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
Here is an initial list of potential candidates to serve as offensive coordinator on Klint Kubiak’s first staff with the Las Vegas Raiders, including a clear front-runner.
Jonas Rondbjerg left Sunday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks with an apparent lower-body injury, putting the Golden Knights forward’s status for the Winter Olympics in question.
A two-vehicle crash involving an off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer is being investigated Monday morning in the west Las Vegas Valley.
An Arizona sheriff says “we do in fact have a crime scene” as authorities search for the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who was reported missing over the weekend.
WWE’s WrestleMania returns to Las Vegas in April and with it will be a fan fest and televised broadcasts of “Friday Night SmackDown” and “Monday Night Raw.”
High school students stand to benefit the most from CCSD’s new bell schedule. But researchers say middle school students could be worse off for having classes start earlier.
Las Vegas is a high-velocity market with strong demand drivers, but it rewards disciplined execution and punishes uncertainty, said Art Zargaryan, CEO of Pegasus Development.
Long thought a favorite of veteran signal-callers, Kubiak if hired as Raiders could would most likely be working with the Indiana star Mendoza.
The Golden Knights almost completed another multigoal comeback Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks, but a fifth straight loss is hammering the point home that they need to start on time.
A local supermarket chain plans to open another store, in a plaza that’s now being named for the grocer.
Southern Nevada gasoline prices are primed to increase as the switch from winter blend to summer blend fuel begins.
Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what’s already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States.
Here’s today’s local and national sports schedule, including television and radio listings.
The Vegas Golden Knights downward spiral continued Sunday night with a 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center — their fifth straight loss and their seventh defeat in their past eight games.
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States now have a reason to root out fraud, enforce work requirements.
As a long-time Costco member, you learn pretty quickly that it’s actually cheaper to be a member than not be one, despite having to pay to shop at the warehouse club.
Law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant in the east Las Vegas Valley on Saturday. Federal court records argue individuals linked to the home had a history of violating FDA regulations.