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UNLVTyrin Jones will be back for sophomore season with UNLV basketball
Friday, March 27, 2026 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 Transfer Portal ....
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SportsNevada high school football postseason brackets face a chaotic new reality
Friday, March 27, 2026 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 they have to do is show up. The unlikely reality stems from ...
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CasinoNew casino: Cadence Crossing opens to replace Jokers Wild on Boulder Highway
Thursday, March 26, 2026 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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SportsReport: Super Bowl expected to return to Las Vegas in 2029
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 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 reports.
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SportsBautista eyes brighter future for Las Vegas Lights — on field, off field and beyond
Saturday, March 21, 2026 In José Bautista’s first season as owner of the Las Vegas Lights, the minor league soccer club made its lone playoff run — advancing all the way to the conference final before bowing out. Bautista, the former MLB slugger renowned for ...
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SportsPublic schools force a needed reset for Nevada high school football
Friday, March 20, 2026 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 trying to beat them ...
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SportsLas Vegas is poised and prepared for spotlight of NBA
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Monday’s report from ESPN that the NBA would be moving expansion franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle to a preliminary owners’ vote shouldn’t surprise anyone. The league’s board of governors will vote ...
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UNLVUNLV basketball can't beat Utah State a third time, eliminated from Mountain West tourney
Thursday, March 12, 2026 Beating a team three times in a season is a tall order. So is toppling the tournament’s top seed. For the UNLV basketball team, Thursday proved both points.
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SportsA's Player of the Month: Foothill's Lilly May
Thursday, March 12, 2026 Lilly May’s basketball career lasted just one season, but the aggression she brought to the hardwood found a much better home on the wrestling mat.
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UNLVPastner’s faith in his players fuels UNLV basketball's rise
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Pastner’s first season has been defined by inconsistency, particularly on the defensive end, and a rash of injuries that forced him to work with a roster far different from ...
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UNLVSchedule release: UNLV football will be tested early in season
Monday, March 9, 2026 The UNLV football team's quest for a fourth consecutive Mountain West Championship game appearance will receive an early test to open the 2026 season.
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Basketball‘Scary being in the middle of a war’: UNLV legend flees Israel after Iranian strikes
Sunday, March 8, 2026 Desi-Rae Young huddled in the bomb shelter of her Israeli apartment with a basketball teammate as sirens wailed to warn residents of an incoming missile attack.
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SportsBreakout year leaves Gibbs-Lawhorn, UNLV with offseason decisions
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Gibbs-Lawhorn poured in 42 points Saturday in an 85-83 overtime victory against rival UNR in one of the signature moments of the UNLV men’s basketball season. It was the most points scored in a single game by ...
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UNLVLady Rebels draw spot in national showcase at T-Mobile Arena
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 The Las Vegas Strip has hosted plenty of memorable basketball — from the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces to an NCAA Tournament Regional to a string of high-profile college showcases.
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High School'Brotherhood' fuels Coronado basketball's state championship run
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 Members of the Coronado High basketball team took turns hoisting the state championship trophy, celebrating the school’s first title in nearly 25 years of existence.
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SportsNevada’s state high school basketball tournament deserves a showcase setting
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 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 jerseys of Greg Maddux and Freddie Banks carry a warmth that ...
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Sports6 years in the making: Coronado's Collins leads charge in semifinal win over Bishop Gorman
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 Coronado basketball coach Jeff Kaufman likes to say that senior point guard Jonny Collins has been part of the program for six years.
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SportsA’s Player of the Month: Clark's Cassiah Banks
Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 Clark High School freshman flag football standout Cassiah Banks saw the ball flying in her direction.
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SportsRaiders' Mark Davis picked for Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 Raiders and Aces owner Mark Davis will headline the 2026 Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame class, the organization announced this morning.
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NCAA Basketball‘Tough loss’: UNLV basketball suffers stunning collapse in final seconds at Fresno State
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 The UNLV basketball team suffered a devastating 98-96 defeat Tuesday night at Fresno State, surrendering seven unanswered points in the game’s final six seconds ...
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SportsShadow Ridge star Palmer selected for Pro Bowl Games showcase
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 Shadow Ridge High School senior Jaylani Palmer has been selected to compete in the NFL FLAG Girls High School Showcase at the Pro Bowl Games on Tuesday in San Francisco in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.
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SportsPrep football programs in Las Vegas could seek independent status from NIAA
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 Coaches across the Clark County School District are unified in supporting the plan, sources say. The move is believed to be only for football.
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UNLVAt least they hit a 3: Everything goes wrong in UNLV basketball's loss to New Mexico
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 UNLV freshman sensation Tyrin Jones injured his shoulder in the first minute of the Rebels’ home game against New Mexico on Tuesday and didn’t return.
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SportsThis UNLV team has some bite again; what it’s missing are crowds
Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 If there was ever a basketball game for which the UNLV faithful should come out of hibernation, Saturday’s is it. The Rebels host San Diego State at 1 p.m. ...
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News‘Gold standard’: UNLV recognized among nation’s most community-focused universities
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 UNLV today received its second consecutive Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, maintaining its place among the nation’s most community-focused higher education institutions.
