In 1992, the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers played an NBA playoff game in Las Vegas. Game 4 of the Western Conference first round was originally set for the Los Angeles Forum. It was moved to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas at short notice amid the Rodney King riots. The Trail Blazers won 102-76, eliminating the Lakers 3 games to 1. Clyde Drexler scored 26 points for Portland while Danny Ainge added 19. It was the last playoff game of the four major sports to be played in Las Vegas before the Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Wednesday.
The first U.S. pontiff addressed some 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square for the traditional papal “Urbi et Orbi” address, Latin for “To the City and to the World.”
CBS Sportsline handicapper Bruce Marshall provides college football notes and trends for bowl games for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
It was hard to dwindle the list down, but here are Las Vegas Review-Journal high school sports reporter Alex Wright’s five most memorable stories from 2025.
Rosa Cortez was unanimously ratified as a deputy city manager on Aug. 20, becoming the first Latina at the post in the municipality’s history.
A lawyer for Carrie Cox asked a judge to dismiss a felony charge against the Henderson councilwoman for allegedly recording another councilwoman’s private conversation due to insufficient evidence.
Here’s today’s local and national sports schedule, including television and radio listings.
Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.
Snow still fills me with the same joy I felt as a boy when school was canceled.
A winter storm swept across California, with heavy rains and gusty winds bringing mudslides and debris flows that has led to some water rescues and evacuation orders.
Las Vegas professional sports bettors selected their best bets from NFL Week 17 and upcoming college football bowl games.
After spending most of his life celebrating Christmas in the cold and snow in Toronto, Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner and his family will enjoy the holidays in Las Vegas.
Despite steady rainfall and a flood watch forecast to continue across the Las Vegas Valley into Christmas Day, officials said on Wednesday they expect minimal travel delays.
The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen U.S. senators called on the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline.
A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month has no recollection about what happened, according to text message exchanges between his parents filed in a custody court case.
A $33 million, nine-month, 20-mile upgrade of U.S. Highway 95 south of the Las Vegas Valley was completed this month.
Tickets to this weekend’s New York Giants vs Raiders game at Allegiant Stadium are the Silver and Black’s most affordable home tickets all season, which shouldn’t be a surprise with both competing teams boasting the NFL’s worst records.
UNLV quarterback Alex Orji said he plans to return to the Rebels next season after his 2025 campaign was cut short due to injury.