When most people think about tradition in sports, they think about long-standing success.
When Juan Manuel Marquez was busting open Manny Pacquiao in their March 15 fight at Mandalay Bay, Joe Chavez might have saved Pacquiao from a technical-knockout loss.
One goal is to keep your toes turned during the entire ride, but something tells me it’s not the same as a ballerina mastering first position. It’s also important to swing your feet over the horse’s shoulders in a split second, and as the animal bucks, to bend those knees and finish your spurring stroke, which sounds a little like the advice Lon Kruger might give on shooting free throws if his players did so from a saddle.
In his preparation for Saturday’s 147-pound fight with Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya brought in some tough guys to spar with at his Big Bear, Calif., training camp.
RENO — Criticizing players in a public forum is never on Lon Kruger’s agenda. The UNLV coach usually prefers encouragement.
A whole bunch of runners are hoping a whole bunch of drivers will practice a little patience on Sunday.
A national television audience may need split screen TVs on New Year’s Eve to watch what could be twin motorcycle jumps over Las Vegas landmarks.
The state’s Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Services plans to urge Gov. Jim Gibbons to consider the needs of the mentally ill and developmentally disabled before axing percentages off upcoming budgets.
As shoppers flock to malls and shopping centers this holiday season, Las Vegas police are boosting patrols to keep predators at bay.
District Judge Jackie Glass shot down a request for a reduced sentence from convicted killer and former professional bodybuilder Craig Titus.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the 31-year-old Henderson man killed in a motorcycle accident Tuesday night on U.S. Highway 95 as Jamohn Leaha Clay.
CARSON CITY — If there is good news in a report released on the declining economies of the states, then it is that Nevada has a lot of company in its misery.
Nevada veterans, activists and service organizations will chart their course for state legislative priorities during a daylong summit Saturday at the Eastside Cannery.
Mild-mannered Bob Miller spent a decade as Nevada’s governor and had his share of battles. But I don’t recall him ever being more animated than he was Tuesday as he stood before the Clark County Commission.
The University of Nevada School of Medicine’s obstetrics and gynecology department will provide prenatal care to women who ordinarily would have been eligible for University Medical Center’s Women’s Center. But its not yet clear just how many of those women the medical school will be able to handle, said Dr. John Hazen, vice chair of its obstetrics and gynecology department.
It’s a huge weekend, no matter your taste. We’ve got the Wu-Tang Clan, the National Finals Rodeo, Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, Oasis, even a 5K run by anyone who wants to dress up as Santa, of the North Pole.
CARSON CITY — State Sen. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, is stepping down as head of the Nevada Mining Association so he won’t have a “distracting” dual role at the Legislature.
While his allies insist he’s the innocent victim of a malicious and unjustified prosecution, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki’s detractors say he needs to account for serious crimes.
WASHINGTON — Despite pronouncements that the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site is as good as dead when Barack Obama becomes president, the outgoing project director cautioned Thursday against throwing dirt on the grave just yet.
Three arbitrators cut through finger-pointing and bitter squabbling to find that Clark County and a contractor shared the blame for the flawed construction that caused the Regional Justice Center to open four years late and tens of millions of dollars over budget.