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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNevada’s state high school basketball tournament deserves a showcase setting
There is genuine charm to Valley. It’s centrally located, it boasts the best high school court in Las Vegas, and those brick walls adorned with ...
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Bishop GormanHigh School BasketballSportsState title preview? Bishop Gorman basketball outlasts Coronado, 62-58
The Bishop Gorman basketball team prevailed 62-58 over Coronado on Saturday in a Big City Showdown that lived up to its billing, with the game ...
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High School BasketballSportsPlayer of the monthA’s Player of the Month: Las Vegas High’s Sariyah Johnson
The first time Sariyah Johnson met her basketball coach at Las Vegas High, the eighth grader started to cry.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregatePreseason top-10: Gorman basketball sits atop a deep field of contenders
The high school basketball season in Nevada could follow a familiar script: Bishop Gorman, the two-time defending state champions and perennial powerhouse, fending off a ...
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Sun Standout AwardsNewsAggregate15 titles later, Centennial’s Weitz still shaping the game and her players
Karen Weitz is this year’s Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement recipient. The award, given to Weitz during Monday’s Sun Standout Awards show, recognizes outstanding contributions to ...
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AllNewsAggregateJett Washington takes over down the stretch, leads Bishop Gorman basketball to state title
It was Gorman coaching legend Grant Rice’s 15th overall championship. Earlier in the playoffs he hit a milestone of 600 wins ...
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NewsAllSportsBig shot brings home title No. 15 for Centennial girls
For the better part of a decade it seemed the Centennial girls basketball team was a lock for the state championship, but the outcome of ...
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NewsAllAggregateCoach’s vision sets Mojave on path to title showdown with Gorman
KeJuan Clark grabbed a pen and piece of paper and started writing. Clark, then the new Mojave High School basketball coach, jotted a list of ...
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NewsAllSportsBishop Gorman boys back in state title game behind Nick Jefferson's double-double
Coming out of halftime with a 29-17 lead, the Bishop Gorman boys’ basketball team was ready to put away Desert Pines in Wednesday’s state semifinal ...
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AllSportsAggregateUnderdog Silverado soars into semifinals of boys’ state basketball playoffs
Some will say the Silverado High School basketball team doesn’t belong in today’s large-school state semifinals. But the Skyhawks will enter the semifinals with a ...
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NewsAllSportsLate rally helps Coronado basketball down Bishop Gorman in battle of state's top teams
A regular season high school basketball game Saturday between defending state champion Bishop Gorman and state runner-up Coronado was considered a battle of the state’s ...
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NewsAllMen's BasketballUNLV basketball flunks first conference test at Boise State
UNLV was dealt harsh dose of Mountain West reality on Tuesday, as conference contender Boise State handed Kevin Kruger’s squad an 81-59 defeat that was ...
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NewsSportsUNLV basketball analysisNCAA-bound Lady Rebels coach, like her father, fueled by competitive drive
Coach Lindy La Rocque is greeted with a text message when she picks up her phone after every UNLV women’s basketball game. The message is ...
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NewsAllSportsChalk up another win for Liberty in basketball rivalry with Gorman
The basketball players on the Liberty High School bench were on their feet tonight in the final seconds of the Patriots 72-65 win over Bishop ...
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NewsSportsAggregateGonzaga's Julian Strawther gets dreamlike moment in Las Vegas
Someone called me a number of years ago and persuaded me to go watch the Silvestri Middle School basketball team play. They were convinced the ...
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NewsSportsAggregateUNLV signee Rob Whaley’s transformation into a top recruit
Two years ago, Rob Whaley weighed in at more than 320 pounds, leading most Division I programs to question his discipline, his work ethic and ...
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NewsSportsPrep SportsLiberty basketball again beats Bishop Gorman — this time by 23 points
Defending state champion Liberty made a statement with a 78-55 win over perennial power Gorman in a highly anticipated rematch of last year’s title game. ...
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NewsAllSportsFemale Athlete of the Year: Aaliyah Gayles, Spring Valley basketball
Aaliyah Gayles came into the season as the most decorated basketball player in Southern Nevada, and somehow raised her profile and level of play even ...
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NewsAllSportsGame of the Year: Bishop Gorman beats Liberty in thrilling double-overtime basketball affair
This late-December night of basketball had a little bit of everything: multiple buzzer beaters, two overtimes, a packed gym to watch undefeated rivals square off, ...