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SportsState title preview? Bishop Gorman basketball outlasts Coronado, 62-58
Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 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 coming down to a missed 3-pointer by Coronado in the closing seconds.
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SportsA’s Player of the Month: Slam Nevada's Drake Hooiman
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 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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UNLVNext QB project: Can Dan Mullen revive Jackson Arnold's career at UNLV?
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 The university announced this morning that Arnold is transferring to the Rebels program from Auburn, where he spent one season and threw for 1,309 yards and six touchdowns.
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SportsQuarter-century team: 25 players for 25 years of prep football in Las Vegas
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 Kris Cinkovich’s Las Vegas High teams dominated the early 2000s, but since 2009, Bishop Gorman has rewritten the record books.
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UNLVUNLV basketball holds Air Force to 39 points, starts Mountain West play 2-0
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 The UNLV basketball team sits atop the Mountain West conference standings — though after just two league games, both against teams projected to finish near the bottom.
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UNLVMike Scherer returning to UNLV to coach linebackers
Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 Mike Scherer, who spent two seasons as UNLV’s defensive coordinator, is returning to the program to coach linebackers, the university announced Friday afternoon.
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UNLV'Loyalty matters to me': UNLV football retains key players on offense
Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 The UNLV football team has retained two of its top players for the upcoming season, according to social media posts from the program.
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SportsUNLV’s Jet Thomas carries father’s memory into bowl game
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 The bowl game carries added significance for UNLV running back Jai’Den Thomas, who stands just 15 yards shy of his first career 1,000-yard rushing season.
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Even in playoff era, bowl games still matter; just ask UNLV
Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 UNLV football players took the practice field last week for their initial workout ahead of the Frisco Bowl and were greeted by Christmas music blasting through the loudspeakers.
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SportsA’s Player of the Month: Las Vegas High’s Sariyah Johnson
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 The first time Sariyah Johnson met her basketball coach at Las Vegas High, the eighth grader started to cry.
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National Finals RodeoMichael Gaughan’s guiding hand behind NFR’s legacy in Las Vegas
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 Michael Gaughan sits in his office at the South Point, his desk stacked with papers, the walls a testament to his passions. One wall is covered entirely with ...
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SportsLas Vegas Super Seven: Meet Southern Nevada's top high school basketball stars
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 Las Vegas is producing exceptional high school basketball talent. The proof? Four former prep standouts from the valley are currently competing in the NBA and WNBA ...
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EventsForty years on, NFR remains a tourism powerhouse in Las Vegas
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 The 10-day event kicks off its 40th year in Southern Nevada today, boasting 379 consecutive sellouts dating to 1987 and delivering a boost to the typically slow December tourism season …
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SportsGorman's Prince Williams named state football player of the year
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 Bishop Gorman defensive lineman Prince Williams exited last week’s state championship game against Arbor View in the first quarter with a leg injury.
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SportsPreseason top-10: Gorman basketball sits atop a deep field of contenders
Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 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 talented Coronado squad for supremacy.
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SportsDynasty continues: Bishop Gorman football captures fifth straight title in dominating fashion
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 Maika Eugenio threw for nearly 300 yards and five touchdowns. The wide receiver trio of Massiah Mingo, Zyren Menor, and Isaiah Nickels each caught touchdown passes.
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SportsThird time’s the charm? Faith Lutheran football chases elusive state title
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 Faith Lutheran football coach Jay Staggs posed a question to his players last week before their first practice ahead of Tuesday’s Class 5A state championship game: How many would be competing in their third title game?
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UNLVTake 5: UNLV basketball shows promise in win over St. Joseph's
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 Midway through the first half of UNLV's 99-85 victory Thursday against visiting St. Joseph's, Al Green picked off a pass in the backcourt and fed Kimani Hamilton, who threw down an emphatic dunk.
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SportsNo panic: Arbor View storms back to beat Liberty, earn Gorman rematch at state
Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 The Arbor View football team trailed by seven points in the second half of tonight's Open Division semifinals against host Liberty. But they didn't panic.
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SportsHigh School Football Picks: Playoff semifinals in Nevada
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 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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SportsFriday night roundup: High school football scores in Las Vegas
Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 The playoffs enter their second week tonight, giving athletes a stark reality: Many will be turning in their pads for the final time tonight.
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TourismReport: Las Vegas among 40 airports facing flight cuts due to shutdown
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets to maintain safety as controllers working without pay show signs of strain.
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SportsZero Teen Fatalities’ Player of the Month: Faith Lutheran's Brady Anderson
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 As the finish line came into view at Veterans Memorial Park in Boulder City, the cross country runners launched into their final sprint for the Class 5A Southern Regional championship.
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SportsPastner’s UNLV philosophy: Playing hard isn't negotiable
Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 Josh Pastner's philosophy is impossible to miss. Walk into the UNLV locker room, and you’ll find it plastered on the walls: “Winning this possession is more important than breathing,” the signage proclaims.
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UNLV football falls to New Mexico for second straight defeat
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 The UNLV football team forced New Mexico into a third down on the opening drive of the second half Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.
