Former UNLV baseball coach Tim Chambers died Sunday night at the age of 54. The cause of death was not immediately known. Chambers coached the Rebels to a 157-132 record between 2011 and 2015. UNLV won the Mountain West regular-season championship in 2014 and advanced to the NCAA regionals in Corvallis, Oregon. Chambers was named conference Coach of the Year that season.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf talks about MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s comments about the A’s potentially moving to Las Vegas. (Courtesy KTVU)
The Raiders lost to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the second game of the season. The Raiders will be hitting the road next week for a stretch of games away from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum including a game in London. (Le’Andre Fox/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Aviators earned a Pacific Coast League playoff berth with an 8-1 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers Sunday night. The best-of-five first-round playoff series begins Wednesday at Northern Division champion Sacramento.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have had discussions with the city of Henderson regarding the possibility of relocating the team to Nevada. Henderson gave its side of the story, now it’s time to hear from the people of Arizona. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and LVRJ Sports Columnist Ed Graney made the trip to Phoenix to hear first-hand reactions from fans who have followed the team since its inception in 1998.
Five years ago, Austin Kryszczuk was a part of one of Las Vegas’ memorable sports moments when the Mountain Ridge Little League team went all the way to the World Series. Now committed to play baseball at UNLV, Kryszczuk recalls being a part of the 2014 Little League World Series and what it did for the city of Las Vegas. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It’s been five years since the Mountain Ridge Little League team captured the attention of the city of Las Vegas during the run in the 2014 Little League World Series. The team manager, Ashton Cave, says the team still serves as role models and inspires youth to this day. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
If you’ve been to a Las Vegas Aviators game, you’ve probably seen Finn the Bat Dog. Well now, Finn is giving the Las Vegas Review-Journal an inside look on his daily routine and what it takes to get ready for a hard day at work.
Aviators Finn the bat dog is treated as one of the guys at the Las Vegas ballpark and has received recognition from other teams throughout the country.
Reno Aces and Las Vegas Aviators at Las Vegas Ballpark, July 1, 2019. (Las Vegas Aviators)
Jorge Mateo belts a two-out triple in the fifth inning to give the Aviators a 6-0 lead.
Las Vegas Aviators pitching coach Rick Rodriguez, manager Fran Riordan discuss the increase in home runs since the Pacific Coast League switched to the same baseball being used by the major leagues. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal.)
Baseball great Rickey Henderson talks about the new Las Vegas Ballpark before a Pacific Coast League between the Las Vegas Aviators and Sacramento River Cats on April 11, 2019. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Aviators fans gather for the opening day of the Las Vegas ballpark.
Opening day for the Aviators, from pregaming to the first pitch. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Wind starts to pick up before the aviators first game at the Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin.
The Las Vegas Ballpark® home of the Las Vegas Aviators® Triple-A baseball team opens April 9, 2019 in Downtown Summerlin. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A 360 view of the new Las Vegas Ballpark. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A 360 view of the Las Vegas Aviators’ dugout at Las Vegas Ballpark. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A 360 view of the Las Vegas Aviators during batting practice at Las Vegas Ballpark. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A 360 view of the Las Vegas Aviators during pitching practice at the new Las Vegas Ballpark. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bryan Harper talks about his baseball future and the last time he pitched against his brother, Bryce, during a workout in Henderson, Nevada, on March 26, 2019. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Installation of grass at the Las Vegas Ballpark adds a field of green just before St. Patrick’s Day.
The Las Vegas Aviators’ new home is one step closer to being ready for the April 9 home opener. The Las Vegas Ballpark crew is just about done laying down the Bandera Bermuda grass that will host the former Las Vegas 51’s.
Aviators’ President Don Logan says this ballpark has been a long time coming. He feels Las Vegas has and will always be a baseball town and now loyal fans will have the state-of-the-art facility they deserve.
The Aviators’ home opener will be on Tuesday, April 9 vs. Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
