Those looking to attend Super Bowl LVII in Arizona between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will need to plunk down a small fortune.
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.
UNLV AD Erick Harper said he didn’t have the final revenue report, but said the amount should come in around the $5 million mark and not trigger the waterfall account.
Athletics team brass met recently with Gov. Joe Lombardo and discussed what options the team had in regard to public-private partnerships, the Review-Journal has learned.
The field for flag football will be 50 yards, with 10-yard end zones. On the backside of each end zone will be areas where the finals of the skills competition will take place.
The Raiders’ plan to add additional suites at Allegiant Stadium is part of the team’s commitment to keeping the over two-year-old facility among the best in the world.
New traffic signals were activated Wednesday morning at a dangerous Las Vegas Boulevard intersection.
Interstate 15 is closed in both directions from Flamingo to Russell roads from Friday night until Monday morning. It’s best for motorists to avoid the area, officials say.
The ballpark saga is nearing the two-year mark that MLB gave the A’s the green light to explore relocation. The Las Vegas Valley has been the only location the team has identified as a possible new home.
Plans call for adding multiple club seating areas to the outside portions of the Modelo and Twitch lounges on the 100 level of the $2 billion facility.
The inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix is projected to have an overall economic impact to the tune of almost $1.3 billion.
The dangerous Boulder Highway corridor is still years off from being fully upgraded to improve safety.
UNLV athletic director Erick Harper said Thursday the school is doing all it can to be ready if an opportunity to move up to a Power Five conference presents itself.
The employee would earn an annual salary and benefits package of $218,000 to start.
Motorists should brace for travel impacts on Hoover Dam bridge next week.
Robin Lehner’s purchase of a snake farm began a “Tiger King”-like episode featuring alleged nonpayment of funds by the Golden Knights goalie and the murder of the snake farm’s previous owner by his wife and another man.