UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was flagged by USADA for a potential doping violation. UFC president Dana White reflects on what could’ve been with Jones, what fights they were planning to make and what’s next for the division.
UFC vice president of athlete health and development Jeff Novitzky spoke to media about UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones being flagged by USADA for apotential violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The time is almost here for a two-division UFC champion to collide with an undefeated boxer. Here’s a look at the grand arrivals from Las Vegas with Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Supporters of the four men on trial for the Bunkerville standoff speak out after they were found not guilty of most of the charges. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bryan Salmond and Michael Gehlken discuss Donald Penn’s holdout, response to Khalil Mack and Derek Carr as well as other news and notes from Raiders practice. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
For Covering the Cage, Heidi Fang, Adam Hill, and Gilbert Manzano report from outside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor make their grand arrivals. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The time is almost here for the UFC lightweight champion to collide with an undefeated boxer. Here’s a look at the grand arrivals from Las Vegas with Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Founded in 2006, STEM Academy Inc., or STEM 101, is a national nonprofit K-12 curriculum provider. The nonprofit employs about eight full-time employees spread throughout Arizona, Utah and Wisconsin and has around 25 educators who consult on curriculum development as contractors. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Review-Journal sports reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang returned Tuesday for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering The Cage Facebook page. This week the pair welcomed UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber to talk about his retirement and also previewed the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor megafight. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito preview the Vikings’ season in the 12th of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Over 70 senior citizens attended a Hawaiian luau at the Doolittle Senior Center in Las Vegas. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks after practice on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, about going into game preparation for the Sept. 2 season opener against Howard. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A Las Vegas police officer charged with possession and distribution of child pornography died by suicide the night before his sentencing.
2. A Clark County resident hit jackpot Saturday night at Ellis Island Casino and Brewery.
3. CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky is not happy with how marijuana tax money is being distributed to schools.
Attendees of the eclipse viewing party at the Lake Mead Visitor Center in Boulder City discuss the dense clouds that covered the partial solar eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A day care worker at K.I.D.S. Academy in Henderson was arrested Monday after surveillance video showed a woman “violently grabbing and tossing a 5-year-old child,” Henderson police said in a statement. (Nina Pitts)
Nevada rolls out pyramid style drone-training program
Longtime Associated Press photographer Barry Sweet discusses his favorite photos at his Henderson home. (Carol Cling/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito preview the Falcons’ season in the 11th of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Students at Lowman Elementary School enjoy their first total eclipse via livestream despite cloudy weather in Las Vegas. United HealthCare donated special viewing glasses to the school. (Joel Angel Juarez/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @jajuarezphoto
Hundreds lined up at the CSN to get eclipse glasses, although not many ended up using them as the cloud coverage continued through the best viewing time. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
1. Entertainer Jerry Lewis died Sunday at the age of 91. Lewis performed alongside Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin among others and was the national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The Lewis family confirmed that Jerry died in his Las Vegas home.
2. A geographical shift on Earth’s magnetic poles has prompted the FAA to redesignate two runways at McCarran International Airport. It might not seem like a big deal on the surface, but pilots and air traffic control rely on navigational aids based on magnetic headings. The FAA re-evaluates shifts every five years.
3. Cloud cover in the Las Vegas valley could block today’s view of the solar eclipse. Cloud coverage will range from 75 to 95 percent through the valley. The eclipse is expected to peak just before 10:30 a.m. today, with the moon covering just over 70 percent of the sun.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez said he liked his team’s energy on Sunday night. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Entertainer Jerry Lewis, famous for his zany comedy and for raising millions to fight muscular dystrophy, died Sunday morning at his home in Las Vegas.
Gabrielle Branon remembers her 20-month-old son DaeVon Branon-Banks, who died last week suffering serious head injuries. (Blake Apgar Review-Journal @blakeapgar)