Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney, reporters Michael Gehlken and Sam Gordon and sports video journalist Heidi Fang predict who will win Super Bowl LII on Sunday, Feb. 4, in Minneapolis.
Broadcast legend Brent Musburger and oddsmaker Vinny Magliulo discus sports gambling network VSiN’s first year at the South Point in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 2, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/ Las Vegas Review Journal)
Maureen Bausch, the CEO of Minnesota Host Committee, discusses how they planned out and prepared for Super Bowl LII and how it’s impacted Minneapolis and the surrounding areas.
UNLV faces a tall task in Boise State The Broncos’ Chandler Hutchison is the top MW player Shakur Juiston comes off two strong games for UNLV Boise State has beaten the Rebels the past three times A win for UNLV would be a huge boost
Minnesota Vikings owner Ziggy Wilf discusses what having the state-of-the-art stadium has done for the city of Minneapolis, including bringing a Super Bowl to town.
Saturday’s headlines: Steve Wynn’s $7.5M settlement involved a paternity claim, report says, Prosecutors charge Arizona man who sold ammo to Las Vegas shooter, Ex-athletic director at Las Vegas school sentenced for sex crimes (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Vegas Golden Knights react to the loss against the Minnesota Wild.
Steve Carp and Ed Graney recap the Golden Knights 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
The Vegas Golden Knights fell to the Minnesota Wild, 5-2. Head Coach Gerard Gallant says the team looked tired and he hopes they rebound in their next game.
Vegas Golden Knights players Erik Haula and Nate Schmidt reflect on what led to the team’s 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
The first-ever Chinese New Year China Lights festival in North Las Vegas runs until Feb. 25. (Briana Erickson)
F.R.E.E. International, a human trafficking advocacy group, organized The Big Search where hundreds of volunteers hit the streets with fliers of missing children. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker, who is from Las Vegas, says he is pleased with his play and the way the Knights have captured the hearts of his hometown speaking before the game Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 in St. Paul, Minn. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ahead of Super Bowl LII, fans in Minneapolis can enjoy the NFL Experience. Memorabilia from all 32 teams is on display. There is a virtual reality zone and an exhibit featuring every Super Bowl ring. Fans can take photos with the Vince Lombardi trophy. And there are various activities happening throughout the day, like watching how an official NFL football is made. You can even test your skills in the NFL combine. Happy Super Bowl LII!
Ahead of Super Bowl LII, fans in Minneapolis can enjoy the NFL Experience. Memorabilia from all 32 teams is on display. There is a virtual reality zone and an exhibit featuring every Super Bowl ring. Fans can take photos with the Vince Lombardi trophy. And there are various activities happening throughout the day, like watching how an official NFL football is made. You can even test your skills in the NFL combine. Happy Super Bowl LII!
UNLV’s 11-year-old squad has had a historically successful season and is currently ranked No. 5 in the nation in varsity points. The squad aims to win the National Debate Tournament at the end of March. Natalie Bruzda/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Review-Journal reporters Elaine Wilson, Jeff German and Rachel Crosby go over the new developments surrounding Douglas Haig and casino security measures.
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies talks about Boise State guard Chandler Hutchison. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A year after Nevada health officials closed a taxpayer-funded home where mentally ill people lived in filthy conditions, a mental health clinic continued placing people there — until reporting by the Las Vegas Review-Journal prompted state regulators to shut it down again this week. The home is owned by Emperatriz “Emper” Ebiya and for years was part of a state program that pays people to house mentally ill clients in their homes. But in December 2016 state officials discovered “deplorable conditions” at her home and shut it down. The squalid conditions at such homes are a widespread problem in Nevada, which has 142 community-based homes for people with mental illness. State officials declined to provide addresses for homes of mentally ill residents. The Review-Journal found and visited six of the homes in Las Vegas. A recent audit uncovered conditions — human feces, broken glass, expired food, filthy mattresses, mildew and rodents — at 37 homes statewide.
