Cam Atkinson scored a power-play goal with 2:39 remaining to break a tie and lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Golden Knights on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Adam Hill
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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.
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will not be able to defend his belt in the main event of UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday night.
The Golden Knights play eight of their final nine games in February at T-Mobile Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card for UFC 234 on Saturday at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
The light heavyweight star has competed just once per year in each of the last five years.
Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and challenger Kamaru Usman trade jabs on stage at the MGM Grand ahead of the March 2 event at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves has worked hard to become one of the NHL’s top fighters. That’s part of the reason he’s a fan favorite in Las Vegas.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been granted a license to fight by a unanimous vote of the Nevada Athletic Commission at a Tuesday meeting at the Sawyer Building.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champ Conor McGregor each had settlement agreements approved by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday for their roles in creating a chaotic scene after their UFC 229 bout at T-Mobile Arena.
Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov have reached agreements with the Nevada Athletic Commissions on disciplinary action ahead of Tuesday’s scheduled hearings for their involvement in a post-UFC 229 brawl.
The 21-year-old middleweight will take on Charles Byrd at T-Mobile Arena on March 2.
Golden Knights goaltender Maxime Lagace has been reassigned to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate in Chicago in a move announced late Wednesday. Oscar Dansk has been recalled from Chicago to take his place on the roster.
The Knights host Nashville in a nationally-televised showdown on Wednesday before beginning the All-Star break and the start of their bye week.
The Golden Knights forward missed the team’s only victory over the Minnesota Wild with an injury earlier this season.
The Knights shipped 30-year-old defenseman Brad Hunt on Monday to Minnesota in a deal that also included an exchange of draft picks.