The Lights FC will try to keep things cool the rest of the season. The team is adjusting to playing soccer in the Las Vegas heat. The Lights had a hydration break during their last home game. They’re also moving practices earlier to avoid the heat as much as possible. Still, the team wants the weather to create a home-field advantage. Forward Samuel Ochoa
Ten Las Vegas valley baseball players were selected in the MLB Draft Oregon State SS Cadyn Grenier (Bishop Gorman) — First round (37th overall), Baltimore Orioles UNLV OF Kyle Isbel — Third round (94th overall), Kansas City Royals CSN RHP Joey O’Brien — Sixth round (178th overall), Seattle Mariners Loyola-Marymount 3B Niko Decolati (Cimarron-Memorial) — Sixth round (186th overall), Colorado Rockies UNLV RHP Alan Strong — 10th round (300th overall), Tampa Bay Rays Texas RHP Nolan Kingham (Desert Oasis) — 12th round (352nd overall), Atlanta Braves Dixie State RHP Tanner Howell (Boulder City) — 35th round (1054th overall), Minnesota Twins Bishop Gorman C Austin Wells — 35th round (1057th overall), New York Yankees CSN RHP Ryan McDonald — 37th round (1096th overall), San Francisco Giants UNLV RHP Trevor Horn — 39th round (1156th overall), San Francisco Giants
Either the Golden Knights or the Capitals are going to win the Stanley Cup. So before that happens, here are five facts about the trophy: 1. It’s named after Lord Stanley of Preston, a former Governor General of Canada. 2. The champions get their names engraved on the Cup’s rings. 3. Each player gets a day with the Cup during the summer. 4. Montreal has won the Cup a record 24 times. 5. 13 teams, including the Capitals and Golden Knights, have never won it.
