Larry Wells called his wife back in the small town of Anahuac, Texas, on Tuesday and had some good news. Erik Seidel, an eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, was seated to his left for Day 2A/2B of the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship at the Rio Convention Center. Across the table was actor Ray Romano.
Toyota has signed a multiyear deal to sponsor the fall NHRA drag races at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
There’s little special about MLB’s All-Star game anymore, as evidenced by the fact it has lost half its television audience in the last 20 years, but Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig could make the mid-summer classic fun and interesting.
There was never a bit of hesitation by UFC president Dana White on whether to induct Las Vegan Stephan Bonnar into the organization’s Hall of Fame.
