Pacquiao has won titles in eight weight classes and has 61 wins in 70 fights.
Adam Hill
Golden Knights backup reporter
Email: ahill@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 224-5509
After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered mixed martial arts and prep sports while helping coordinate online and social media coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The 21-year-old from Notre Dame and the top overall pick in the WNBA draft had 16 points on 7 of 10 shooting in her first professional game, a 79-75 exhibition loss to Minnesota at Cox Pavilion on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Las Vegan figured to take one fight at welterweight until realizing how good he felt during training camp as he prepares for UFC Fight Night 152.
The Chicago Wolves’ run to the Western Conference Final in the AHL playoffs has given Knights GM Kelly McCrimmon a chance to see top prospects compete under postseason pressure.
UFC has held two previous events in the United Arab Emirates capital, but will now make it an annual stop with at least one title fight for the next five years.
The Golden Knights goaltender missed nine games in the final month of the season with a lower-body injury in a year he was on pace for the most starts of his career.
After being known as a bruiser for most of his career, Reaves paid dividends on the offensive end for a team that believed in his skill set.
Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin spoke publicly Thursday for the first time since a controversial penalty call against him triggered a historic comeback that ended the Knights’ season in San Jose.
The Golden Knights surrendered four goals on one power play as the Sharks stunned Vegas 5-4 in overtime to complete a rally from a 3-1 deficit in a Western Conference quarterfinal series.
The former lightweight champion feels he has done enough to warrant a shot at the 145-pound belt after going 8-1 in non-title bouts at featherweight.
The Sharks decided to stick with goaltender Martin Jones despite his struggles early in the series and the move has paid off.
Tomas Hertl promised fans in San Jose the team would be back for a Game 7, then went out and scored the first short-handed goal in a multiple overtime game in NHL playoff history to beat the Golden Knights 2-1 on Sunday.
San Jose has 5-2 victories in the two Western Conference quarterfinal playoff games against the Golden Knights in which Marc-Edouard Vlasic has started and finished.
Game 6 of the Stanley Cup playoff series between the Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks will start at 4 p.m. Sunday at T-Mobile Arena, the NHL announced Friday night.
The Red Wings announced the hiring of Hall of Fame player Steve Yzerman as their general manager Friday. He and Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant played on the same line with Detroit.