The Aviators and the Pacific Coast League held a news conference Monday to announce that Las Vegas Ballpark will host the 2020 Triple-A National Championship Game.
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A lifetime of mental health issues put the boxer in a near suicidal depression after he defeated Wladimir Klitschko to win the WBA heavyweight championship in 2015.
The bar tops and other furnishings at Hardway 8 in downtown Henderson are made from bleachers from the old Las Vegas Convention Center — home of the Hardway Eight, UNLV’s first Final Four team.
Despite mentoring superstar Bryce Harper and other major league players, longtime Las Vegas High coach Sam Thomas is coaching in the state baseball tournament for the first time.
The first protective tarp in franchise history already is reaping dividends for the Aviators as inclement early season weather rolls into Las Vegas Ballpark.
Last year when the Pacific Coast League used a baseball made in China, one at-bat in every 36 resulted in a home run. So far in April after switching to a ball made in a rabbit thicket, one at-bat in every 25 has resulted in somebody touching ‘em all.
Las Vegan Erick Fedde pitched the first six innings and combined with two others in recording a no-hitter for the Harrisburg Senators, the Washington Nationals’ Double-A team.
Add baseball Hall of Famer and Athletics’ roving instructor Rickey Henderson to the list of those impressed by the new Las Vegas Ballpark.
Las Vegas Ballpark, which came to fruition in fewer than 14 months, gets ready to takes its place among minor league baseball cathedrals.
With Courtney Force having joined sister Ashley in retirement during the offseason, Brittany Force is the only daughter of 16-time Funny Car champion and NHRA legend John Force still racing.
Bryan Harper is mostly known for his sublime handlebar mustache and for being Bryce Harper’s older brother. The shadow cast by both was significant.
It has been three years since UNLV threw basketball coach Dave Rice under the bus. Now a top assistant at Pac-12 champion Washington, he refuses to do the same to his alma mater.
Rick Maiani doesn’t envision “Coming Home” being played over the Las Vegas Stadium loudspeakers after the Raiders score a touchdown. But he said the Raiders told his agent they are interested.
Despite being born without arms or hands, Matt Stutzman has become a world-class archer by shooting a bow and arrow with his feet.
During a Thursday NASCAR tire test, cars were outfitted with a new aerodynamic package that in theory will improve the quality of racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.