Green Day have established themselves as punk rock’s pre-eminent populists, for better and sometimes worse. They demonstrated this Friday night in their show at Mandalay Bay as part of their “21st Century Breakdown” tour.
It’s nothing new that Las Vegas is considered the hub of summer basketball, but now the prep tournaments here are more important than ever.
Mike Krzyzewski led Team USA to Olympic gold, brought back pride among Americans in the national team and restored respect from the rest of the world in USA Basketball.
You know college football season is near when UNLV players are again asked to explain how they feel about being picked last in the Mountain West Conference.
What almost was the greatest sports story of the year was spoiled when 59-year-old Tom Watson blew the British Open. He bogeyed the 18th hole Sunday — faltering on an 8-foot putt — then fell apart in a playoff while losing to Stewart Cink.
The Las Vegas franchise of the United Football League has a quarterback to go with its coach.
RENO — A woman has filed a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping her last summer in his penthouse hotel room at a casino near Lake Tahoe during a celebrity golf tournament.
Ken Joyce never played professional baseball, but that hasn’t stopped him from making it to the cusp of the major leagues as a coach.
It’s not true. Brigham Young doesn’t have hotel rooms booked for Las Vegas’ bowl.

