“Friends of UNILV” is a third-party program designed to assist UNLV athletes with name, image and likeness deals.
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Oak View Group, led by noted arena builder Tim Leiweke and former Raiders executive Marc Badain, plans to construct a 20,000-seat view south of the Strip.
The 2022 class of the Southern Nevada Sports of Hall originally was going to be inducted in June 2020 before COVID-19 ceremony wiped out the ceremony.
Phoenix has long held a monopoly in the Southwest on hosting major sporting events. But that has changed with Las Vegas and Los Angeles adding new facilities.
While the Raiders’ tumultuous year dominated the news in Las Vegas, they were far from the only major story on the local sports scene.
The parlay, which paid a whopping 22,670-1, was placed on Tuesday and included legs on the NHL, NBA, NFL, college basketball, college football and the LPGA Tour.
Right Angle Sports has earned something rarely seen in the much-derided sports betting pick-selling industry: respect as a long-term winner.
DraftKings has guaranteed $2 million in prize money for the $10,000-entry sports betting national championship. The tournament will take place Friday through Sunday.
Now that the American Athletic Conference’s attempt to woo four Mountain West schools has failed, the MW is positioned to take a long, hard look at its options.
Jim Barnes hasn’t won anything in any of the Las Vegas handicapping contests, but he has come painfully close a few times. Follow along with him this season.
UNLV has created a program called The Vegas Effect to assist its athletes as they become eligible next year to profit off their name, image and likeness.
With the ability of college athletes to make money outside of scholarships, the gap between the UNLVs and Alabamas of the world is about to widen.
As the owner of the Raiders and Aces, Mark Davis has changed the trajectory of Las Vegas sports forever.
MGM Resorts executive George Kliavkoff helped land for Las Vegas the 2023 NCAA Division I men’s basketball regional and 2026 Division I men’s hockey Final Four.
UNLV athletics’ partnership with the Raider Image went live Tuesday with the launch of the university’s new official apparel website.