The best rider all season long also was the best mudder in the Monster Energy Series season finale. Ryan Dungey’s ninth victory of the season and the fourth of his career in Las Vegas was almost as wild as the weather.
51s starter Gabriel Ynoa turned in another quality start — his fifth straight — and his third solid performance against the Sacramento River Cats in a 2-1 PCL road victory.
Las Vegan Kyle Busch sailed away from Kevin Harvick after a late wreck collected several of the leaders Saturday at Kansas Speedway and finally won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at one of three tracks that had eluded him.
Helldorado Days has been around since 1934, but this year it won’t be putting on the festivities alone. The Professional Bull Riders will team with the historic event to put on the three-day show starting Friday.
David Lemieux pummeled Glen Tapia by technical knockout in the fourth round of the Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan undercard main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
The only fight fans should want today is the one that appears will now happen, when Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin finally sign a contract that will decide the world’s best middleweight. Hopefully, it can be staged in September.
The Las Vegas Valley should see sun and warmer weather next week, with no chance for showers.
Carl Stajduhar hit a fifth-inning grand slam to back strong pitching by Tyler Stevens and lead New Mexico to a 6-2 victory over UNLV in a Mountain West baseball game Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
Someone will claim a jackpot drawing worth $429.6 million.
Vernon Jackson won the long jump with ease with an effort of 23-2, and Silverado’s boys track team scored 43 points to take a 15-point lead over Green Valley after the first day of the Division I Sunrise Region meet at Del Sol.
Andrei Arlovski and Alistair Overeem train under the same roof in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but it would be a stretch to call them teammates.
When Las Vegan Miesha Tate relayed a story on Joe Rogan’s podcast on Thursday about Ronda Rousey unleashing a tirade at rising star Paige VanZant, it was easily dismissed as another chapter in the long-running bitter rivalry between Tate and Rousey.
A toy battery charger set a bedroom on fire Friday night in the west valley, according to a Las Vegas Fire Department media release.
Virginia Tech University plays the fool by disinviting Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley from a speaking engagement. And although the school reinvited him, it’s clear the First Amendment is not a priority at VaTech.
In 2014, Democrats tried gamely to recruit a recognizable candidate to run against popular incumbent Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Joining forces with the Las Vegas Hot-Diggity Dachshund Club & Rescue to “save the world, one wiener dog at a time,” the Haute Doggery restaurant held a Dachshund adoption event Friday at the Linq Promenade.
This year’s 20th anniversary event will honor the 18-time Grammy winner May 21 at the MGM Grand Garden.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Amir Khan headline tonight’s fight card at T-Mobile Arena. Follow the fights with our live blog.
President Barack Obama said Saturday that the country is “a better place today” than when he graduated from college more than 30 years ago, citing his historic election as “one indicator of how attitudes have changed.”
Sadiq Khan has a simple, striking message for Londoners: He won’t be merely a Muslim mayor, but a leader for all.
Donald Trump is once again raising former President Bill Clinton’s marital infidelities, a preview of how the billionaire businessman is likely to respond to general-election attacks from Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and her allies about his treatment of women.
The No. 17-ranked UNLV women’s golf team shot a final-round 29-over-par 313 in the NCAA Stanford Regional to finish at 56-over 908 and in 14th place in the 18-team field Saturday in Stanford, California.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will not use its nuclear weapons first unless its sovereignty is invaded.
Wright, 31, a felon, was facing more than 100 years in prison if convicted of stealing $1.1 million worth of jewelry in a string of armed robberies in Southern Nevada in 2014, defense lawyers said.
Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby by 1 ¼ lengths on Saturday, improving to 8-0 in his career as the fourth consecutive favorite to win the race.
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