Michael Andre recently won a U.S. Tennis Association boys 16 national level 2 tournament and will play in the prestigious Easter Bowl tournament next month. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The forward said Sunday at City National Arena his physical style of game can help the team in the playoffs. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on facing Los Angeles on Sunday at City National Arena. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kathy Olivier talks about the win over New Mexico on Feb. 24, 2018, at Cox Pavilion. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The defenseman skated Saturday after taking ill a week ago. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Golden Knights goaltender has played 10 straight games and 15 of the team’s last 16. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jamal Bey had 21 points and seven rebounds as Bishop Gorman beat Bishop Manogue 62-41 to claim the Class 4A boys state basketball title. It was Gorman’s seventh consecutive title.
Centennial girls basketball rallied from down 15 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime and win 74-65 against Liberty. (Justin Emerson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Centennial girls basketball rallied from down 15 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime and win 74-65 against Liberty. (Justin Emerson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kentucky, Duke Now Implicated in FBI’s NCAA Corruption Probe The FBI’s investigation into corruption and bribery in college basketball has grown to include stars and universities like Miles Bridges, current NBA rookies Dennis Smith Jr., Markelle Fultz, as well as colleges Duke and Kentucky. Yahoo obtained the documents, which were released Friday, that reveal “an underground recruiting operation” involving at least 20 Division I programs and more than 25 players. Mark Emmert, NCAA president Mark Emmert, NCAA president The case has already lead to notable firings, including Louisville letting go of head coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich.
Following their 7-3 over the Calgary Flames, head coach Gerard Gallant talks about what shifted the momentum in the team’s favor and more.
The forward took Pierre-Edouard Bellemare’s place in the lineup Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 vs. Anaheim (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Golden Knights took over the NHL’s points lead Saturday. On Monday, the Knights were at the top of another board. The expansion team from Las Vegas became the new betting favorite at the Westgate Superbook to win this year’s Stanley Cup at 4-1 odds. The Knights opened at 200-1 and were as high as 500-1 before the 2017-18 season, according to Westgate sports book director Jay Kornegay. “The Knights started off as the longest shot on the board to win the Stanley Cup,” Kornegay said. “No one was betting them. There was no interest, which totally makes sense for an expansion team. Now it’s crazy to say they’re the favorite to hoist the Cup.”
Bill Laimbeer, coach of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, talks about the role the team will play in perhaps bringing an NBA team to Las Vegas. (Ron Kantowski /Las Vegas Review Journal)
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on the play of the team’s fourth line Friday at City National Arena. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Katie Powell talks about differences in her game from last year to now on Feb. 15, 2018, at UNLV. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Welterweight boxer Danny Garcia will go toe-to-toe with Brandon Rios on Feb. 17 in the main event at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It’ll be the first time Garcia steps into the ring since suffering his first career loss to Keith Thurman almost one year ago.
The first in-game wedding in team history occurred during the second intermission of the Knight’s 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
“Sugar” Shane Mosley, an inductee of the 14-member 2018 Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame class, remembers the signature fight of his career, says that he’s completely done with fighting and also breaks down the main and co-main event boxing bouts on the Feb. 17 card taking place at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino.
Welterweight boxer Brandon Rios will face Danny Garcia at the Mandalay Bay on Feb. 17. Ahead of the bout, he explains why he’d rather be called a ‘wild berry’ and not a ‘cherry’.
The Lights FC successful preseason opener had one major issue. Certain fans used a chant that has anti-homosexual connotations. The club is hoping to end its use immediately. The chant has a history of use in Mexican soccer but has been condemned by FIFA. Lights owner Brett Lashbrook: “Of course it’s not permitted. Of course it’s not tolerated.”
The Vegas Golden Knights joined artists from Cirque du Soleil
for some cross training at the KÀ Theater at MGM Grand.
The Vegas Golden Knights joined artists from Cirque du Soleil
for some cross training at the KÀ Theater at MGM Grand.
Chloe Kim Just Shredded the Women’s Halfpipe. The Internet Is Calling Her the Greatest of All Time Kim took the world by storm with her dazzling performance in the women’s halfpipe final, which earned her a gold medal. The 17-year-old not only crushed it at her first Olympics with a near-perfect score of 98.2 but won over the hearts of spectators with her humor. Kim tweeted this gem just hours before her gold medal performance and it isn’t the first time she posted about food. The American also became the youngest woman to capture a medal in snowboarding. She’s a rockstar!
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on the status of injured goaltender Malcolm Subban on Monday at City National Arena. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin on his line’s recent struggles offensively Monday at City National Arena. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch on the team’s lack of secondary scoring the past six weeks Monday at City National Arena. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant said during the post-game news conference that goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury’s saves helped boost the team and led them to their 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Philadelphia Flyers rookie Center talked about his game on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant on the team’s recent road trip Saturday at City National Arena. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)