Dan “The Captain” Bickmore has resigned as the Las Vegas Aviators’ public-address announcer after working in the role for the better part of 27 seasons.
Mick Akers
Sports Business and Transportation reporter
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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 team is providing in-kind donations and corporate partnership contributions, along with cash for a total of $270,000, the Raiders announced Wednesday.
Las Vegas tourism officials approved a measure paving the way for the city to host a future College Football Playoff National Championship game.
Last year was one of the deadliest years on roads in Nevada on record, with 412 deaths resulting from vehicle crashes.
The team’s annual Impact Playbook highlights several aspects of the Raiders’ community work and charitable contributions.
Las Vegas professional sports teams are pitching in to the relief efforts to assist the Los Angeles community as multiple wildfires burn around the city.
Fuel pipelines that connect Las Vegas to a major oil refinery in Southern California were closed because of power outages related to fires in the Los Angeles area.
Las Vegas could move a step closer to hosting a future College Football Championship game.
Clark County Commissioners Monday unanimously approved spending $5 million to acquire the 69-acre Sam Boyd Stadium site from UNLV.
With 2025 upon us, there are a plethora of road projects in various stages of progress going on in the Las Vegas Valley.
With key Athletics Las Vegas ballpark agreements and a funding plan approved, the burning question is what needs to take place for construction to begin.
As the new year rolls near, work on the yearslong Interstate 15-Tropicana Avenue project continues into 2025, with an increased cost.
Hundreds of thousands of revelers ringing in 2025 in Las Vegas will lead to various traffic implications around the resort corridor.
Dave Kaval, an instrumental figure in the Athletics’ relocation to Las Vegas and the planning of a $1.75 billion ballpark on the Strip, is resigning as team president.
Brightline West has momentum heading into the new year after securing billions in federal funding for a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California.