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NewsAllAggregateNevada gold medalist Connor Fields talks about overcoming BMX crash, new role at Paris Olympics
Connor Fields, a Henderson resident and Green Valley High School graduate, is a three-time Olympian who at the 2016 games in Brazil was the first ...
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SportsAggregateHome AggregateNHL players returning to Olympics beginning in 2026
The NHL will have players participating in the Winter Olympics starting with the 2026 games, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said today. Holding his annual All-Star ...
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AllSportsAggregateCan Henderson Olympian Connor Fields recover from horrific injury?
Next to the upstairs room where Connor Fields displays the choicest mementos of his BMX racing triumphs is a laundry room. It holds a different ...
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AllSportsNHLOfficial: NHL players to participate in 2022 Olympics in Beijing
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced today that players will indeed take part in the Olympics after missing out on the 2018 Games after ...
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SportsFeaturedOlympicsMore Las Vegas athletes headed to the Tokyo Olympics
Local medal hopefuls in boxing, golf, BMX and beyond.
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SportsFeaturedOlympicsMeet four Las Vegans swimming for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics
We chatted with Bowe Becker, Katie Grimes, Bella Sims and Erica Sullivan at Team USA’s training camp in Honolulu.
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FeaturedOlympicsBasketballThese Las Vegas Aces are ready to rep the U.S. at the Tokyo Olympics
We caught up with Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and A’ja Wilson before they headed to Japan.
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IntersectionWhy the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics matter to Las Vegas
For starters, Nevada is the only state in the country where you can legally bet on the Olympics.
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NewsSportsAggregateHis moment: Vegas swimmer Cody Miller overwhelmed with joy after winning bronze in Rio
The NBC cameras focused on the winner of the race at the Rio Olympics, and rightfully so. Adam Peaty of Great Britain set a world ...
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SportsFeaturedOlympicsVegas' Rio Olympics connection: Athletes with local ties set to make noise down south
A BMX athlete returning for a second Olympic tour, a golfer ranked third in the world and more.
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SportsFeaturedOlympicsVegas high jumper Vashti Cunningham (and her famous father) head to Rio with gold in mind
She landed a contract with Nike before even getting her high school diploma.
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NewsAggregateAllLas 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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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: March 26-April 1
The Phenomenal Womxn Poetry Festival, Mariah the Scientist, the Philharmonic does the music of John Williams, Major League Indoor Soccer and more.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateSports 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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AggregateHome AggregateFootballNevada 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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NewsKalshi, 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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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA 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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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNew 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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Las Vegas HistoryNewsAggregate66 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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NewsAggregateAllGolden 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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NewsHenderson lags behind Nevada in closing the gender pay gap
Henderson had the 15th largest gap in the country in a recent business.com study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateZoox 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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NewsWhite 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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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA 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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FeaturedT-Mobile ArenaNow 10 years old, T-Mobile Arena is the most impactful non-casino venue ever built in Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena has changed the game by bringing different music, sports, and other types of events that otherwise wouldn’t have come or stayed, most notably ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateLas 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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UNLVUNLV sportsTyrin 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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MusicK-pop star Lisa sets up a Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum
The Blackpink singer, rapper and dancer will be the first K-pop artist with a Las Vegas Strip residency.
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A&EYour Easter weekend in Las Vegas starts here
Whether you're brunching, egg hunting or exploring the neighborhood, Las Vegas has a few great ways to spend Easter weekend this year.
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SportsNewsAggregateReport: 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 ...
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A&EUNLV instructor Elsa Gramola brings the taste of Italy to your table
Born in Sicily, Gramola says she feels like a local now, “because I’m finally sharing my Italian culture here in Las Vegas.”
