Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is set to return from another lengthy layoff and headline a pay-per-view event in Las Vegas next month, eager to prove he is a better man than when he last competed.
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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.
Brad Hunt had never scored a game-winning goal in his six-year NHL career before his first-period tally held up in the Golden Knights’ 3-0 win over the Hurricanes on Saturday night.
The Knights’ offense came from unexpected sources as defenseman Brad Hunt and fourth-line winger William Carrier scored their first goals of the season.
The 22-year-old forward is tied for second on the team with three goals despite playing just five of the 13 games due to a preseason lower-body injury.
UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier and his challenger in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 230 card were both born in the same state.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 230 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
The guard from Clark High School, who has quickly bonded with his college teammates, suffered a knee injury and is expected to miss ‘a couple weeks.’
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson couldn’t be happier to be part of the organization’s first high-profile “trade.”
Former UFC star Stephan Bonnar was arrested on a drunk driving charge after he was restrained by citizens Sunday afternoon.
Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty is unlikely to play in Sunday’s game against the Ottawa Senators at T-Mobile Arena because of an upper-body injury. His status beyond that is uncertain.
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant was forced to mix his lines and play several players additional minutes after Max Pacioretty was ruled out early in the first period.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will look to end a two-fight losing streak when he returns to action Dec. 29 in Las Vegas. He will fight Walt Harris on the UFC 232 card at T-Mobile Arena.
Perhaps no single play in the regular season was more significant than Shea Theodore’s goal for the Golden Knights that beat the Tampa Bay Lightning with three seconds left last December at T-Mobile Arena.
Forward Alex Tuch was slotted in at right wing on the second line in his return from injury on Wednesday night with Tomas Hyka dropping to the third line.
The Nevada Athletic Commission unanimously voted to extend the temporary suspensions issued to Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov for their roles in a melee inside T-Mobile Arena following UFC 229.