The NBA launched seven basketball academies worldwide in 2016 in an effort to globalize the game. On Friday, 25 student-athletes scrimmaged at Mandalay Bay Convention Center before the G League Winter Showcase. Among the top players was Timothy Ighoefe, a 6-foot-11 center signed to play college basketball at Georgetown. UNLV freshman forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua graduated from an NBA Academy.
Nearly a quarter of Monday’s flights were cancelled or delayed at Harry Reid International Airport on the day after a breakthrough to end the government shutdown.
The case contributed to a push for harsher DUI penalties and drew public attention to the issue of traffic safety near schools.
The Las Vegas Bowl is scheduled for Dec. 31 at Allegiant Stadium. Here are the teams projected to play in the game after Week 11 of the college football season.
This jackpot comes hot on the heels of the resort’s recent Millionaire Progressive jackpot.
The Lied Center for Real Estate study shows home prices are starting to drop in the Las Vegas Valley, and across the nation, but it varies by ZIP code.
Raiders guard Jackson Powers-Johnson is expected to be placed on the injured reserve list with an ankle injury he suffered in Thursday’s loss against the Denver Broncos.
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure successful bets.
The remains of four hostages are still in Gaza after Palestinian militants released the remains of another on Sunday.
President Trump said Sunday that most Americans would receive a $2,000 dividend payment as a result of his administration’s tariffs levied against foreign countries.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Circa sportsbook director Chris Bennett recently discussed several subjects during a seminar at the Bet Bash sports betting conference at the downtown hotel.
The Green Bay Packers are consensus 1-point favorites over the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football” at Lambeau Field, and the total is 45½.
La Bonita Supermarkets is opening a location in a strip mall at the corner of Bonanza Road and Nellis Boulevard, and other stores recently opened there, including Boot Barn.
Self-driving Teslas in Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop now transporting passengers.
Las Vegas is still running warmer than the historical average for mid-November. Typical highs will stay around 80 degrees, and overnight lows dropping to the mid-50s.
Grand Prix Plaza will reopen in late January following this year’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix set for Nov. 20-22.
Here’s today’s local and national sports schedule, including television and radio listings.
UNLV President Chris Heavey is absolutely correct about UNLV’s reputation as a top-notch hospitality school
