Action sports star Travis Pastrana highlights the Nitrocross season finale race planned for March 1 and 2 behind Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood.
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as transportation reporter in November 2018. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
Race organizers provided an updated look at what traffic conditions will be like before and during Formula Las Vegas Grand Prix week.
Athletes featured in “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” and “Full Swing” will pair up in a match play tournament that will be streamed live.
A comparison of four Caesars Entertainment properties’ room rates from when race weekend scheduling was launched in 2022 shows some prices have dipped as much as 70 percent.
One of the most disruptive of the road closures tied to the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit setup is scheduled to begin this week.
NFL Senior Director of Events, Nicki Ewell, said Las Vegas will be on a list of locations that will be considered to host future Super Bowls.
Aristocrat Gaming this week unveiled its full roster of NFL-themed slot machines at the Global Gaming Expo.
The Pro Volleyball Federation added Sin City as its seventh market as it looks toward its inaugural season in February.
The start and finish line, pit lane, team garages and high-end hospitality space will be located in the 300,000-square-foot space.
The late start is to allow the race to feature the renowned lights of the Las Vegas Strip. The circuit will be brightly lit via lighting trusses.
Shaquille O’Neal told The Messenger that he has aspirations of owning an NBA team should Las Vegas be granted an expansion franchise by the league.
With a large portion of the Strip scheduled to shut down for several hours a night during race week, officials are fine tuning ways to get resort workers to and from work.
Vegas 34 will air 69 regular-season Golden Knights games this season on the Scripps Sports-operated local station that is available on over-the-air TV, cable and satellite.
With Halloween looming at the end of the month, preparing for a safe trick-or-treating experience should start now for motorists and families alike.
The home of the Raiders has become the first NFL stadium to be solely powered by renewable energy.