Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil, who owns the expansion Las Vegas Outlaws of the Arena Football League, was hoarse from shouting after the team’s first victory — a 70-53 upset of the three-time defending ArenaBowl champion Arizona Rattlers at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Austin Byler had a home run, a triple and three RBIs, and Cameron Rowland pitched seven strong innings Saturday to lift UNR to a 6-2 win over UNLV and a three-game sweep of the Mountain West baseball series. The Rebels have lost seven straight games.
A former prison inmate claims he suffered a minor stroke and nearly died after he was deprived of blood pressure medication for an extended period of time at a halfway house in Las Vegas.
Ben Simmons finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and six assists Saturday to lead Montverde Academy (Fla.) to a 70-61 win over Oak Hill Academy (Va.) in the championship game of the High School National Tournament in New York City.
Micah Roberts, an analyst for The Linemakers on SportingNews.com and a former sports book director, makes three win-total predictions for the baseball season.
Las Vegan Diego Magdaleno is moving up to lightweight to fight Luis Solis on April 18 in Arlington, Texas. Magdaleno’s manager is eyeing a title shot against the winner of the World Boxing Organization lightweight title fight between Ray Beltran and Takashiro Ao.
Wins didn’t come easily for Boulder City in the Spring Jamboree softball tournament, but the Eagles gained valuable experience against quality competition and finished their weekend with a 3-0 win over Cheyenne at Majestic Park.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal became a buyout target in March, when New York-based New Media Investment Group snapped up its parent company, Stephens Media.
