Las Vegas could host the National Football draft selection event as soon as 2019 and a Super Bowl by 2024 or 2025, the president of the Oakland Raiders told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority on Thursday. Marc Badain also told board members that he and Stadium Authority Chairman Steve Hill would be flying to Houston on Tuesday for the second round of bidding for the planned 65,000-seat domed football stadium to host one or more FIFA World Cup soccer matches in 2026. The NFL commonly approves Super Bowl games to cities that have built new stadiums for their NFL teams.
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Check out the scores and top performances from Wednesday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Mark Stone scored 25 seconds into overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory.
Munir Greig scored 19 points and delivered the game-winning pass in overtime to help Coronado’s boys basketball team claim a road win against Democracy Prep.
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A news release said the strike force would involve collaboration with other agencies. Attorneys offered mixed reactions.
The Nevada Department of Corrections announced two inmate deaths on Wednesday: one at Southern Desert Correctional Center and one at High Desert State Prison.
Michael McKee, 39, was arrested Saturday by police in Rockford, Illinois, and remains in custody at the Winnebago County Justice Center, according to Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office online records.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights claims the Reno college discriminates against women with policies that allow students to participate in sports based on their gender identity.
A man from Euclid, Ohio won big on a mega progressive jackpot at Caesars Palace when he hit a Royal Flush and Three Card Poker, according to a Caesars Palace representative.
If the Gaming Commission approves Control Board recommendations, the Resort at Summerlin will have a new sportsbook operator and Boomer’s will enter the Reno market.
The Raiders won’t be able to make any decisions on a coaching hire before fulfilling important requirements enacted more than two decades ago in the NFL.
The Las Vegas Raiders secured the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft by winning a tiebreaker, which became significant after Dante Moore’s decision to stay at Oregon.
It’s unclear when illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s nomination will be considered by the Nevada Gaming Commission since he’s incarcerated in a California prison.
The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
Bryan Vargas-Caicedo previously pleaded guilty in District Court to reckless driving and, in a lower court, to misdemeanor DUI in connection with the death of 37-year-old Wesley Larsen.