Katie Hnida, who made history when she played in the Las Vegas Bowl, is facing a mountain of medical bills after surviving a life-threatening reaction to antibiotics.
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Unless you count the Shriners who wandered inside the ropes to retrieve wind blown fezzes, Kenny Perry was the oldest guy on the golf course Thursday when the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open began at TPC Summerlin.
Former Masters champ Mike Weir was among those who failed to qualify for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Pro wrestling superstar Roman Reigns took his 11-year private battle with leukemia into the most public of domains this past week. He announced in the ring on national TV that his cancer had returned.
There’s not a long line for merchandise at Raider Image stores following the team’s 1-5 start under new coach Jon Gruden.
New Lights FC manager Eric Wynalda said it’s not so much he has an ax to grind with the soccer establishment. It was just the career path he chose.
Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings and husband Casey of Las Vegas are partners in a new pro volleyball tour which makes its Las Vegas debut starting Wednesday at Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
It was the longest of long weekends for Las Vegas sports fans. But there’s a long way to go to catch Cleveland.
Efficient Philip Rivers passed for 339 yards and two touchdowns while erratic Derek Carr threw another ill-timed interception as the Chargers defeated the Raiders 26-10 in the second installment of the Temporary Home Bowl at StubHub center.
In the five years since his foundation was founded to create awareness in organ donation, former UNLV soccer star Simon Keith has raised more than a million dollars for youngsters in need of lifesaving organ transplants.
Regardless of what happens in the octagon Saturday in his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov, it would appear another challenger to Conor McGregor’s popularity awaits back home in Ireland.
A called shot — three of them — helped softball slugger Jordyn Ebert from Henderson pay tribute to Route 91 Harvest festival victim Quinton Robbins.
This summer Dan D’uva was back in the picturesque seaport village of Chatham, Massachusetts, taking roll at the Cape Cod Finishing School of Broadcasting.
A minority stake in a pro sports league was posted in a Las Vegas listing on Craigslist. Despite appearances, it’s not Las Vegas Lights FC, owner Brett Lashbrook said.
Associated Press national sports columnist Tim Dahlberg will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame Saturday, honoring a long and ongoing career in journalism.
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