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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Only 39 cars and drivers have entered Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A full field is now 40 cars. Last year it was 43. Participation numbers are down. They were down last year, too. Should NASCAR’s fireproof coveralls be all in a bunch? Yes. And no.
With so many West Coast events to attend — Tournament of Roses Parade; NCAA national championship football game in Glendale, Ariz.; Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, Calif. — the world famous Clydesdales have become among Michael Gaughan’s most pampered guests.
When you perform a Google search for Erik Jones, seven photos pop up on the search title box. Six are of brightly colored artwork. One is of a youngster sporting a perfect smile and black fireproof coveralls adorned with Toyota patches.
A lot of the NASCAR’s traditional followers believe that Kyle Busch’s recent success is nothing more than a conspiracy manipulated by NASCAR to turn Busch into a storyline during the dog days of the baseball season and before NFL behemoths return to training camp.
Texas Rangers phenom Joey Gallo went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs in his first game in the major leagues. That’s a better start than a host of other Las Vegas players, including Greg Maddux, Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant.
It wasn’t supposed to be a draft party. It was supposed to be just a small group of well-wishers and intimates watching to see where Jeremiah Poutasi, Samuelu and Olaka’s oldest football-playing son, would be selected in the annual pro football talent grab. And by whom.
People were calling it the Perfect Storm. But if you were tuned into all of these, then you can relate to George Clooney and the crew of the Andrea Gail.
Austin Maul, who kicked field goals at Rancho High, played tuba before the Super Bowl. Then he slipped into a 14-foot palm tree costume and danced behind Katy Perry at halftime.
On a 1-10 scale, I asked, with one being the guy in the Super Bowl office pool and 10 being Edward Norton in “Rounders,” where would he place himself and the group? “Eleven,” he said.
During his first week on the job, a nervous young sportswriter got a chance to interview hockey legend Gordie Howe. No. 9 broke the ice by offering him a beer.
Son of former Formula One champion to drive in Rallycross season finale at The LINQ.
This is what most people know about the sport of international cliff diving:
Former Bishop Gorman and College of Southern Nevada standout Donn Roach made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres Wednesday, facing seven batters against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This was the sixth Scale the Strat benefiting the American Lung Association. More than 600 runners went up the 1,455 steps and then took the elevator down.
Former Lady Rebels coach guides Illinois-Chicago to first 20-win season, still preaching getting back on defense, blocking out on boards
