The local Miracle League had its ninth opening day March 24. A lot of kids ran or were pushed around the bases at the Miracle League Field on South Rancho Drive. A lot of parents and brothers and sisters cheered.
Ron Kantowski
It had been five weeks since he had become a darling of late night television and an American Olympic hero, and John Shuster was stifling a yawn Friday morning.
People line up an hour before the opening face-off to collect them, or a souvenir poster, or just about anything else which might have emotional value, or monetary value on eBay after the game.
With NASCAR taking a rare weekend off, it’s a good time to analyze how the young lions stack up against veteran drivers in season points after six races.
David Humm was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1988. Except for family members, he didn’t tell anybody. He didn’t want people to feel sorry for him, for that was never his style.
Move over Bill Self and Jay Wright and the turtle rat and the girl who throws her boyfriend’s stuff out the window in that NCAA Tournament commercial. The real stars of March Madness are Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt and her bobblehead doll.
Not being a big fan of reality television, it came as a surprise to learn that Arie Luyendyk’s son had become “The Bachelor,” although auto racing enthusiasts probably are the only ones who refer to Arie Luyendyk Jr. in that manner.
IndyCar racing is moving under one televised umbrella. And for the first time since 1965, it won’t feature the ABC logo.
Before running into some stingy pitching last weekend, the College of Southern Nevada baseball team had won 18 games in a row to climb to No. 2 in the national junior college rankings.
When it comes to the UNLV vs. UNR rivalry, and the disparity it may cause among Nevadans, the Jingoli family of Las Vegas can identify with TV’s “The Brady Bunch.”
What if Las Vegas sporting events were seeded like the March Madness bracket? Here is how one might look.
Of the two Las Vegas Menzies whose names appear in the sports section, the one named Bryce had the better week of Vegas Madness.
Darrell Griffith’s alma mater has had three shining moments in the NCAA Tournament. According to the axiom, one can never take that away from the Louisville Cardinals. Although the NCAA seems to be trying.
It wasn’t a good season for head college basketball coaches with Las Vegas ties. Two got fired. One almost got into a fight because of it.
Last year’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had just about everything — a late lead change, a fistfight on pit road featuring a hometown hero, a deserving winner who would go on to win his first Cup Series championship.