Leon Spinks, who defeated heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in 1978 in Las Vegas in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, died Friday after a five-year bout with cancer.
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The New York Jets remained in poll position for the No. 1 pick in a 2021 NFL draft that could feature several talented quarterbacks — most notably Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence.
Undefeated boxer and Las Vegas resident Floyd Mayweather announced Sunday via Instagram that he’s returning to the ring to fight YouTube star Logan Paul in 2021.
Las Vegas resident Devin Haney returns from a shoulder injury Saturday to defend his WBC lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa in Hollywood, Florida.
Mountain West football players have formed a coalition called Mountain West United and are seeking certain assurances and protections before they return to the football field this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
UNLV’s nonconference football game against Iowa State has been rescheduled, the schools announced Thursday afternoon.
The Vegas Summer League has transformed from a six-team enterprise into a full-on basketball convention, complete with all 30 NBA teams and two packed arenas each day.
San Francisco raced to a 37-26 halftime lead over Loyola Marymount and rolled to an 82-53 victory Friday in the West Coast Conference tournament at Orleans Arena.
A star Las Vegas Aces player believes she contracted the coronavirus in January while playing in China.
IBF super middleweight champion and Las Vegas resident Caleb Plant will defend his title against Vincent Feigenbutz on Feb. 15 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tyler Waguespack of Gonzales, Louisiana, won the second go-round Friday night in the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center by taking down his steer in 3.6 seconds.
Elko native Dakota Eldridge is competing in the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center for the sixth time after missing last year’s event with a knee injury.
Mena Hawkins has cerebral palsy, but the 17-year-old is determined to complete the one-mile race Saturday at the Las Vegas Great Santa Run after training for eight months.
Mason Taylor, 20, attended the PBR World Finals in 2015, and vowed he wouldn’t return to Las Vegas until he became a professional cowboy.
Canadian Adam Hadwin finished second at the Safeway Open last week. He settled for fourth at the Shriners Open this week and is hoping to make Presidents Cup team.
Las Vegas resident Kevin Na parred the par-4 17th hole Sunday evening to defeat Patrick Cantlay in a sudden-death playoff and claim the Shriners Hopsitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin.
Aces center Liz Cambage was selected to the All-WNBA second team, the league announced Sunday afternoon.
The Aces moved past the postponement of Friday night’s game and embarked Saturday on three-game, eight-day road trip that coincides with NBA Summer League — an 11-day event that several players had hoped to be a part of.
Anfernee Simons was on the 36th floor of his hotel room Friday night when the earth began to move.
An earthquake forced the postponement of the Aces’ game against the Washington Mystics on Friday night.
