Hard-punching Earnie Shavers, who fought Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes for the heavyweight title, dies at age 78.
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.
Most worries about COVID have been pushed to the back burner but some high school football teams are still dealing with pandemic fallout.
Wall-to-wall mural behind third-base suites pays homage to Las Vegas’ Triple-A baseball standouts past and present.
Interstate rivals Mater Dei, ranked No. 2 by MaxPreps, and sixth-ranked Bishop Gorman have combined for nine national high school football championships.
Dick Calvert, UNLV’s public address announcer who is retiring after 52 years, was a bridge to Rebels glorious past.
Juice Washington broke loose on a 62-yard run late in the game and scored on the next play, lifting Arbor View past Snow Canyon, Utah, in the Aggies’ season opener.
A federal judge will bestow more than 700 applicants with American citizenship during a massive ceremony at Cashman Field.
Former NCAA wrestling champ Pat Christenson helped the National Finals Rodeo grow and prosper as the head of Las Vegas Events.
Just three years removed from playing eight-man football, The Meadows has the talent and experience to challenge for its first state championship since 2009.
Kurt Busch has been forthcoming about the head injury that threatens his participation in the NASCAR playoffs as well as what remains of his driving career.
Las Vegas native Noah Gragson was named the new full-time driver of the Petty GMS No. 42 Chevrolet for the 2023 season, replacing Ty Dillon as Eric Jones’ teammate.
Southern Nevada resident Jerry Reuss recalls helping Vin Scully beat the commercial break with one of his legendary yarns.
The legendary Dodgers broadcaster died Tuesday at age 94. Here is how some remembered him best.
Ex-Outlaws QB Matt Clement, a college teammate of new XFL co-owner Duane Johnson, says megastar’s deal with NFL could pave way for more success in Las Vegas.
The NASCAR futures of Kyle and Kyle Busch have become uncertain due to sponsor issues and other developments.