Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy is going to the Olympics for the first time as a member of Team Canada’s coaching staff.
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Daniela Larreal Chirinos was found dead the afternoon of Aug. 15 at her home in Las Vegas after a worried friend called police for a welfare check
Las Vegas native Katie Grimes made one of her first public appearances Tuesday since winning a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Flavor Flav knows what time it is, as usual The Olympic-caliber rap icon says,“I know that a clock would never, ever be able to replace a bronze medal. But this is where my heart is.”
If you’re a Las Vegan interested in working or attending the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics — look no further.
Las Vegas resident Rubens Nicolas hoped to qualify as a heavyweight boxer for Haiti in the Olympics this summer, but he was denied a passport.
Silverado High School graduate Amanda Bingson, who first took up the event as a freshman at UNLV and holds the American record, will be favored to secure her second consecutive Olympic berth Wednesday.
Bishop Gorman High School product Vashti Cunningham is headed to the Rio Olympics in August after finishing second in the women’s high jump at the U.S. Track & Field Trials at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field on Sunday.
Vashti Cunningham will compete in the women’s high jump final Sunday at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, hoping to qualify for the Rio Games in August.
Vashti Cunningham of Las Vegas easily cleared the qualifying height of 6-0½ to advance to the finals of the high jump at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. She will attempt to make the Olympic team on Sunday.
UNLV high jumper Kaysee Pilgrim will be one of 12 trying to make the three-person American team for the Rio Olympics, a group led by Bishop Gorman High School graduate Vashti Cunningham.
Bishop Gorman High alum and Olympic hopeful Vashti Cunningham easily qualified for the high jump final at the U.S. Track and Field Trials on Friday afternoon at Hayward Stadium.
Las Vegas’ Vashti Cunningham takes flight Friday in the qualifying round for the high jump at the U.S. Track and Field Trials at the University of Oregon. She hopes to represent America at the Rio Olympics in August.
Kacey Oberlander is missing her dogs back home, and she’s more than a little stressed competing in the high-pressure environment at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.
Michael Phelps is heading back to the Olympics. Yep, it’s Olympics No. 5, making him the first male swimmer to compete in that many Summer Games.
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Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy is going to the Olympics for the first time as a member of Team Canada’s coaching staff.
Las Vegan Katie Grimes, 18, competed in the 10-kilometer open water event Thursday, the last of her three events at the Paris Olympics.
One Las Vegas native performed well in the women’s high jump final at the Olympics on Sunday, but missed out on medal due to a tiebreaker.
A Canadian who trains with the Sandpipers of Nevada swim team earned a medal, while two Aces who aren’t playing for the U.S. led their teams to wins Wednesday.
