Nico Ali Walsh needed just 2 minutes, 50 seconds Saturday night to turn a chorus of boos into a cacophony of cheers inside MGM Grand Garden.
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Turns out Iowa State’s 48-3 victory over UNLV in September at Allegiant Stadium wouldn’t be Brock Purdy’s final football memory in Las Vegas after all.
The NFL draft and upcoming Super Bowl signal a strengthening relationship between Las Vegas and the NFL.
Lindy La Rocque and UNLV agrees to a contract that will keep her as the women’s basketball coach through the 2026-27 season, sources told the Review-Journal.
Because he marred his last outing Sept. 10 against Robson Conceicao with a subpar performance — and a preceding positive test for a banned substance — Oscar Valdez seeks redemption.
Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay have transformed the draft from a two-day football festival into a year-round phenomenon.
In an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area, Raiders and Aces owner Mark Davis talked about the bigoted email exchanges that ultimately triggered the dismissal of former coach Jon Gruden.
North Dakota State wideout Christian Watson transformed from a lanky, unranked prospect into a 6-4 receiving dynamo who could be a first-round pick in the NFL draft.
The agreement, one source said, should be done this week and would complete the 2022-23 coaching staff for the Rebels.
Harrison Bailey and Doug Brumfield split reps at quarterback, Austin Ajiake and Bryce Jackson had interceptions during their spring showcase at Allegiant Stadium.
Haskell Garrett battled his way to All-Big Ten honors as a fifth-year senior in 2021 despite spraining his ankle midway through the season against Maryland.
The “I made it” sentiment is what Roger Goodell’s hugs have come to signal since their organic inception during the 2010 NFL draft.
Jalen Nailor, the former Bishop Gorman and Michigan State wideout, returned to Las Vegas to put the finishing touches on his professional preparations.
Errol Spence Jr. spoke with the Review-Journal about his upcoming fight and preparation for Yordenis Ugas, whom he fights Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Yordenis Ugas, the WBA welterweight champion, nearly quit the sport he loves so deeply a few years after a dangerous defection from his native Cuba.
The Rebels are hiring former Southern Methodist assistant John Cooper, sources told the Review-Journal. Tim Buckley is leaving to be an assistant at South Carolina.
Derek Carr’s extension with the Raiders is for three years and as much as $121 million and includes a no-trade clause.
Sebastian Fundora (19-0-1, 13 knockouts) pummeled fellow 154-pound contender Erickson Lubin (24-2, 17 KOs) at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, to secure the WBC’s interim title.
Bubba Bolden, the 22-year-old native Las Vegan, is among the draft’s top safety prospects and is ready for the NFL after seminal experiences in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Miami.
Sebastian Fundora, an unbeaten 6-foot-6-inch super welterweight, is fighting Erickson Lubin on Saturday at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Charles Williams left UNLV’s football program last fall as its all-time leading rusher. But carrying the football isn’t the only thing he believes he can do for an NFL team.