Las Vegas sportsbooks make adjustments for the coronavirus but still attract plenty of action on pro football’s opening Sunday.
Ron Kantowski
Sports columnist
Email: rkantowski@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0352
Ron Kantowski is a sports columnist and covers auto racing for the Review-Journal. He has won multiple writing awards and in 2016 was named Nevada Sportswriter of the Year. Prior to beginning a long career in Las Vegas sports journalism, Kantowski attended Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M., where he played for the baseball team. He is a native of Whiting, Ind.
Despite allowing the first goal, Dallas responded with goals by veterans Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn en route to a 2-1 win and 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Final.
NBC hockey analyst Pierre McGuire discusses what it’s like to be inside the glass for the most unusual playoffs in NHL history.
The Dallas Stars survive a wild third period, getting spectacular play from goalie Anton Khudobin, and knock off the Golden Knights on Alexander Radulov’s overtime goal.
With the first kickoff in Las Vegas’ NFL history just a couple of days away, a pandemic limiting social gatherings is overshadowing the team’s first game since moving to the desert.
Midway through Wednesday’s announcement confirming the 2020 NFR will be temporarily moving from Las Vegas to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price made it official.
Full house or no house at all, Raiders owner Mark Davis says, pushing back Allegiant Stadium’s big reveal to 2021.
The Knights took command on goals by Paul Stastny, William Karlsson and Tomas Nosek in the second period of Tuesday’s 3-0 win in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final.
The pandemic will move the National Finals Rodeo, one of the most successful special events on the Las Vegas calendar, to the home of baseball’s Texas Rangers this year.
The Dallas Stars were faster, stronger and better than the Golden Knights in the first two periods. They clogged neutral ice and negated Vegas’ speed.
The outfield swimming pool sits quiet amid the coronavirus pandemic, but memories of the team’s division title to cap the first season at Las Vegas Ballpark still resonate.
Art Powell was the more famous of the Raiders’ football-playing brothers, but it was older brother Charlie who once climbed into the boxing ring with Muhammad Ali, losing in three rounds in Pittsburgh.
NASCAR racer, Georgetown’s Hall of Fame basketball coach formed an unusual bond that lasted a lifetime.
In addition to winning championships, Arizona’s Lute Olson made those who played for him better coaches and people and never used swear words.
The Chicago Bears were first with the “Super Bowl Shuffle.” The Raiders’ contribution to the NFL music video genre was called the “Silver and Black Attack.” It peaked at No. 97.
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