Federal prosecutors in Nevada have charged Arizona resident Douglas Haig with conspiracy to manufacture and sell armor-piercing ammunition. According to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office in Las Vegas, Haig appeared Friday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michelle Burns in Phoenix and was released on bond pending a Feb. 15 status conference there. If convicted, Haig could face up to five years in prison. A criminal complaint filed Friday morning is sealed in Nevada, but it appears in Arizona court records. According to the document, the FBI has determined that “two unfired cartridges bearing Haig’s fingerprints” were found in gunman Stephen Paddock’s suite at Mandalay Bay. At a news conference Friday at his lawyer’s office, Haig said Paddock demonstrated no unusual behavior when he came to Haig’s home in Mesa to purchase approximately 720 rounds of tracer ammunition. “Business records reveal that Haig sold armor piercing ammunition throughout the U.S., including Nevada, Texas, Virginia, Wyoming, and South Carolina,” according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
During the World Market Center’s winter show architect Frank Gehry talks with Robert Maricich, CEO of International Market Centers and Larry Ruvo founder of Keep Memory Alive and The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute. (Michael Quine Las Vegas Review-Journal))
The good parts of Trump’s speech — and there were many — were great. He highlighted the roaring economy, talked about how tax reform is putting more money in your pocket and detailed why America is a great country. It’s also nice to, once again, have a president who’s more eager to brag about America’s strengths than to apologize for them.
In an age when streaming video of adult stars in real time is as simple as pressing a button, phone sex seems as archaic as a horse-pulled carriage on streets today. Yet, iWantEmpire.com began offering phone sex as a service just over a year ago to complement its video clips offering. 45-year old sex industry worker Michelle Lovejoy was dressed in blue jeans, a tank top and black-rimmed glasses as she hung out at a lounge on the show floor. ‘’I can’t tell you how many people say, ‘Phone sex, who calls phone sex anymore?’ People think this industry is completely dead and obsolete. My phone is ringing just as much as ever,’’ said Lovejoy.
Las Vegas may not be hosting the Super Bowl this year, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the excitement There are many options with viewing parties all over the valley 49 parties will be hosted on the Strip 35 other parties will be hosted off the Strip in Las Vegas 7 others will take place in Henderson And 3 more will happen in North Las Vegas For more information on each viewing party, go to reviewjournal.com/sbparties
Cocktail waitresses at the The Mirage, then run by Steve Wynn, were pressured by supervisors to have sex with casino customers dating as far back as 1989 and during that time one server claimed the casino mogul pressured her into having sex, according to a court filing. The claims could have been made public nearly two decades ago, but the Las Vegas Review-Journal decided against publishing the story in 1998. Two of the cocktail servers spoke to RJ reporter Carri Geer. Geer said she remembers then-publisher Sherman Frederick saying the woman should undergo lie detector tests. But after the polygraph results came back, Geer said she was ordered to delete the story she had written. But she saved a printout of the story, the court records from the case, the polygraph results and the $600 bill for the polygraph examinations. “I always wanted to tell these women’s stories. That’s why I saved this file for 20 years.” – Carri Geer
A local aviation company received design approval for the development of a 24 hangar facility and aviation training center at the Henderson Executive Airport. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Billionaire Steve Wynn faced allegations of pressuring a waitress into sex about 30 years ago. He allegedly told the woman he had “never had a grandmother before” and wanted “to see how it feels,” according to a court document and interviews with the Review-Journal. Wynn, the CEO of Wynn Resorts, was accused of sexual misconduct with several employees in a Wall Street Journal story published last week. Wynn has denied the allegations in the Journal report. The woman, who is now 75, said her supervisor told her she had to have sex with Wynn to keep her job at the Mirage, according to her account and a sworn statement by Earlene Wiggins. Wynn, 76, has not responded to multiple requests from the Review-Journal for an interview.
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick discusses how important it’s been for the team to have depth at various positions.
New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels discusses how he’s helped to build successful offensive game plans for the team.
Douglas Haig, the man who was identified this week as a “person of interest” in the Las Vegas shooting investigation, said Friday that he does not believe the tracer ammunition he sold to gunman Stephen Paddock was used in the mass shooting. (Ross Leviton/Las Vegas Review-Journal)