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AggregateNewsAllWhere to watch fireworks in Las Vegas on Fourth of July
America turns 250 this Fourth of July, and Southern Nevada is pulling out all the stops. Here’s how you can join the party ...
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AggregateAllNewsLas Vegas road construction projects reach key milestones
Project on Maryland Parkway and Boulder Highway are part of a broader push by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and local governments to ...
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BasketballSportsFeaturedGolden Knights owner Bill Foley details his plan to bring an NBA expansion team to Las Vegas
As the annual NBA Summer League returns to UNLV, Foley talks about his bid for a pro basketball team for the first time since announcing ...
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A&EFamily-Friendly Things to Do in Las Vegas: 8 Local Picks
Need things to do with kids in Las Vegas? Explore family favorites like the glowing Neon Museum, Jabbawockeez and Popovich Comedy Pet Theater
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AggregateAllNews'Mac' vs. Max: Conor McGregor's long-awaited comeback fight comes against a familiar opponent in Holloway
Five years have passed since the last time Conor McGregor fought in the UFC, but the Irish superstar never fully left mixed martial arts behind.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateHBO documentary series chronicling Burning Man’s turbulent evolution debuts Thursday
“The Man Will Burn,” a four-part series, debuts at 9 p.m. Thursday on HBO and HBO Max. Subsequent episodes air at 9 p.m. Thursdays through ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: July 9-15
Jimmy Carr at Encore Theater, NBA Summer League at UNLV, Fuerza Regida at Allegiant Stadium, Martin Lawrence at Resorts World Theatre and more.
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NewsCaesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts deals display positive outlook for Las Vegas
While a change in ownership can be a scary proposition for workers, neither of the Caesars or MGM transactions, should they be finalized, are expected ...
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Home Aggregatecollege footballFootballUNLV football enters a critical season where winning is the only option
For decades, a winning record and a bowl game would have been enough for UNLV football. Then came the last three seasons — three Mountain ...
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AggregateAllNewsLas Vegas joins growing list of cities with fully autonomous Waymo rides
Rider-only trips will begin with Waymo employees in the Las Vegas area, including the Strip. Service is expected to expand to the public in the ...
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AggregateAllNewsAustralia’s Thunder From Down Under marks 25 years on the Las Vegas Strip
The show, the longest-running male revue in Las Vegas history, moved from the New Frontier to Excalibur just one year after its Strip debut and ...
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DiningDiverse Asian food hall Stix Asia coming to UnCommons from Hawaii
The original location offers authentic dishes from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea and Vietnam.
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Home AggregateAllNewsSelf-published book by a Las Vegas teen helps elementary school girls navigate puberty
Las Vegas teenager Chloe Kim wants young girls to know exactly what’s coming as their bodies change — so she wrote the book on it ...
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AggregateNewsSportsWith Las Vegas on the clock for an NBA franchise, Summer League takes center stage
The NBA Summer League has enjoyed plenty of noteworthy moments since arriving in Las Vegas in 2004. We all remember the packed gyms in 2007, ...
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Home AggregateAggregateNewsShoppers keep spending even as inflation hits the pump
While people may have been expected to reduce discretionary spending as gas cost about $4.50 a gallon, Bank of America’s credit and debit card spending ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateHomelessness overall on rise in Clark County based on new count
Homelessness in Clark County climbed 12% since the last official count, with 8,859 people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January, according to results ...
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AggregateAllNewsClark County officials remind residents which fireworks are legal for the Fourth of July
Consumer fireworks that do not explode or fly, such as sparklers and ground-based devices, are permitted for use annually from June 28 through July 4 ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateRascal Flatts to play the Colosseum at Caesars Palace during National Finals Rodeo
The trio disbanded in 2021 after two decades of touring when a planned farewell tour was derailed by the pandemic. They reunited for the 25th ...
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A&EHow to happily lose an entire afternoon in a Las Vegas bookstore
The moment I step inside The Writer’s Block on a Friday afternoon, everything slows down. Smooth jazz flows through the speakers. Colorful spines lining the ...
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A&ELee Orchard, aka DJ Britlee and the Golden Knight, talks about his two Las Vegas identities
The longtime recreational hockey player, Peterborough, England, native and Vegas resident since 2012 has a 2023 Stanley Cup championship ring recognizing his contributions to the ...
