Tony DeFrancesco talks about the win over Albuquerque on May 13, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Tony DeFrancesco on the loss to Albuquerque on May 12, 2018, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Several months ago, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority set out to market the city as the sports capital of the world. With the addition of the Golden Knights and the Raiders, LVCVA saw the perfect opportunity to do so. The Knights’ success and current Stanley Cup playoff run has resulted in a marketing marriage with Las Vegas that has been far more successful than anyone could have imagined. This season, the Knights have managed to unite the community and made hockey fans around the country take notice. “The Knights, in my mind, really put the exclamation point that we’re the sports capital of the world, not only what they’ve done on the ice in this historic season but how they brought the community together.” Lisa Motley, director of sports marketing and special events for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Professional sports have been a staple for Las Vegas for decades with championship boxing matches, PGA golf tour events and the National Finals Rodeo. But big-league teams kept their distance from Nevada, due to lingering fears of sports betting somehow influencing games. “Las Vegas stands for something much more extensive and expansive now than what it once did” David Carter, executive director of the University of Southern California’s Marshall Sports Business Institute
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Friday’s practice. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Statue of Liberty at New York New York is showing off her Vegas pride. The statue at Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino, which is just a short stroll from T-Mobile Arena, is decked out in a Vegas Golden Knights jersey on April 13, 2018, for the NHL playoffs. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Two Las Vegas entrepreneurs talk about finding their niche in blockchain enabled technologies and digital currency.
Chloe Kim Just Shredded the Women’s Halfpipe. The Internet Is Calling Her the Greatest of All Time Kim took the world by storm with her dazzling performance in the women’s halfpipe final, which earned her a gold medal. The 17-year-old not only crushed it at her first Olympics with a near-perfect score of 98.2 but won over the hearts of spectators with her humor. Kim tweeted this gem just hours before her gold medal performance and it isn’t the first time she posted about food. The American also became the youngest woman to capture a medal in snowboarding. She’s a rockstar!
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on defenseman Colin Miller’s a unity to stretch opposing defenses. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on facing Penguins sniper Phil Kessel. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt talks about facing the Oilers on Saturday at City National Arena. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)