UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Saturday’s scrimmage at Sam Boyd Stadium on Aug. 12, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about his team’s defense. (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 Titans’ season in the second of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (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”.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez said quarterback Armani Rogers had his best day of training camp on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 at Rebel Park. (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 Steelers’ season in the first of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days. (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)
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)
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)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about practice on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the battle for starting center on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the first day in shoulder pads on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang returned Thursday for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering The Cage Facebook page. This week, the pair welcomed new UFC fighter Julian Marquez. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the second day of camp on Thursday at Aug. 3, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Calvary Chapel Christian School has hired former disgraced Baylor coach Dave Bliss as an athletic director and boys basketball coach. Bliss was at the center of a murder scandal in 2003 when one Baylor basketball player killed another. Teachers and coaches at Calvary Chapel say they are comfortable with Bliss working there despite his past controversies.
2. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver Wednesday night, according to police. The crash happened at the intersection of Lake Mead and Martin Luther King boulevards at around 9:40 p.m. when a black Nissan sedan traveling westbound hit the pedestrian crossing northbound. The pedestrian died at the scene.
3. NASA has a new job opening: planetary protection officer. It pays up to $187,000 a year and responsibilities include safeguarding Earth from alien life. The position is independent and is a three- to five-year appointment.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez addresses the media following practice on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, on the position battles on defense. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
City National Arena, the Knights’ practice facility in Summerlin, got ice Wednesday and is expected to be finished by late August. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez and rapper Flavor Flav address the media at practice Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, about expectations this season. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dominic Smith talks about being patient in Triple-A on July 31, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rookie linebacker Marquel Lee talks about the expectations placed upon him and challenging himself to start at middle linebacker for the Oakland Raiders.
Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio addressed some of the hot topics, including Gareon Conley not be indicted, and the state of the team at this point in training camp.
Raiders cornerback David Amerson on how the secondary can improve in 2017 and the absence of Gareon Conley from training camp. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders Defensive Coordinator Ken Norton, Jr. spoke on Gareon Conley missing the opportunity to practice with the team at the start of training camp and what a standout linebacker/defensive end James Cowser is thus far. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Marshall Newhouse talks about switching over to play left tackle with Donald Penn still a no show at Oakland Raiders training camp in Napa, California.
Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Todd Downing spoke to media on the second day of training camp and talked about the backup quarterback position, the development of offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse and wide receiver Amari Cooper’s new physique.
Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney talked to Raiders season ticket holders to find out if they’d travel to Reno for training camp or to Las Vegas for games when the team moves.
After being out of the fight game for the past 8 months, UFC featherweight Andre Fili is anxious to showcase his skills against Calvin Kattar at UFC 214.
Finn, a four-year-old black Labrador, has been trained by his owner Fred Hassen to fetch baseball bats during baseball games. Hassen owns his own dog training business. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Demian Maia will get his second chance to fight for a UFC belt when he faces welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 214. However, Maia had hoped he’d have a camp longer than 5 weeks to prepare for it.
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley says he’s a specialist in MMA and is absorbing his opponents powers to become a better fighter. He’ll look to defend his belt against Demian Maia at UFC 214.