Las Vegas might be getting an NHL franchise soon, but the NHL probably can’t match the charm of the Western States Hockey League. A Las Vegas Storm game at the Las Vegas Ice Center smacks of hockey played on a frozen pond, only with a Zamboni coming out between periods.
There are many stories about what possesses one to run a marathon. This one involves deadly flesh-eating bacteria, Jose Canseco, Yasiel Puig, a guy who was burned over 90 percent of his body when the car he was in exploded, and a gigantic helping of human spirit. The indomitable kind of human spirit.
Mental blunder takes touchdown off the board, gives Oregon one instead.
Mike Kennedy is a collector of baseball things: cards, bats, anything once belonging to Mike Trout of the Angels, because Kennedy is a longtime Halos fan and Trout is his favorite player.
Because it’s still college football season — and because UNLV has regressed to its losing ways faster than anybody could have possibly imagined — the subject changes often whenever sports fans gather ’round here this time of year.
The Rebels beat No. 7 Colorado State, the first time UNLV has beaten a Top 10 team. The victory moves them into second place in the Mountain West and puts them on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament.
Son of former Formula One champion to drive in Rallycross season finale at The LINQ.
Not to disparage the PBA Tournament of Champions and Akron, Ohio, its home base during the halcyon years of bowling on television, but imagine knocking down tenpins on a way bigger stage.
I was surrounded by darts players, and by big women, and by an affable long-haired guy who trains elephants for a living. One supposes training elephants is not something one would do in his spare time, so it would have to be for a living.
John Burkett was an excellent major league pitcher, but his true love was bowling. Now he’s a part-time pro bowler on the PBA Tour and just missed the cut at the GEICO World of Series of Bowling at South Point.
