The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will celebrate Armed Forces Day by paying tribute to local armed services members and veterans on Saturday.
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Seven-year-old Thaddeus Thatcher, who has been diagnosed with leukemia, became an honorary Gael with the Bishop Gorman High School football team and learned about another surprise, courtesy of Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada.
Hours after Manny Pacquiao’s shoulder surgery was declared a success this past week, boxing promoter Bob Arum considered the possibility of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. despite losing a lackluster unanimous decision.
Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Francisco Aguilar continues to dig for answers over the confusion and obvious miscommunication surrounding the shoulder injury of boxer Manny Pacquiao.
The federal suit, filed by Robert Neidl, a New Jersey man who bought the fight on pay per view, seeks damages under Nevada’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
For a reminder that it never pays to paint a professional boxing event as a morality play, remember the silly white hat some people placed on Manny Pacquiao’s head.
A state lawyer assigned to the Nevada Athletic Commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding Manny Pacquiao’s injured shoulder and the boxer’s request for an anti-inflammatory drug nearly three hours before he fought Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao welterweight championship fight on Saturday in Las Vegas was expected to generate 3 to 4 million pay-per-view buys at nearly $100 each, but thousands also watched the boxing match for free thanks to Twitter’s video-streaming app, Periscope. Lawyers for Las Vegas-based Top Rank, the fight’s co-promoter, were looking into the alleged piracy Monday.
For all of the excitement inside the MGM Grand for Floyd Mayweather’s win by unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, there was noticeable peace and civility outside — until an early morning shooting.
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weren’t the only ones making money Saturday. Street hawkers on the Strip were doing quite well, too.