UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley discusses his breakout year in the UFC, being compared to Conor McGregor and how he plans to defeat Andre Soukhamthath at UFC 222.
Cirque du Soleil’s “One Night for One Drop” performed a dress rehearsal for the annual benefit show. This year’s show at Mandalay Bay is based on the life of singer-songwriter Jewel. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UFC 222 will be headlined by a featherweight title bout between Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Yana Kunitskaya and will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 3.
Chad Trisef, the co-author of the young adult series, “Oracle,” visited students at Treem Elementary School in an effort to advocate child literacy.
It was part of a week-long series of visits Trisef made to Southern Nevada schools in celebration of Nevada Reading Week.
Haulers parade down the Las Vegas Strip near Harmon Road ahead of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup in Las Vegas. The race is slated for Sunday, March 4, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang go over the top fights to watch for at UFC 222 including Cris Cyborg and Brian Ortega.
On Saturday, March 3, Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega will vie for the chance to become the next contender to fight for the UFC featherweight belt when they collide at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in the co-main event of UFC 222.
UFC women’s bantamweight “Alpha” Cat Zingano returns to competition after spending the past 18 months recovering from injury and is ready to rebound from a pair of losses against Ketlen Vieira.
The Mountain West, which released the 2018 football schedule Thursday, gave UNLV a challenging final month of the season. The Rebels play Western Division champion Fresno State at Sam Boyd Stadium on Nov. 3, travel to San Diego State and Hawaii the following two weeks, and close the season at home against rival UNR on Nov. 24. UNLV, which opens Sept. 1 at Southern California, was 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference last season. Sanchez enters his fourth season, having increased the victory total by one each of the previous three seasons. “It’s an interesting schedule when you look at the way it’s broken up,” Sanchez said. “It’s really orderly.”
The Mountain West, which released the 2018 football schedule Thursday, gave UNLV a challenging final month of the season. The Rebels play Western Division champion Fresno State at Sam Boyd Stadium on Nov. 3, travel to San Diego State and Hawaii the following two weeks, and close the season at home against rival UNR on Nov. 24. UNLV, which opens Sept. 1 at Southern California, was 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference last season. Sanchez enters his fourth season, having increased the victory total by one each of the previous three seasons. “It’s an interesting schedule when you look at the way it’s broken up,” Sanchez said. “It’s really orderly.”
NASCAR Truck Series driver Noah Gragson of Las Vegas talks about his wild restart during the closing laps of the race at Atlanta on Feb. 24, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
On Monday, House Democrats introduced an assault weapons ban. Of the 193 Democrats in the House, 168 are sponsors or co-sponsors, including Nevada’s three House Democrats.
Convicted killer Scotty Sloan earned his freedom with a vague two-minute commentary on a decades-old rape and murder.
Las Vegas Lights beat writer Ben Gotz interviews Julian Portugal about joining the Las Vegas Lights.
Two students at different Clark County schools arrested for guns The first incident Thursday occurred at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas at 7:30 a.m., just before school started. A male student at the school had left a duffel bag unattended, according to school police. The second incident happened around 1:30 p.m. at Desert Rose High School in North Las Vegas. A 17-year-old female was in the bathroom showing off a 9 mm handgun, when another student reported it to the school administrators.
Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken provides an update from the NFL scouting combine on the future for Marshawn Lynch and Michael Crabtree with the Raiders.
Metropolitan Police Department held a grand opening for the Southern Nevada Family Justice Center at 861 N. Mojave Road in Las Vegas. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UNLV has just one game left in regular season Rebels coach Marvin Menzies is taking long-term approach UNR’s Eric Musselman relies heavily on transfers It’s been a rough late stretch for UNLV Maybe the Rebels will finish on a high note
On Thursday forensic accountant Larry Bertsch was appointed special administrator of the estate of Stephen Paddock. All of Paddock’s estate will be disseminated to Route 91 Harvest festival victims.
Bryan Salmond talks to Las Vegas Aces coach Bill Laimbeer about relocating to Las Vegas as well as his expectations for the upcoming WNBA season.
Ed Graney and Rick Velotta discuss the latest developments from the Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting, including news on parking and the total cost of the stadium.
UFC 222 media day staredown had a couple of intense moments. UFC women’s bantamweights Cat Zingano and Ketlen Vieira got up close during their face off and UFC bantamweights Sean O’Malley and Andre Soukhamthath had a heated confrontation.
Uber Health to Improve Patient Ride-Hailing Services On Thursday, Uber launched its Uber Health platform for healthcare providers. Medical facilities, rehab centers, clinics and hospitals can book rides for patients from a centralized dashboard – no app required. According to Techcrunch, Uber Health general manager Chris Weber noted some 3.6 million Americans miss appointments due to lack access to reliable transportation. Uber’s endeavors into health care trace back to 2014, when Uber first offered on-demand flu shots in large markets across the U.S. Since then there have been similar efforts throughout the world, from diabetes and thyroid testing in India, to subsidized rides for breast cancer screening in the U.S., to many more. Last summer, over 100 healthcare organizations joined the platform during a private beta. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Evan Weinstock, U.S. bobsled team member, talks about his experience at the Winter Olympics after returning to his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 28, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)
A billboard near Interstate 15 and Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas was vandalized early Thursday morning, March 1, 2018. A protest group, INDECLINE, claimed credit for changing the Battlefield Vegas advertisement to include ‘Shoot a School Kid.’ (video from INDECLINE)
A billboard near Interstate 15 and Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas was found vandalized early Thursday morning. The billboard for Battlefield Las Vegas was changed from “Shoot a .50 Caliber Only $29” to “Shoot a School Kid Only $29”. A number for the shooting range in Las Vegas was covered with “Defend Lives Reform Laws.” A video posted on YouTube shows two people making the changes to the sign last night.
Thursday’s headlines: Vandalized Las Vegas billboard has ‘Shoot a Kid’ message, Boy, 14, dies after being struck by SUV near Desert Breeze Park, Massage therapist sues Steve Wynn alleging sexual harassment (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
During a pep rally in Las Vegas at the Toshiba Plaza, UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez and UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin gave their thoughts on the main and co-main event of UFC 222 taking place at the T-Mobile Arena on March 3.