With COVID restrictions being lifted and rims back in place, Las Vegas playground basketball players slowly make their way back to the courts.
Ron Kantowski
Former sports columnist
UNLV kicker Nick Garritano still marvels 30 years later at Jason Hanson’s 62-yard field goal for Washington State in its 41-13 win over UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium in 1991.
Collecting baseball cards — or at least buying and selling the most rare ones — is a big thing again. A 1952 Mickey Mantle card sold for $5.2 million in January.
Derek Ng adds his name to Gordie Lockbaum’s in the Holy Cross record book by kicking a 51-yard field goal against Lehigh.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway announced Monday that it will be allowed to host up to 50 percent capacity — or about 10,000 spectators per day — for its spring drag race weekend.
Provided all tickets are sold, the DENSO Four-Wide Nationals will be the second most-attended sporting event in Southern Nevada since the advent of the pandemic.
Wayne Nunnely, who died February 16, recalled as “good guy, optimist, straight shooter, hard worker” by ex-players, assistants.
“It was pretty nerve-racking,” admits Joey Gallo of the Texas Rangers about meeting Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux before escorting his daughter to the prom when he was 17.
Dry weather at the 2018 race also produced a cloud of dust that to the drivers made the track seem to disappear.
A memorial service for former UNLV football coach Wayne Nunnely will be held outdoors Friday in his hometown of Monrovia, California.
Sam Schmidt relives thrill of winning his only IndyCar race by competing against able-bodied drivers in time trials at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Pit road contact ruled unintentional, Noah Gragson absolved for Xfinity Series incident that led to postrace fight with Daniel Hemric.
The pandemic created an opportunity for Shane Taylor to break into a Division I starting lineup as a 17-year-old.
Las Vegas’ Noah Gragson and Daniel Hemric trade postrace punches at Atlanta Motor Speedway following a pit road incident during NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
Kevin Higgins’s son Kade is excelling as a freshman at Arizona State, but UNLV won the recent game, 10-9.