Bishop Gorman announced a new baseball coach Monday after its previous one was fired following an investigation into the program.
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Alex Wright joined the Review-Journal staff as a high school sports reporter on October 2022. He was previously a sports intern at the RJ. Alex was born and raised in Las Vegas and is in his fourth year at UNLV, majoring in journalism and media studies, with a concentration in sports media. Alex currently serves as the editor-in-chief for UNLV's student newspaper, the Scarlet & Gray Free Press. He previously was the sports editor for the paper last school year after being a sports staff writer for a year and a half.
One Las Vegas native performed well in the women’s high jump final at the Olympics on Sunday, but missed out on medal due to a tiebreaker.
The College of Southern Nevada has partnered with Vegas Has A Heart to have free heart screenings for its student-athletes. CCSD students could be next.
A swimmer with the Sandpipers of Nevada grabbed another medal Saturday. Also, one Ace advanced to the basketball medal round, while another was eliminated.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Vashti Cunningham qualified Friday for the Olympic women’s high jump final. Also, check out the weekend Olympic TV schedule.
Southern Nevada football teams tried to manage the record July heat on Monday, the first day of official practices. Monday and Tuesday are heat acclimation periods.
Southern Nevada high school football teams will begin the first official week of practices with heat acclimation periods Monday and Tuesday.
Former Basic shortstop Ty Southisene elected to sign after being drafted earlier this month rather than playing with the reigning College World Series champion.
Miami rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit on the 10th day of the NBA Summer League to advance to Monday’s title game.
Cleveland selected Jaylon Tyson in the first round of the NBA draft. He helped the Cavaliers to a win over the Indiana Pacers on the ninth day of the NBA Summer League.
Bishop Gorman wide receiver Derek Meadows, a five-star recruit, had more than 20 Division I offers before announcing his college commitment Saturday.
The Dallas Mavericks held off the Boston Celtics in a matchup of the teams that played for the NBA title in June on the eighth day of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Jules Bernard made the most of his time off the bench to help Washington hold off Indiana during an action-packed seventh day of the NBA Summer League.
The Oakland A’s selected Wake Forest first baseman Nick Kurtz fourth overall at the 2024 MLB draft. He could be a name to know before the franchise moves to Las Vegas.
No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher did not play in Atlanta’s NBA Summer League game against Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday due to an injury.