UNLV’s Brandon McCoy was named MW Freshman of the Year. McCoy also was selected to the All-Mountain West second team. Teammate Shakur Juiston joined McCoy on the second team. UNLV point guard Jordan Johnson was named an honorable mention. Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison was chosen top player.
A fire more than 30,500 acres large is burning in Nye County on the Nevada Test and Training Range, according to the Bureau of Land Management.
Here’s today’s local and national sports schedule, including television and radio listings.
After struggling in his Summer League debut, Cooper Flagg bounced back with a 31-point performance in front of a star-studded crowd on the third day of the NBA Summer League.
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers hit four home runs, including a walk-off grand slam, to give his team a 29-26 win over Jack Eichel’s team in the Battle For Vegas softball game.
Professional poker player Adam Hendrix of Las Vegas had a formidable chip stack on Day 7 of the World Series of Poker Main Event at Horseshoe Las Vegas.
A vehicle pursuit led to one person being taken into custody and a heavy police presence in the area of South Eastern Avenue and East Charleston Boulevard on Saturday night, according to a Metropolitan Police Department press release.
Taxpayers pay dearly for Las Vegas, Clark County mistakes.
Even in a divided political climate, progress is possible when leaders put voters first.
Dishonesty about the fast-growing costs of Medicaid.
The glib candidate has canned answers for all of his past embarrassments.
Many Mexicans have similar complaints about American immigrants as Americans do about Mexican immigrants.
The settlement between college athletes and the NCAA was supposed to provide at least some temporary structure to financial compensation for the players, but the rushed implementation and vague rules already require fixing.
The Orlando Magic selected former Bishop Gorman guard Jase Richardson in the first round of last month’s draft. Richardson is one of eight locals at this year’s Summer League.
The Colorado Rockies have been by far baseball’s biggest losers this season in the standings and at sportsbooks. But the Atlanta Braves have been the biggest underachievers.
A’ja Wilson came back from a wrist injury and scored 25 points in the first half.