As a child, Tavori Lockhart could always be found on the field kicking a ball around, dreaming of becoming a professional soccer player. But all of that changed two years ago when the 17-year-old from Las Vegas was diagnosed with hyperthrophic cardiomyopathy. Tavori’s soccer career was over. But he can still watch.
UNLV officials have dropped their proposed campus site for a possible 50,000-seat stadium because of negative impacts on nearby McCarran International Airport and may look at a location next to the Thomas & Mack Center or a nearby off-campus parcel.
The lead plaintiff in a landmark antitrust suit against the NCAA said his goal wasn’t to get a degree, but to get two years of college experience before being drafted into the NBA.
