Although Senate Bill 1 could provide the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million toward constructing a planned $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark, it is unlikely the team uses that full amount.
Mick Akers
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.
The Boring Company’s next Vegas Loop station is expected to be operational next year.
The A’s Community Foundation was added as a sponsor of the Battle for Vegas 2023 charity softball game slated for July 22 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Last month, the state teachers union said it would try to do anything it could to block funding for the proposed ballpark for the Athletics on the Strip.
The Boring Company has reached two milestones in its quest to create an underground transportation system in Las Vegas.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league has tremendous interest in Las Vegas for a potential expansion franchise, but no direct talks have occurred.
As paving efforts for the Las Vegas Grand Prix continue, another round of road impacts are going into place.
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said no official talks have been held between the Athletics and her city about being a temporary home of the A’s.
A potential road extension near the resort corridor could provide another north-south movement point between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue.
The semifinals and finals of the first NBA in-season tournament will be held Dec. 7 and Dec. 9 at T-Mobile Arena, the league announced Saturday.
For the first time in NBA Summer League history, three consecutive days of the annual event have sold out.
A plate that reads “GOBK2CA” was recalled in May by the DMV after the agency received a complaint.
The CEOs of the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals will serve on MLB’s relocation committee looking at the Oakland Athletics’ possible move to Las Vegas.
If the Oakland Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark needs more than 9 acres of land to accommodate a retractable roof, that could be provided, Bally’s Chairman Soo Kim said Friday.
The game featured a fireworks show following the Aviators’ 10-7 loss to the Express, but a sellout in nearly 110-degree heat shows there is fan support in Las Vegas for pro baseball.