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From the PressboxOpinionSportsPublic schools force a needed reset for Nevada high school football
Since 2009, Gorman has claimed every state title but one, the lone exception being Liberty’s stunning upset in 2019. Now, the public schools are done ...
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Prep SportsRaidersNewsRaiders describe traits they want in franchise QB but remain silent on Mendoza as NFL combine opens
Las Vegas Raiders general manager John Spytek never uttered the name Fernando Mendoza while speaking at the NFL's annual scouting combine Tuesday.
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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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NewsUNLVUNLV sportsUNLV basketball fights off late rally from Grand Canyon
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 29 points, including 20 in the first half, and UNLV held off a late rally to defeat Grand Canyon 80-78 on Saturday ...
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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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NewsAggregateAllA’s Player of the Month: Slam Nevada's Drake Hooiman
Drake Hooiman had been in Las Vegas for only a few weeks, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to stay.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateLas Vegas youth hockey boom outpaces rinks, inspires a grassroots solution
Gina Usufzy is working to establish Las Vegas Community Sports Complex, the region’s first nonprofit community ice rink and multiuse indoor turf field.
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NewsHigh School FootballPrep SportsHigh School Football Picks: Playoff semifinals in Nevada
The Open Division high school football playoffs in Nevada begin Friday with one game expected to be competitive and another projected as a blowout.
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Las Vegas AcesNewsAggregateAces, Mercury overcame challenges to reach the WNBA Finals
Las Vegas and Phoenix faced serious questions during the regular season about whether they were championship material, then came dangerously close to being forced to ...
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Why some teams would rather not make prep football’s top playoff tier in Las Vegas
High school football across Las Vegas kicks off Friday with an unusual twist: A new points system brought on by offseason realignment will determine which ...
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Las Vegas AcesPrep SportsSportsA’ja Wilson scores a season-high 37, Las Vegas holds off Dallas
A’ja Wilson scored a season-high 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season and the Las Vegas Aces held off ...
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baseballSportsPrep SportsBraves select Basic Academy star Southisene 22nd overall
Shortstop Tate Southisene, who led Basic Academy to the state championship last spring, was selected No. 22 overall by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday ....
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Player of the monthHigh School FootballSportsZero Teen Fatalities' Player of the Month: Las Vegas High's Tanner Vibabul
Tanner Vibabul would sit mesmerized in the Las Vegas High bleachers watching the players he idolized command the field below.
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Prep SportsSportsFeaturedMoment of the Year: Bray’ana Miles, Democracy Prep
Facing a three-point deficit against reigning state champion Bishop Gorman in the state semifinals, Democracy Prep’s Bray’ana Miles embraced the pressure of the final moments.
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FeaturedPrep SportsSportsHank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award: Karen Weitz, Centennial
This winter, Karen Weitz hoisted her 15th state championship trophy, extending her own Nevada record.
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FeaturedSportsPrep SportsCitizen of the Year: Aiyana Castro, Arbor View
Aiyana Castro dedicates herself to addressing the needs of children and teens in her community.
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FeaturedSportsPrep SportsGame of the Year: Silverado vs. Coronado Basketball
With 1.3 seconds left in the playoff showdown, Travis Fralin stood at the free throw line, Silverado’s championship hopes resting on his shoulders.
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FeaturedPrep SportsSportsSun Standout Awards of Excellence: Manuel Saldate, SLAM & Melvin Whitehead, Liberty
It’s virtually impossible to accomplish what SLAM Nevada’s Manuel Saldate and Liberty High’s Melvin Whitehead did over the past four seasons on the wrestling mat.
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FeaturedPrep SportsSportsFemale Athlete of the Year: Ayanna Watson, Bishop Gorman
Watson had a state-best 705 kills at seven kills per set in repeating as state player of the year. Even more impressive: She had a ...
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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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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&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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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.”
