The Diamondbacks held off Spanish Springs for a 56-48 victory in the Class 4A state semifinals Thursday and will play the Bulldogs, a 62-37 winner over Spring Valley.
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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.
Las Vegas resident and former two-weight world champion boxer Jessie Vargas is seeking world championships in two more weight classes.
Bishop Gorman basketball coach Grant Rice has built the Gaels into a national powerhouse with 500 wins and 12 state titles, including eight straight, in 19 seasons.
Carolyn Swords is retiring after eight WNBA seasons and joining the Aces’ business staff as a marketing specialist beginning Monday.
Deontay Wilder is contractually entitled to a third fight, and his manager, Shelly Finkel, implied he’ll exercise the clause.
Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 knockouts) stopped Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 knockouts) in the seventh round of their rematch on Saturday to capture the WBC heavywight championship by technical knockout at MGM Grand Garden.
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s fight Saturday night is the most marquee heavyweight boxing match in Las Vegas in at least two decades.
Former four-weight world champion Adrien Broner was arrested outside MGM Grand Garden on Friday.
The fighters concluded the promotion by weighing in ahead of their heavyweight title fight Saturday at MGM Grand Garden.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has barred undefeated heavyweight boxers Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury from facing off at Friday’s weigh-in
Tyson Fury believes he’s at his zenith ahead of his rematch with Deontay Wilder on Saturday at MGM Grand Garden.
Deontay Wilder can advance his legacy as maybe the most powerful puncher in boxing history by knocking out Tyson Fury on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
The heavyweights faced off for more than a minute before Tyson Fury walked deliberately into Deontay Wilder, who responded by shoving him atop a makeshift stage.
Droves of people flocked to the lobby inside the MGM Grand on Tuesday and waited patiently for undefeated heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to arrive.
Sugar Rodgers averaged 3.4 points per game for the Aces last season. She has averaged 7.4 points and shot 34.9 percent from 3-point range in seven WNBA seasons.