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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best Team: 2017-2018 Vegas Golden Knights
The inaugural Golden Knights went from an expansion team listed at 500-to-1 title odds to within a few games of capturing the Cup.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best High School Legend: Steven Jackson
In three seasons at Eldorado, the imposing tailback rushed for 6,396 yards and 81 touchdowns.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best Coach: Jerry Tarkanian
"Tark" won 80% of his games, led the Rebels to the 1990 national championship and four Final Four appearances.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best Sports Venue: T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena hosts one of the best hockey experiences and has become the top combat sports venue in the world.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best Male Athlete: Andre Agassi
On top of his eight Grand Slam trophies and an Olympic gold medal, Agassi maintains a strong connection to his hometown that continues to this ...
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best Sports Moment: Vegas Golden Knights win first home game (October 10, 2017)
It might not have brought Las Vegas a championship trophy but this victory meant so much in a far different way.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best MMA Fighter: Randy Couture
Emerging as one of the UFC’s first stars, Randy Couture helped keep the company afloat while it struggled through its early days.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best Poker Player: Phil Ivey
Ivey still strikes fear in anyone who happens to wind up at the same table.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best College Legend: Larry Johnson
Without “LJ,” there’d likely have been no national championship—or consecutive Final Four appearances—for UNLV’s men’s basketball program.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best Sportsbook: Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook
Rightfully hailed as “the world’s largest sports book” for nearly 30 years, the SuperBook has never rested on its laurels.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 SportsAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)Best Female Athlete: A’ja Wilson
A budding WNBA superstar, the 23-year-old has averaged 18.8 points and 7.3 rebounds since the Aces snagged her with the first overall draft pick in ...
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NewsAllAggregateHeartfelt relief: USC transplant center opening in Las Vegas to ease burden for Nevadans
Keck Medicine of USC is the Nevada’s first heart transplant treatment center. It will serve as a hub for pre- and postoperative care for the ...
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NewsAllAggregateLast hurrah on TikTok? City of Las Vegas weighs impact of potential ban
When you open the social media application TikTok and type in “Las Vegas,” you’ll get several videos — the brightly lit Sphere, local businesswoman Alexandra ...
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NewsAllSports'Fun must be always': How Tomas Hertl is transforming the Vegas Golden Knights
Tomáš Hertl reported to Las Vegas quickly after the San Jose Sharks traded him to the Golden Knights on March 8, but his family didn’t ...
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NewsAllAggregateLive animal exhibits on the Las Vegas Strip now less for show, more about education
Underneath the shining lights of the Las Vegas Strip, Adrienne Rowland walks among sharp-toothed sharks and brightly colored fish at Mandalay Bay. She watches as ...
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NewsAllSportsAnalysis: In first round, Raiders can't go wrong
It’s Draft Day, which for Raider fans has for about two decades been the most exciting day of the year, for most of the day.
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AllHome AggregateNHLDespite Game 3 loss, Logan Thompson proved undeniable playoff ability
Vegas wasted one of the greatest individual postseason performances in franchise history by losing to Dallas and seeing its series lead decrease to 2-1. ...
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NewsAllAggregateFilm shares Holocaust survivor’s message: Live a life with meaning
Ben Lesser’s harrowing survival in the Dachau concentration camp in southern Germany is part of the documentary, “Commit to a Life That Has Meaning — ...
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NewsAllSportsAces' Candace Parker retiring from WNBA after legendary 16-year career
Candace Parker, one of the most notable women’s basketball players in history and part of the Las Vegas Aces championship team in 2023, has retired, ...
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GamingStudy links sports betting with binge drinking
A new study shows that sports bettors are more likely to binge drink than individuals who are not gambling at all or who are gambling ...
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A&E‘Contemporary Ex-votos’ mixes Latinx tradition with modern artistry at the Barrick Museum
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art’s newest exhibit combines contemporary expressions of 15 Latinx artists with a collection of ex-votos from the archives of New ...
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AllSportsAggregateGolden Knights have beaten the Stars at their own game so far in playoff series
The Golden Knights return home for the first time in this year’s playoffs at 7:30 tonight with a 2-0 series lead over the Stars in ...
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PoliticsNewsAllBiden cuts into Trump’s lead in Nevada, new poll finds
A new poll conducted with 1,000 would-be voters in Nevada found what has been long suspected about November’s presidential race: President Joe Biden and former ...
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NewsAllAggregateFinancial literacy class sets teens on path to succeed in life
Richard Shipin, who teaches a financial literacy class at the Delta Academy, said it’s critical to instruct students about what’s ahead in life. Financial literacy, ...
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NewsAllOpinionWhy money burns a hole in your pocket and how to build financial resilience
When my kids were little, we would occasionally give them a few dollars as a reward. They would put the money in their pocket, then ...
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NewsAllSportsRaiders go with tight end Brock Bowers in first round of NFL Draft
After months of speculation, the Las Vegas Raiders opted to keep their pick and select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall in ...
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NewsAllSportsGolden Knights aim to dominate around net, retake control of series
The Golden Knights have taken shots from all over the ice in their playoff series against the Stars. The Stars have taken a different approach ...
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NewsAllAggregateWhat road woes? Series moves back to Dallas where Golden Knights have dominated
The Golden Knights tonight are looking to continue a trend in their Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Dallas Stars where the road team has ...
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AllSportsHome AggregateLive coverage: Golden Knights heading home with 2-0 series lead on Stars
Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy didn’t want his team to be content getting out of the first two games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with ...
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AllSportsHome AggregateGolden Knights need to show the innate resilience they claim in Game 4
Now might be the first real time Vegas can prove its long-touted calm under pressure and resilient nature. The Golden Knights understand the gravity of ...
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NewsAllAggregateClark County School District looks west to recruit new teachers
The Clark County School District is targeting Southern California with its newest educator recruiting campaign, the district announced Tuesday.
