Liberty senior Cameron Burist is playing AAU basketball for Vegas Elite this spring as an unsigned senior and hopes to earn the Division I scholarship offer that has eluded him.
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
The Cowboys picked up wins over Western and Valley on Saturday, then beat Clark on Monday to clinch a home showdown Tuesday with Tech, which they outlasted 4-2 in the tournament title game.
Cardte Hicks and Musiette McKinney, who both played in first American professional women’s basketball league, were reunited at Cox Pavilion on Monday, and joined by Moriah Jefferson and Sequoia Holmes of the Las Vegas Aces.
After a one-year stint at Sheridan Community College, PJ Savoy fulfilled his dream of earning a Division I scholarship by signing with Florida State, which plays Michigan on Saturday in the Elite Eight.
Chaparral scored all its runs in the final three innings en route to an 11-1 home victory over Pahrump Valley on Wednesday.
The WNBA’s Aces have re-signed forward Valeriane Ayayi, the team announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
Findlay Prep, the nation’s No. 3 high school basketball team, will compete in the GEICO High School Basketball Nationals in New York City next week.
Centennial scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie Faith Lutheran and scored the go-ahead run on an error in the 10th.
Lake Mead distance runner Shay Rutledge was the school’s only track and field athlete last season, but helped grow the program and will be joined by 18 other athletes this spring.
Ultimate Vegas Sports Weekend is finally here. The five-sport extravaganza began at noon Thursday at Orleans Arena with the West Coast Conference women’s basketball tournament.
Liberty defensive back Octavian Bell solidified his future by signing a national letter of intent to play for UNLV, becoming the fourth Patriots senior to sign a Division I football scholarship this year.
Donovan Joyner is averaging 25.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.6 steals for the Wildcats (10-4), who are in the midst of their best season during his three-year varsity tenure.
Plum on Wednesday was named the Sixth Woman and Comeback Player of the Year by the Associated Press.
The 12-man roster, headed by Kevin Durant, will train in Las Vegas from July 6 to 19 and play exhibition games at Michelob Ultra Arena to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.
Keisean Nixon developed his skills in the Snoop Youth Football League, a nonprofit organization founded by the legendary recording artist and cultural icon.