LaTecia Smith had 20 points and six rebounds to help lead UNLV to its first women’s basketball win of the season, a 66-57 nonconference victory over South Carolina State on Saturday.
UNLV rallied to within two points with 5:16 remaining after trailing the entire second half, but failed to catch Southern Methodist, which responded with an 8-1 run.
Deontay Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title Saturday night with a seventh-round knockout of Luis Ortiz at the MGM Grand Garden.
Edmonton’s high-scoring duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combined for five points, and the Golden Knights lost 4-2 to the Oilers on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
The crash at East Tropicana Avenue and Mountain Vista Street closed all of the westbound lanes of Tropicana. Traffic was also restricted to one lane in the eastbound lanes of Tropicana.
Golden Knights right wing Ryan Reaves said he doesn’t have a rooting interest in the CFL’s Grey Cup on Sunday even though his hometown team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, is playing.
Finding an appropriate balance among conservation, recreation and economic development.
The road to an electoral landslide.
The Clark County Education Association’s plan to pass the biggest tax increase in Nevada depends on public ignorance. That strategy has worked before.
The Clark County Education Association is planning a pair of ballot initiatives proposing a $1 billion tax increase in 2020, but there are other, more trenchant questions about Nevada schools that should also be addressed.
Public-sector labor organizations are the bane of the taxpayer.
Lawmakers should also approve cameras at intersections.
“The average American doesn’t think that we have to completely tear down the system and remake it.”
Democrats have failed to learn the important lessons that came from the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton, and the results will likely end up the same.
Daryl John, known online as Bugzvii, outlasted 63 other players Saturday night to win the first-ever Simon Cup at the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor.
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock after a 4-2 loss to the Golden Knights on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena. The team was 9-10-4 when he was fired.
The Faith Lutheran girls and Bishop Gorman boys were overlooked before the season, but they both tied once and never lost en route to Class 4A soccer championships.
Mason Thornock scored on an 85-yard kickoff return and a 15-yard run, but the Lynx’s comeback bid fell short in a 33-22 loss to Yerington on Saturday at Carson City High.
UNLV defensive tackle Kolo Uasike joins baseball slugger Pete Alonso in providing a fading Las Vegas sports facility with a memorable final act.
The crash occurred at 5:23 p.m. Saturday at the restaurant located near Las Vegas Boulevard North and Cheyenne Avenue.
From Jimmy Kimmel: “When I went to the DMV, the woman at the counter saw L8NITE and said, ‘You must be totally obsessed with David Letterman.”
A showdown awaits the Raiders next week against the Kansas City Chiefs, but they can’t get caught looking ahead of the Jets, who they play on Sunday
The Jets (3-7) host the Raiders (6-4) at 10 a.m. Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
As a big opportunity awaits the Raiders, here are three things to keep an eye on Sunday.
Bill Belichick (Patriots), Mike Zimmer (Vikings), Sean Payton (Saints), Andy Reid (Chiefs) and Pete Carroll (Seahawks) are 551-405-24 ATS since 2003 and 31-20 this season.
New York has won two straight and welcomes the Raiders to MetLife Stadium on Sunday, a Jets team that after eight weeks looked like one of the worst in the NFL.
Handicapper Andy Iskoe breaks down Week 12 of the NFL season.
Former UNLV All-America safety Jamaal Brimmer was one of more than 200 ex-players who took part in festivities before the Rebels’ victory over San Jose State on Saturday.
The barricade occurred sometime after 2 p.m. when police were investigating a report of a robbery at 4555 E. Sahara Ave., just east of Marion Street, said Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jeff Stuart.
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