The marriage between the NFL and our community over the past five years is nothing short of amazing, starting with the state’s investment to help fund a portion of the Raiders’ nearly $2 billion stadium near the Strip. The $750 million in public money funded by a small hotel tax increase sure looks like ...
A few minutes before the start of the UNLV basketball game on Wednesday, the Sun’s Mike Grimala started taking inventory of the fans in attendance. Actually, it wasn’t that tough of a job — he simply needed to count to 300. That’s about how many fans he spotted at inside ...
There’s little question that the UNLV football team has improved. While a 28-20 loss Friday to visiting San Diego State didn’t necessarily highlight ...
If you are looking for signs that the UNLV basketball program is heading the right direction, Saturday’s hard-fought 55-52 win against visiting Cal should provide plenty of evidence.
“The Shaq Courts” at Doolittle also include an art installation of a life-sized pair of the NBA legend’s shoes. Shaquille O’Neal, a Las Vegas resident, takes pride in being an active part of his adopted hometown, showing up last weekend at the court’s groundbreaking and testing …
The Southern Nevada Officials Association is facing a significant shortage of referees for high school and youth sports, and the crunch can be partially attributed to the way officials are treated by parents and coaches, veteran official Vince Kristosik said.
Tory Glasper has a vision of how the postgame celebration will feel: After his Green Valley High School football team beats Basic in the annual Henderson Bowl ...
It was a historic night near the Las Vegas Strip as the Raiders showed off their new building during a “Monday Night Football” win against the Ravens in the first regular season game with fans in the two-year history of the stadium because of …
If you grew up playing soccer in Las Vegas, there’s a strong chance John Kennedy was the referee at many of your most meaningful games — regardless of the level. It certainly was that way for me. Kennedy is retiring after four decades of working …
Julio Garcia II remembers some of his first practices with the UNLV football team and watching the program’s upperclassmen cherishing their final season of collegiate ball.
The NIAA’s change will bring athletes back on a probationary status if passing all of their classes after a three-week grade check. And during that three-week period ...
The Golden Knights have one of the best fan bases in the NHL, the value of the Raiders increased 117% to $3.1 billion in the five years since it announced relocation from Oakland, and elected officials and business leaders …
Jarrell Harrison’s job offer wasn’t great: $400 a month, many 16-hour days and crashing in the spare bedroom at a friend’s house to make it work. Yet, when he received the phone call in 2016 to become a graduate assistant in the football program at Division II Adams State in Alamosa, Colo., the Las Vegas native didn’t have to give it much thought. Harrison had unsuccessfully applied to dozens of other universities, hoping to get ...