UNLV’s Brandon McCoy will try to prove doubters wrong Centennial product Troy Brown Jr. returns to hometown Deandre Ayton was the No. 1 overall draft pick by Phoenix The Kings took a chance on selecting Marvin Bagley III at No. 2 Trae Young might be the most intriguing player to watch
Drake Releases His Double Album, ‘Scorpion’ Drizzy finally dropped his massive fifth studio album. The 25-track project is split into
sides A and B and feature his
No. 1 hit, ‘Nice for What,’ and his latest single, ‘I’m Upset.’ He also released a note addressing all his detractors: The album features
Ty Dolla $ign, JAY-Z,
Static Major and unreleased vocals from
Michael Jackson. In July, Drake heads out on the
road with Migos for the
‘Aubrey and the Three Amigos Tour.’ Scorpion SZN
is officially here.
The Lights FC is using loans to enhance its roster. The Lights have recently added two players from Major League Soccer clubs. Defender Nico Samayoa came from the New England Revolution. Midfielder James Murphy arrived from LAFC. The Lights identified both players as potential fits for their roster. Now they’re hoping to develop them to add depth on the cheap.
Marvin Menzies announced UNLV’s nonconference schedule on Thursday Cincinnati is the highest marquee opponent Cincy’s Mick Cronin could have been UNLV’s coach The Rebels also head to Hawaii for Diamond Head Classic Rhode Island among participants in the Diamond Head
Las Vegas Motor Speedway is adding another loge seating area for the inaugural South Point 400 NASCAR weekend in September. The premium seating boxes in Turn 4 will mirror the ones in Turn 1. The loge will include swivel armchairs, padded seating, food-and-beverage stations, wait-staff service and rails upon which to place drinks. Riley Herbst made another successful debut in a major NASCAR series, finishing eighth in a Truck Series race at Gateway Motorsports Park near St. Louis. Fellow Las Vegas youngster Noah Gragson led a race-high 63 laps before fading to 10th at the finish due to a tire problem. The racing world continue to mourn World of Outlaws driver Jason Johnson, who was killed in a crash in Wisconsin. Johnson was a regular competitor at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The NHL and the Golden Knights were on their best behavior during the 2017-18 season. The Knights tied for last place in number of fighting penalties, and forward William Karlsson was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship. Vegas also was well-behaved off the ice, with zero arrests or similar issues. The NHL has had only three arrests in 2018, after having none in 2017. Unlike college football and the NFL, professional hockey continues to have few of its players arrested despite the violent nature of the game.
The Lights FC’s competition in net is heating up. Rancho product Angel Alvarez make his second straight start last Sunday. It was the first time the Lights benched an available Ricardo Ferrino. Ferrino has 41 saves this year, while Alvarez has eight. I know that the competition between us three goalkeepers is great. If Ferrino would’ve played or Thomas would’ve played I know they would’ve done the same or even better than I did.
No one was injured after a detached garage caught fire early Wednesday morning on Lawry Avenue near Lake Mead Boulevard and MLK.
Crews from the Las Vegas Fire Department responded to a fire call just after 2 a.m.
When they arrived, firefighters had to cut holes in the roof to clear out smoke inside the garage so firefighters could enter safely, The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No injuries were reported.
LV Bowl head John Saccenti has major decisions to make. The bowl will move to new Raiders stadium in 2020. The Las Vegas Bowl has had top choice of the Mountain West since 2006. Mario Cristobal and Oregon represented the Pac-12 last year The Pac-12 could face another Power Five team in the Las Vegas Bowl in future years.
Dead Body Found in Home of New York Giants’ Janoris Jenkins ‘TMZ Sports’ broke the story and said the Major Crimes Unit is conducting an investigation. The deceased man’s body was reportedly discovered by a worker in the basement of Jenkins’ New Jersey home on Tuesday morning. The report also claims the NFL cornerback was out of state during the time of the body’s discovery. The identity of the victim and the cause of death are unclear.
Racial prejudice. Religious persecution. Gender equality. Those ripped-from-the-headlines topics may be timely, but they’re also timeless. Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” and “Othello” illustrate the point. So do the musical “Big River,” based on Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn,” and the farcical “The Foreigner.” The festival’s first production of “Henry VI Part One” also highlights the season, as does “An Iliad” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
One person was displaced early Tuesday morning after a fire at a central valley apartment complex.
The fire was called in about 3:30 a.m. at the Lantana Apartments at 1200 S. Torrey Pines Drive, near Charleston Boulevard.
The fire started with an air conditioning unit on the roof of a building in the complex. The fire didn’t extend to the inside of the building, but one of the apartments was damaged by smoke and water.
No injuries were reported, and the fire was out within about 30 minutes.
The Suns will be a team to watch at the NBA Summer League. Top pick Deandre Ayton will get his first pro test in Las Vegas. His matchup against Marvin Bagley III will draw attention. Former UNLV player Brandon McCoy will represent the Bucks. Ex-Centennial star Troy Brown Jr. was drafted by Washington.
