lead Desert Oasis’ flag football team to a 13-6 win at Basic.
Follow the link for some of the top performances from the holiday break.
A 21-year-old Pahrump man was arrested Monday after he confessed to a shooting New Year’s Day that was meant to avenge his mother’s dog, the Nye County sheriff’s office said Wednesday.
Ammon Bundy says he’s ventured into Harney County to help the region get lands back from the federal government and thrive. So do the members of his band of anti-government protesters and armed self-styled militiamen, who are occupying a national wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired head coach Lovie Smith on Wednesday night.
The Las Vegas City Council approved the appointment of Lisa Morris Hibbler to the director of the city’s newly formed Youth Development and Social Innovation department.
A state judge heard arguments Wednesday and promised a swift ruling on a lawsuit seeking to block Nevada’s new school choice law.
Some pet stores in Las Vegas will need a serious makeover to comply with a new law passed by the city council that will shake up the traditional sales of dogs, cats and even potbellied pigs.
Southern Nevada Boys Basketball Coaches Poll (as of Jan. 6, 2016)
Southern Nevada Girls Basketball Coaches Poll (as of Jan. 6, 2016)
Janet Jackson said in a statement Wednesday that she does not have cancer after rumors swirled online about her health on the heels of the singer canceling several concert dates due to illness.
Early this week, General Motors announced that it is investing $500 million in the ride-hailing company Lyft.
After the weather service predicted a 60 percent chance of rain for the valley on Wednesday, “we got skunked,” according to the National Weather Service.
Las Vegas weighed in at No. 9 in the Trulia list of real estate markets to watch in the coming year — behind Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., and ahead of Tacoma, Wash.
The Rebels are 4 1/2-point favorites on the road against Colorado State tonight. Tip is at 7:00 p.m. PT.
