Sports

ON TV/RADIO

July 16, 2008 - 9:00 pm

BASEBALL

• Triple-A All-Star Game, 4 p.m., ESPN2 (31)

BOXING

• Welterweights, Delvin Rodriguez (22-2-1) vs. Oscar Diaz (26-2-0), 7 p.m., ESPN2 (31)

• James Toney (70-6-3) vs. Hasim Rahman (45-6-3), for vacant NABO heavyweight title, 8 p.m., FSW (49)

CYCLING

• Tour de France, stage 12, 5:30 a.m. (Thursday), Versus (67)

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy reacts to the touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey ...

Weekend football predictions: Pro sports bettors pick NFL playoff games

By Todd Dewey / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 5:40 pm

Las Vegas professional sports bettors make their best bets from the NFL divisional round playoff games, including the San Francisco 49ers-Seattle Seahawks matchup.

Information is displayed during a news conference to announce charges against 20 people includi ...

Las Vegas gambler charged in college basketball betting scandal

By Todd Dewey / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 5:26 pm

“Sugar” Shane Hennen, a resident of Pennsylvania and Nevada, was one of 26 people charged Thursday in a point-shaving scheme to fix college basketball games.

Fox broadcaster and former NFL quarterback Tom Brady gives a thumbs up before an NFL football g ...

Tom Brady eager ‘to get things going in the right direction’ with Raiders

Adam Hill / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 5:45 pm

Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady has been influential in the organization for more than a year and hopes to build a foundation for sustainable success.

UNLV head coach Dan Mullen argues with an official against the New Mexico Lobos during the seco ...

UNLV’s Dan Mullen wins football coach of the year award

By Ed Graney / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 1:48 pm

UNLV coach Dan Mullen is the recipient of the Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year award, the Football Writers Association of America announced.

UNLV head coach Dan Mullen and his players wait to leave the tunnel to face Utah State during t ...

UNLV to open football season against American Conference power

By Ed Graney / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 2:19 pm

UNLV’s 2026 football schedule is complete, with the Rebels hosting Memphis of the American Conference on Aug. 29 at Allegiant Stadium to open the season.

The Vegas Thrill huddle up at Lee's Family Forum. (Vegas Thrill)

What happened to the Vegas Thrill pro volleyball team?

By Mick Akers / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 10:58 am

The Vegas Thrill’s future is in flux, as the women’s professional team is not part of the 2026 Major League Volleyball schedule.

David Metcalf, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, speaks during a news con ...

Former NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say

By Marc Levy and Tassanee Vejpongsa The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 - 10:16 am

In the 70-page indictment, authorities say the fixers recruited the college basketball players with “bribe payments” usually ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin celebrates as he walks off the field following an NF ...

Las Vegas Raiders coaching search tracker: News, rumors, candidates, interviews

By David Schoen / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 2:41 pm

The Las Vegas Raiders started interviews for their next head coach. Follow below for all the latest updates, rumors and surprises as the search takes shape.

UNLV alumnus Michael Cooper, who created a change.org petition asking that the school’s ...

Should Hey Reb!, the former UNLV mascot, be revived? Depends who you ask

By Spencer Levering / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 5:15 pm

Those who miss the mustached mascot say it’s time to bring him back. But Indigenous groups who spearheaded efforts to remove the frontiersman say Hey Reb!’s presence does more harm than good.

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mitch Marner (93) takes a shot on goal and scores during the th ...

With Toronto looming, Mitch Marner looks comfortable with Knights

By Danny Webster / RJ

January 15, 2026 - 8:48 am

Mitch Marner will take the ice Thursday at T-Mobile Arena against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, for the first time since the Golden Knights acquired him July 1.