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Terence Crawford dismantles Canelo Alvarez to capture his historic aim

Crawford became the first boxer in history to capture the undisputed championship in a third weight class by upsetting fan favorite Saul “Canelo” Alvarez via ...

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A grand premiere: Dana White goes big in his debut as a boxing promoter

Tonight at Allegiant Stadium is when the 56-year-old UFC president’s vision for the combat sport he grew up watching finally gets under way. ...

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Canelo vs. Crawford: Will this be one of the biggest fights in Las Vegas history?

Even in a city known for staging some of boxing's greatest fights, the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford match stands nearly alone.

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Facing Canelo Álvarez is the biggest fight of Terence Crawford’s career in more ways than one

Canelo Álvarez has drawn criticism for facing a weak slate of opponents during his current six-fight winning streak and not looking as inspired in the ...

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Pacquiao's comeback falls short; Barrios retains WBC welterweight title in majority draw

Manny Pacquiao pushed back against his doubters, the odds and even Father Time on Saturday night, but in the end fell just short on judges' ...

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PacMan's return: Manny Pacquiao unretires to take a shot at boxing history

Like virtually all the fighters in his generation, WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios grew up watching and drawing inspiration from Manny Pacquiao.

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Analysis: Caleb Plant marches forward ‘the way a warrior would’

Plant has lived the dream as far as his boxing career over the last half-decade or so. He had a title reign that lasted more ...

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Weekend wagers: Seven bets on seven sports including NBA, NHL playoffs

I don’t know if there’s ever been a trio of bad beats in a span of less than 24 hours that hit harder than that ...

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Weekend wagers: A handful of bets to make on seven different sports

The United States women’s national soccer team has now seen its odds to win the World Cup double despite the field being cut in half. ...

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Weekend wagers: Bets for Spence vs. Crawford, UFC 291 and more

Sports books would normally be dead in the final weekend of July, but that won’t be the case today. They’ll be buzzing with patrons in ...

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Spence and Crawford take aim at historic greatness in monumental clash

Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford had spent nearly five years waging a war of words against each other as fans clamored for the two ...

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Davis, Garcia break boxing norms while putting their undefeated records at risk

Cynical longtime boxing fans surely thought discussions for a fight between young superstars Gervonta “Tank” Davis and “King” Ryan Garcia would go nowhere when they ...

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Fighting words: Can the third fight between Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin deliver despite a clumsy lead-up?

Gennady “GGG” Golovkin sits on one side of the dais with perfect upright posture and a blank expression while Saul “Canelo” Álvarez hunches over on ...

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Canelo Álvarez to fight Caleb Plant on Nov. 6 in Las Vegas

Saul “Canelo” Álvarez has agreed to face unbeaten Caleb Plant on Nov. 6 in Las Vegas in a bid to become the undisputed super middleweight ...

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Muhammad Ali's grandson, a Las Vegas local, sets out to advance an imposing legacy

Nico Ali Walsh sat in a parking lot in Reno six years ago and pleaded with the greatest boxer of all time to tell him ...

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Las Vegas boxer with championship dreams needs help getting to his next fight

Borrero, who has no promotion company or manager, is own his own to pay for travel and other expenses. He’s already got a plane ticket ...

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Ready to fight, Herring knocked out by virus again

Jamel Herring was supposed to fight Tuesday night as part of a feel-good card topped by two boxers who had tested positive for the coronavirus. ...

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Inside the Top Rank Boxing bubble at MGM Grand with host Mark Shunock

A lifelong sports fan, Shunock is excited to be a part of one of the first American sporting events to come back during the COVID-19 ...

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Las Vegas Sun presents: High School Heroes 2026

It’s our privilege to once again shine light on the remarkable acts of heroism, generosity, selflessness and community commitment exhibited by our region’s youngest leaders.

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Sports are just part of Special Olympics Nevada's mission

As CEO of Special Olympics Nevada, Thornton is many things — but on this morning, walking through the basketball gym at Legacy High School for ...

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Nevada high school football postseason brackets face a chaotic new reality

No matter what record Bishop Gorman, Faith Lutheran or Somerset Losee posts in the fall, each program will play in a state championship game. All ...

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Kalshi, Polymarket place new bans on insider trading as Congress moves to curb prediction markets

Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after ...

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NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8

Sportsbooks had the Big Ten's over/under tournament wins proposition bet set at 13.5 going into the tournament, but the conference eclipsed that one game into ...

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New casino: Cadence Crossing opens to replace Jokers Wild on Boulder Highway

Boyd Gaming brought all 100 Jokers Wild employees to the new property, a deliberate nod to what makes a neighborhood casino feel like home ...

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66 years after Moulin Rouge Agreement, Historic Westside landmark looks to future

Standing on a small stage in front of the historic Harrison House on F Street, Katherine Duncan-Reed read aloud a proclamation that — 66 years ...

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Golden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, replace him with John Tortorella

Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday in an abrupt late-season change and replaced him with John ...

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Zoox robotaxi rolling out new destinations and improving service

Zoox, the autonomous robotaxi company, announced today that its presence in Las Vegas is expanding and updates designed to enhance the rider experience will soon ...

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White Castle closing two Las Vegas locations

The closures include its restaurant inside Casino Royale on the Las Vegas Strip — which had been open for a decade — as well as ...

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NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16

Florida becomes the first No. 1 seed not to reach the Sweet 16 since Purdue infamously fell to No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson in 2023. ...

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Las Vegas initiative supports trafficking survivors’ path to independence

While law enforcement focuses on getting people, mostly women, out of the cycle of human trafficking, Anzorena said Hope Co. is about supporting survivors’ transition ...

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Tyrin Jones will be back for sophomore season with UNLV basketball

Retaining the Las Vegas native was widely considered the program’s top offseason priority, particularly in an era defined by constant roster turnover through the NCAA ...

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Report: Super Bowl expected to return to Las Vegas in 2029

NFL league owners are expected to vote next week on bringing the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium in 2029, according to ...