Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has won six straight starts in dominant fashion, allowing five goals and registering a .973 save percentage.
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
Officials at American Preparatory Academy said they knew about Dave Bliss’ sordid past at Baylor University when they hired him as the charter school’s athletic director and basketball coach.
Jordan Hunter had 12 points and 15 rebounds to lead St. Mary’s to a 60-47 upset of No. 1 Gonzaga in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament at Orleans Arena on Tuesday night.
Brandon Clarke has played in two prior league tournaments in Las Vegas in his collegiate career. Neither of those previous experiences can even come close to what he is going through this year as one of the mostimportant players on the No. 1 team in the nation.
Authorities say UFC star Conor McGregor has been arrested in South Florida for stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo.
The 28-year-old Golden Knights forward found his spiritual self in college after straying down the wrong path and hasn’t looked back.
The former heavyweight champion doesn’t think the professional wrestling star should be able to jump the line for a chance to fight Daniel Cormier for the belt.
The Toreros have won three games in three days under the first-year coach just 12 months after he served as interim coach for the tournament amid controversy.
Pepperdine pulled away late for an 89-72 win over San Francisco, and San Diego eliminated Brigham Young by coming out hot from the field in an 80-57 victory in a game that it led by 44 points in the second half.
Colbey Ross hit a 3-point shot with 31 seconds left to help Pepperdine advance to the quarterfinals with a 68-65 win over Loyola Marymount on Friday in the West Coast Conference men’s tournament.
Golden Knights fans banged on the glass and roared with approval Wednesday night when all 180 pounds of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury set his stick down and loosened his gloves as he stared down Calgary’s David Rittich at the opposing blue line.
Conference tournament opens Thursday at Orleans Arena with the Bulldogs a heavy favorite to win seventh-consecutive title.
Max Holloway will move up to 155 pounds next month in the hopes of winning the interim lightweight belt and securing another chance to potentially cballenge Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The UFC’s first African-born champion believes his suddenly larger platform can help launch initiatives in his native Nigeria, starting with efforts to bring clean running water to his former village.
Jon Jones retained the light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision over Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC 235 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.