UNLV coach Tony Sanchez has his new defensive coordinator Tim Skipper, former assistant at Florida, will join Sanchez’s staff, a source close to the football program said Tuesday The Rebels allowed 31.8 points and 458.7 yards last season UNLV hasn’t given up fewer than 30 points per game since 2007 Sanchez has made two changes to his defensive staff Two coaching spots remain to be filled at UNLV
Bishop Gorman’s Isaiah Cottrell, a 6-foot-9-inch sophomore, is the latest elite prospect to man the middle for the top-ranked Gaels. Here are five fun facts about Cottrell. 1. He wears a size 18 shoe. 2. He is the 30th ranked player in the sophomore class. 3. Prolific programs like Arizona, Oklahoma, Washington and Illinois are four of Cottrell’s 19 reported scholarship offers. 4. He got his first scholarship offer from UNLV as an eighth-grader. 5. He plays in the Vegas Elite AAU Program, which finished last summer with the fourth-ranked 2020 team.
Lucky Dragon, the struggling off-Strip hotel, is now facing foreclosure. A default notice was filed months ago, and a foreclosure auction is scheduled for Feb. 6. The Chinese-themed property is only a year old but has grappled with numerous problems. Crowds have been relatively small, workers have lost their jobs, and the casino and restaurants were temporarily closed.
Lawyers with Las Vegas police said Tuesday that criminal charges related to the Oct. 1 shooting may be coming. The news came during a hearing on whether documents related to the shooting investigation should be unsealed. LVMPD attorneys argued that the documents should remain sealed because they may be used to support charges. Stephen Paddock opened fire from his Mandalay Bay suite, killing 58. Officials have identified no other suspects in the case.
Las Vegas police are investigating a Tuesday morning injury crash involving a man in his 20s and a Toyota sedan. The crash was reported at 4:45 a.m. at the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Valley View Boulevard.
Northbound Valley View is blocked. The man was taken to the hospital. The driver of the Toyota is not suspected of impairment.
