UFC president Dana White confirmed to reporters following his Contender Series event that Tony Ferguson will face Las Vegas-based fighter Kevin Lee at UFC 216 on Oct. 7 for the interim UFC lightweight championship.
Review-Journal reporter Michael Gehlken recaps the Raiders’ training camp practice on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2016. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ultra, low-cost carriers such as Spirit, Frontier and Allegiant are becoming popular with travelers due to their low prices on tickets and other services. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rest easy, Nevada. Lake Mead is safe from a shortage this year, and is on track to avoid another shortage in 2019. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about practice on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Debbie Banko, CEO of Las Vegas-based Link Technologies, an information technology consulting firm, said hiring has been “very, very difficult.” It recently took a team of eight people on her staff of 20 to find one hire over the course of two days. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. The Las Vegas Stadium Authority will meet with Raiders officials Thursday to discuss details of the $1.9 billion project. The Clark County Commission will dive into parking, traffic, drainage and emergency services in it’s meeting Wednesday in anticipation of the authority’s financial meeting. The Raiders have not submitted documents prior to the meeting, so exact dollar amounts for specific projects are unclear.
2. The University of Nevada Reno will not expel a student that marched in the Charlottesville white nationalist rally over the weekend. A petition on change.org calling to expel Peter Cvjetanovic received nearly 25,000 signatures, but university president Marc Johnson that there is no constitutional or legal reason to expel Cvjetanovic.
3. High temperatures have prompted changes in airport schedules. According to a study by Columbia University, travelers can expect airline changes well into the future due to rising temperatures, thinning air and difficulty with planes taking off. Dozens of flights were rescheduled or cancelled last month due to a heat wave in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas 51s pitcher Ricky Knapp talks about learning from his dad, Rick Knapp, on Aug. 8, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks after practice Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, about how he thinks the Rebels can score nearly 40 points per game this season. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Browns’ season in the fourth of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about practice on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Students at Foothill High School were welcomed back to school with a colorful and energetic experience from the school’s drum line members, dance team and cheerleaders.
1. A 15-year-old girl called police Sunday night and told them her stepfather shot her mother and then himself. Police responded to the call shortly after 8:30 p.m. to the scene where the man shot his wife multiple times before shooting himself. The couple had no prior domestic violence reports. Police say the teen is with police and safe.
2. A University of Nevada Reno student that participated in a white nationalist rally Friday has denounced violence that erupted over the weekend. Peter Cvjetanovic said he attended the rally to “honor the heritage of white culture” and does not advocate for violence. Over 100 people attended a rally in North Las Vegas Sunday night to honor a woman who died and many others injured in the Charlottesville protest.
3. The Maloof brothers, who own a minority stake in the Vegas Golden Knights, placed a monster bet on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight late last week. Gavin Maloof confirmed the $880,000 bet for Mayweather over the weekend and said Mayweather is a good friend. If Mayweather wins, the Maloofs will win $160,000 and say the money will be donated to charity.
The Raiders lost to the Cardinals 20-10 to open the 2017 preseason on Saturday. Quarterback EJ Manuel completed 10 of 12 passes for 107 yards in his Raiders debut. Derek Carr, Marshawn Lynch, Amari Cooper and Khalil Mack didn’t play. The Vegas Nation crew recaps the game. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Colts’ season in the third of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about his team’s defense. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rich Ryerson, UNLV soccer coach, chats about Rebels player Danny Musovski being nominated for college soccer’s top award at Peter Johann Field in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 8, 2017. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review Journal)
At a media workout at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas on Aug. 11, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor said he’ll prove the doubters wrong once again and proclaimed himself “the God of boxing”.
The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang bring you the highlights from Conor McGregor’s media day ahead of his fight with Floyd Mayweather. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
STEM-oriented summer camp company iD Tech has offered weeklong summer tech camps in Nevada for about five years at UNLV, called UNLV Tech Camp. This summer the company launched two other week-long summer tech programs in Nevada: the Alexander Dawson school tech camp, as well as a pilot for an all-girls tech camp called Alexa Cafe.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello preview the Steelers’ season in the first of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Officers identified a teenage suspect, De’Mario Lofton-Robinson, in the death of a CSN nursing student. Lofton-Robinson, 18, was arrested Thursday on multiple charges, including murder with a deadly weapon. Police say Gabriel George Valenzuela pulled into his driveway and checked his mail before getting into a confrontation with four men. He was shot at least 3 times in his driveway.
2. A federal judge cut a defendant’s testimony short in the middle of his Bunkerville standoff retrial. Before starting the trial, U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro barred the defense from referencing constitutional rights to assemble or bear arms and prosecutors objected to Eric Parker’s reference to a sniper being involved in the standoff. The court said Parker violated a court order in his testimony.
3. A naked man shot by police last Saturday had $30,000 with him. Court documents show that Jason Funke had donated to the Life Spring Christian Church before and police found the money with his clothing in the church doorway. Police say Funke appeared to be meditating outside the church when he approached police and then fled to retrieve a gun left on the ground.
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe ranted about ticket sales for the upcoming boxing match between Conor McGregor and undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather at a media day in Las Vegas to promote the Aug. 26 contest. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Floyd Mayweather held an open workout at his gym in Las Vegas ahead of his upcoming boxing match with UFC champ Conor McGregor on Aug. 26 and discussed his training and how concerned he is that the fight card isn’t sold out. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang wrap-up Floyd Mayweather’s media day at Mayweather’s gym in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV center Zack Singer talks about working with former teammate Will Kreitler at practice on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Original “Beauty and the Beast” voice cast members Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson and Richard White attended the media preview of New Magical Memories Fine Art Gallery inside The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace Thursday. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez addresses the media following practice on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 at Rebel Park. Sanchez wasn’t pleased with how the practice went. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Raiders quarterback Derek Carr addresses the media following training camp practice on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. Carr is unsure if he’ll get the start for the team’s first preseason game on Saturday against the Arizona Cardinals. (Gilbert Manzano/Las Vegas Review-Journal)