Should talks between the A’s and Las Vegas advance, Aviators’ ballpark may prove to be an asset more valuable than a starting pitcher capable of throwing seven innings.
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Ron Kantowski is a sports columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, covering a variety of topics and the Las Vegas sports scene.
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When he played left back for his academy soccer team in his native England, John Barr’s dream was to one day have his name stitched on the back of a professional jersey.
After 606 days away from the diamond because of COVID, the Aviators finally opened their 2021 Triple-A West season Thursday night with health restrictions still in place.
Charlie Cerrone, the only baseball coach Centennial High has had, reflects on his 500th coaching victory, molding boys into men and maintaining fields.
Las Vegas’ Miracle League returns to the field after grim 2020 layoff caused by COVID-19.
Despite producing Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio, the Pacific Coast League goes away as part of Major League Baseball’s reorganization of the minor leagues.
The pandemic created an opportunity for Shane Taylor to break into a Division I starting lineup as a 17-year-old.
Kevin Higgins’s son Kade is excelling as a freshman at Arizona State, but UNLV won the recent game, 10-9.
Chicago Cubs slugger Kris Bryant and NASCAR champion Kyle Busch have enjoyed quality time with their young sons during the COVID pandemic.
After missing the 2020 season and accepting reorganization, minor league mangers, players and fans are holding their breath that baseball and COVID can coexist in 2021.
The biggest misconception about MLB blackouts is that they force fans to buy tickets. The real reason for them is to protect the cash cows that are regional sports networks.
Despite persistent trade rumors, Las Vegas slugger and 2016 National League MVP Kris Bryant remains upbeat about his baseball future.
Lou Pisani coached Las Vegas High to three state titles before becoming a volunteer assistant at UNLV and for the Las Vegas 51s.
Jerry Reuss said were it not for an umpire’s odd call, the home run Hank Aaron hit off him in 1973 would have been No. 714, making Reuss a footnote in baseball history.
Longtime Las Vegan George Kunz fondly recalls signing autographs with Hank Aaron during college all-star football game promotion at old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
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