Answering fans’ questions about the Oakland Athletics’ new Las Vegas ballpark renderings: Can the glass wall survive a home run blast? Where are the suites?
Mick Akers
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 and covers sports business and transportation. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
The Oakland Athletics gave a small glimpse of what their planned Las Vegas ballpark on the Strip will look like Friday at Big League Weekend.
Riding the momentum of the release of updated renderings of their Las Vegas ballpark, the Athletics will play two spring training games this weekend in Las Vegas.
Some might think space constraints are an obstacle in the planning of a stadium, but the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark designer sees it as a positive.
The Oakland Athletics’ vision of their Las Vegas ballpark has came into focus with the release of new stadium renderings that resemble the Sydney Opera House.
Tickets to the 2024 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix will range between $150 and $35,000, race officials announced.
The latest phase of the yearslong Las Vegas Boulevard revamp project is underway between Tropicana and Harmon Avenues.
An executive at The Strat says the hotel took one for the team during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, but is hoping to change that dynamic going forward.
Australia’s National Rugby League will play its first games in the United States on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium, opening its regular season with a doubleheader.
The Netflix Slam, 0ne of the most sought-after tennis events of 2024, takes place at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Officials plan to offer single-day tickets for this year’s Formula One race while incorporating resorts that may not have benefited as much from last year’s event.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he still believes the deal will happen, and the company that owns the Tropicana site dismissed recent “noise.”
The Boring Company is facing more than $100,000 in fines from multiple citations tied to workplace incidents at a Vegas Loop work site last summer.
As the Athletics look to extend their lease at the Oakland Coliseum, the team is meeting with a group interested in purchasing its share of the stadium.
The long-awaited reboot of EA Sports’ college football video game series is expected to be released this summer, and UNLV will be among the schools included.