T.J. Otzelberger, UNLV basketball coach, talks about UFC star Forrest Griffin giving the team a belt that will go to the top defensive player each week. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger talks about expectations for guard Bryce Hamilton. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal )
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez gives his opening statement at Monday’s news conference. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV golfer Jack Trent talks about his experience of playing in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 6, 2019. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Longtime UNLV golf coach Dwaine Knight talks about following six former and current Rebels around TPC Summerlin during the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at Las Vegas Nevada, on October 4, 2019. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Pro golfer Phil Mickelson shot a 65 in the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, Oct. 3, 2019. (Ron Kantowski / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Raiders have spent $28 million on new parking locations on Valley View Boulevard between Reno and Tropicana avenues. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV defensive coordinator Tim Skipper talks about defending Wyoming’s offense. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Aliens attended the City National Arena for a competition to see who was best dressed. The prize was out of this world. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NASCAR drivers Kyle and Kurt Busch of Las Vegas talk about the possibility of racing each other for the Cup Series championship. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. talks about the value of accumulating bonus points ahead of the South Point 400 2019 playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theadore talks about his offseason testicular cancer diagnosis. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers talks about the team’s upcoming schedule. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Valley High School’s football field, along with the fields at Clark and Rancho, have been deemed unsafe. The teams will play every game this season on the road. Clark, Rancho and Valley each received a turf field in the early 2000s, and these fields usually have a shelf life of about 10 years. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Aviators president Don Logan recalls the infamous baseball card of former Las Vegas Stars pitcher Keith Comstock produced during the team’s Pacific Coast League championship season in 1988. The card shows Comstock grimacing while appearing to be struck in the groin with a baseball. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Representatives from the Las Vegas Aviators and Triple a baseball announce Las Vegas Ballpark to host the 2020 Triple-A National Championship Game next September.
Johnathan Abram’s wife thinks her husband was annoying on the first episode of the Raiders on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.”
The Arizona Diamondbacks have had discussions with the city of Henderson regarding the possibility of relocating the team to Nevada. Henderson gave its side of the story, now it’s time to hear from the people of Arizona. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and LVRJ Sports Columnist Ed Graney made the trip to Phoenix to hear first-hand reactions from fans who have followed the team since its inception in 1998.
When Las Vegas’ Mountain Ridge team went all the way to the 2014 Little League World Series, the city took notice of their success and rallied behind them. Assistant coach Bob Kryszczuk, who had his son Austin on the team, and Curtis Livreri, a local fan, remember the sensation the team’s run brought to Las Vegas. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It’s been five years since the Mountain Ridge Little League team captured the attention of the city of Las Vegas during the run in the 2014 Little League World Series. The team manager, Ashton Cave, says the team still serves as role models and inspires youth to this day. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Shaquille O’Neal was in Las Vegas today at Zappos’ headquarters to participate in their “Shaq to School” event. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Allegiant Air employees celebrate with a tailgate party after the company’s naming deal with the Raiders for the new Las Vegas stadium.
Henderson officials tried to lure Arizona Diamondbacks from Phoenix with four potential stadium sites in mind, including one behind the future home of the future Raiders headquarters. Discussions between the team and the city stalled out, but Henderson still wants to attract professional sports to the area.(Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Don Webb, chief operating officer of the LV Stadium Co., gives the Review-Journal a tour of the Raiders headquarters under construction in Henderson. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Ballpark’s splash pad area is the perfect place to keep cool while enjoying the game. (Cassie Soto/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Aces claimed the best record in the WNBA with a 74-71 win over the Indiana Fever on July 10, 2019, (WNBA)
NBA commissioner Adam Silver held a news conference Tuesday at Wynn Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Aces moved past the earthquake-postponement of Friday’s home game against the Washington Mystics by opening a four-game road trip Sunday with a resounding 90-58 WNBA win over the New York Liberty at Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. (Las Vegas Aces)
Earthquake was felt during a Vegas Summer League game at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 5, 2019. (Cassie Soto/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Croatian basketball player Antonio Vrankovic talks about his country’s proud basketball past and recovery from civil war on opening day of the Vegas Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 5, 2019. (Ron Kantowski Las Vegas Review-Journal)