Ronda Rousey Will Be UFC’s First Female Hall of Famer
 
Ronda Rousey Will Be UFC’s First Female Hall of Famer

RONDA ROUSEY WILL BE UFC’S FIRST HALL OF FAMER UFC’S FIRST FEMALE CHAMPION WILL NOW ALSO BE THE FIRST WOMAN ENSHRINED IN THE UFC HALL OF FAME. RONDA ROUSEY BROUGHT WOMEN’S MIXED MARTIAL ARTS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT WITH A DOMINANT RUN ATOP THE WOMEN’S FIGHTING WORLD. SHE WENT 12-2 IN HER FIVE YEARS IN MMA, WINNING 11 MATCHES WITHIN THE FIRST ROUND. “THERE WOULD BE NO WOMEN IN UFC WITHOUT RONDA ROUSEY… Ronda is an absolute pioneer who helped me personally, and a lot of other people, look at women in combat sports differently.” – UFC PRESIDENT DANA WHITE HER LOSSES CAME CONSECUTIVELY TO HOLLY HOLM AND AMANDA NUNES AT THE END OF HER UFC CAREER. BUT HER CAREER LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR UFC’S WOMEN’S DIVISIONS AND PAVED THE WAY FOR WOMEN IN MMA. “MAY I BE THE FIRST OF MANY.” – RONDA ROUSEY

LVCVA purchase of gift cards hidden
 
LVCVA purchase of gift cards hidden

A former LVCVA executive hid the purchase of $90,000 in Southwest Airlines gift cards in records at the agency. Brig Lawson, the senior director of business partnerships, said the money was for promotional events and did not disclose that it was for gift cards. Lawson also instructed Southwest employees to submit invoices without mentioning the purchases were for the cards. More than $50,000 of the cards cannot be accounted for. The convention authority is publicly funded . Lawson recently resigned.

Olivia Enos
 
Olivia Enos

Olivia Enos

Kim Jong Un visits Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
 
Kim Jong Un visits Marina Bay Sands in Singapore

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his entourage visited the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore briefly Monday night, local time. (Video by Philip Chope)

A bandwagoner’s guide to the World Cup
 
A bandwagoner’s guide to the World Cup

Who should you root for in the World Cup with the U.S. out? If you like underdogs, there’s Iceland. It’s the smallest nation to ever qualify for the event. If you want to see stars, there’s Portugal and Argentina. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have never won the World Cup. Or if you want to be a good neighbor, there’s Mexico. El Tri has been eliminated in the Round of 16 in six straight Cups.

Aces-Mercury top points
 
Aces-Mercury top points

Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Brittney Griner had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Las Vegas Aces 72-66 on Sunday.

Aces-Mercury highlights
 
Aces-Mercury highlights

Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Brittney Griner had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Las Vegas Aces 72-66 on Sunday.

BEST PICTURES OF WEEK-JUN11-18
 
BEST PICTURES OF WEEK-JUN11-18

Photo by Richard Brian Photo by Chase Stevens Photo by Richard Brian Photo by Erik Verduzco Photo by K.M. Cannon Photo by Bizuayehu Tesfaye Photo by Erik Verduzco Photo by Benjamin Hager Photo by Chase Stevens Photo by K.M. Cannon

Sentosa Island a pleasure resort with a pirate past
 
Sentosa Island a pleasure resort with a pirate past

The site of Tuesday’s U.S.-North Korea summit is known for theme parks and resorts. But before that, it was known as a pirate island. (Debra Saunders/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Real Estate Insider: Pardee Homes’ Klif Andrews
 
Real Estate Insider: Pardee Homes’ Klif Andrews

Real Estate reporter Eli Segall sits down with Las Vegas Division President for Pardee Homes, Klif Andrews to discuss the latest with residential construction.

Mets Pitcher Paul Sewald Supports The Golden Knights
 
Mets Pitcher Paul Sewald Supports The Golden Knights

New York Mets pitcher and Las Vegas native Paul Sewald took the train from New York to Washington, D.C., to support the Golden Knights in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal.)

Boxing Nation: Horn vs. Crawford preview
 
Boxing Nation: Horn vs. Crawford preview

Bryan Salmond and Gilbert Manzano discuss the upcoming title bout between Terence Crawford and Jeff Horn at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, June 9, 2018.

Boxing Nation: Horn vs. Crawford preview
 
Boxing Nation: Horn vs. Crawford preview

Bryan Salmond and Gilbert Manzano discuss the upcoming title bout between Terence Crawford and Jeff Horn at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, June 9, 2018.

LVMPD Looking For Robbery Suspect
 
LVMPD Looking For Robbery Suspect

The LVMPD Commercial Robbery Section is attempting to identify the pictured suspect who is responsible for committing robberies to businesses in the southern part of the Las Vegas Valley during the month of May 2018. The suspect enters the business, threatens the employee with a firearm and demands money from the register. The employee complies and the suspect flees the business.

Xeriscape
 
Xeriscape

Xeriscape

David Perron talks about becoming a free agent
 
David Perron talks about becoming a free agent

Vegas Golden Knights winger David Perron talked to the news media a day after their season ended in the Stanley Cup Final. Perron said he wants to stay in Las Vegas. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Golden Edge: Knights Reflect On Stanley Cup Loss
 
Golden Edge: Knights Reflect On Stanley Cup Loss

Golden Edge host Bryan Salmond recaps the Knights emptying their locker room and how the team feels about their season ending with a Stanley Cup loss.