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Las Vegan Beasley gets up to speed in minor NASCAR series

Las Vegan Jay Beasley is coming off back-to-back top-five finishes in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. “I felt like I needed to step it up this year and focus on what I’m doing, learn more and be more aggressive behind the wheel,” he said.

Vargas ready for shot at big time in fight against Bradley

Las Vegan Jessie Vargas will face his toughest opponent to date in former world champion Timothy Bradley on Saturday on an HBO-televised card. Vargas risks suffering the first blemish to an undefeated record and perhaps falling from grace. But if he wins, it opens up all sorts of big-money possibilities.

Mike Gorodinsky wins WSOP’s Poker Players Championship

Mike Gorodinsky won the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship tournament at the World Series of Poker early Friday at the Rio Convention Center. He took home $1,270,086 and the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy, named in honor of the late poker pro from Las Vegas.

Sanchez’s Rebels get no love at sports books

Things aren’t expected to go well for new UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez when he leads the Rebels out on the field at Sam Boyd Stadium for the first time, at least according to the bookmakers.

Poker at Jose Canseco’s crib? Count me all-in

The charity event at Jose Canseco’s home involved Jamie Gold in heads-up hold ’em vs. one of his admirers, a University of Montana graduate named Bradley Anderson. The former WSOP kingpin needed roughly 10 minutes to take the kid’s comped $1,000 buy-in.

Tragic shooting reignites war against sports mascots, symbols

If we really have reached a time when it’s politically wrong to discuss what should be considered politically correct, the only progress we make is sensitizing our society to the point that freedom of speech and expression doesn’t exist without fear of retribution. And that’s a sad truth.

Expect Harbaugh, Michigan to run up score against UNLV

The UNLV-Michigan game on Sept. 19 was one of 165 games on the board Friday when the Golden Nugget opened college football lines on the season’s most intriguing matchups. The Wolverines opened as 33-point favorites over the rebuilding Rebels.

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