President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas on Saturday. Local business leaders told Trump about benefits from his tax cuts. The president took a moment to commend friend Steve Witkoff on his upcoming Las Vegas Strip hotel. Witkoff grew emotional talking about the hotel he’s building on the Strip. The two men hugged at the end of the event. In an interview after the event, Witkoff described xyz
Vinnie Paul, a heavy-metal icon and drumming force with Pantera and Hellyeah, has died at 54. Paul’s death was first reported by Billboard.com and soon after was announced on Pantera’s Facebook page. Paul died Friday in Las Vegas. No other details of his death were immediately available. Paul co-founded the bands Pantera and, later, Damageplan with his late brother, Dimebag Darrell. Paul was a fan of live music and entertainment. He was a regular at music venues and shows in Las Vegas. Paul and Hellyeah most recently headlined in Las Vegas at the Foundry at SLS in June 2016. (Photos by the Associated Press)
Annual casino memorabilia event returns to Las Vegas
Former Rebel Brandon McCoy is now with the Bucks He will be in Las Vegas for next month’s NBA Summer League The Bucks drafted Donte DiVincenzo in the first round Centennial’s Troy Brown Jr. went to the Wizards in the first Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison was the only MW player drafted
Superintendent Jesus Jara took his first public tour on Thursday. At Del Sol Academy, he chatted with students about their future. He also set a lofty goal — to make CCSD the top district in the country.
A Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring driver stepped up to run last week’s Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. Stan Mullis started 38th and finished in 33rd place. It was the second straight year the 48-year-old Las Vegas businessman joined forces with car owner Carl Long for the Iowa race. Driving for a team so strapped for cash that it once brought a marijuana sponsorship to the track, Mullis still was running at the finish despite clutch and electrical problems. “It’s a pretty big thrill. When you’re racing (against) a (Team) Penske car, it’s a real eye-opener.”
The NBA draft takes place at 4 p.m. Thursday Commissioner Adam Silver will welcome new players to NBA Centennial’s Troy Brown Jr. expected to go in first round UNLV’s Brandon McCoy could go in second round Ex-Rebel Patrick McCaw taken by Warriors in 2016
The Lights FC had a difficult time preparing for Seattle Sounders FC 2. The Lights faced a three-day turnaround between games. So the team did little on-field work before its match last Saturday. Instead the starters just talked through the game plan Friday. The result: a 4-1 win against the Sounders 2. Tactically, if you noticed how we prepared for this game, you may laugh.
Sir Paul McCartney is one of the most celebrated and accomplished musicians in history. He just turned 76 on June 18. McCartney grew to international fame with the Beatles and went on to become a wildly successful solo musician. Paul McCartney’s net worth is estimated at $1.2 billion, according to Celebrity Net Worth. In 2017, McCartney landed the No. 13 spot on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid musicians, earning $54 million for the year. On Thursday, June 20, McCartney will release a double A-side single featuring two new songs, “I Don’t Know” and “Come On to Me.” McCartney has yet to announce a title of his new album or when it will be released. Th album is expected to be released before he headlines the Austin City Limits Music fest in October.
Almost 2,000 Children Separated From Parents in Border Crackdown On Saturday, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed 1,995 children have been affected by the “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the policy last month, saying… Attorney General Jeff Sessions, via ‘Time’ The separations occurred during a six-week
period between
April 19 and May 31. The DHS reported the numbers reflect parents who were undocumented immigrants, have possible
criminal conduct, have immigration violations or could not be verified as kin to the children. According to ‘Time,’ the children are taken to juvenile centers, and it is unclear whether or not they are eventually reunited with their parents.
Authorities say troubled rapper-singer XXXtentacion has been fatally shot in Florida.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office says the 20-year-old rising star was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital. He was shot earlier Monday outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership.
Las Vegas homicide detectives are investigating after a man was stabbed to death Sunday night at a strip mall on Maryland Parkway. The stabbing was called in about 11:45 p.m. Sunday and occurred at 2797 S. Maryland Parkway, near Vegas Valley Drive. Two men in their 50s got into a fight as they walked together on Maryland Parkway. One of the men stabbed the other and took off on foot. The man who was stabbed was taken to Sunrise Hospital where he died.
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Lights FC technical director Jose Luis Sanchez Sola was suspended by the USL. The team said he touched a fan after its 4-0 loss to Phoenix on Wednesday. He will have to sit out eight games and will not be able to appeal the penalty. The earliest he can return to the Lights’ sideline is August 4. It was not a violent action and he asked the fan who had been heckling him to say it to him directly. Clearly that’s not acceptable. It’s not condoned. We accept the penalty.
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh told a crowd of travel agents goals for revitalization group Downtown Project.
Hsieh spoke Friday as part of an annual conference that brought 2,000 people to Caesars Palace. He also discussed the philosophy of online retailer Zappos, based in Las Vegas.
Some of his company’s top priorities are internal culture and customer experience.
Southern Nevada’s growth is outpacing the national rate. A recent report predicts this growth will continue in upcoming years, unless it is dampened by national and international issues, like fiscal policy and a potential trade war. “We’re still recovering from the Great Reccession, but we’re doing it quite rapidly. Our economy is doing better Nevada’s economy, and Nevada’s economy is doing better than the national economy.”
The Lights FC enters its next match with a thin roster. The Lights will have only 14 players available at the start of Saturday’s game. Three more players will be able to go by the second half. Injuries and roster tweaks have left the team threadbare. Lights goalkeeper Ricardo Ferrino will also be suspended Saturday. Midfielder Carlos Alvarez
