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SportsMarc-André Fleury will play one more NHL season; signs extension with Wild
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Marc-André Fleury was consistently asked this season about when he would be retiring from the NHL. The legendary goalie ...
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SportsNoah Hanifin gets 8-year extension from Golden Knights
Thursday, April 11, 2024 The Golden Knights gave up conditional first- and third-round draft picks last month in acquiring defenseman Noah Hanifin ..
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BasketballNC State’s run to Final Four revives memories for ’83 UNLV team
Saturday, April 6, 2024 The UNLV basketball team was ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in program history in 1983. As a reward, coach Jerry Tarkanian had ...
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NewsOrganizers: Candidate forum important for nonpartisan voters in Clark County
Sunday, March 24, 2024 Vote Nevada, a nonprofit civic engagement group founded by a group of Las Vegas women, is determined to find solutions to help strengthen the community. Their previous forum ...
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Breaking NewsNCAA-bound Lady Rebels coach, like her father, fueled by competitive drive
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 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 from her dad, Al La Rocque, and usually reads: “Nice win, coach” ...
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FeaturesPay to play: Youth sports have become an expensive, stressful burden on families
Thursday, March 14, 2024 There’s a misconception that young athletes need to focus only on one sport or have their families excessively invest in specialized training to succeed.
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FeaturesBrewer: It’s time to get off the conveyor belt of paying to play youth sports
Thursday, March 14, 2024 The cost and participation requirements have become so abusive that it’s taken an activity that long provided meaningful exercise and friendships and turned it into an unneeded burden.
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UNLVFootball great Sawyer leads UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame class
Thursday, March 7, 2024 Talance Sawyer arrived in Las Vegas for a recruiting trip with the UNLV football team in the mid-1990s, saw the bright lights of the Strip and knew he had found a home ...
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SportsUNLV's defensive leader Jackson Woodard is a man on a mission
Thursday, March 7, 2024 UNLV football player Jackson Woodard settled in at his apartment near campus on Swenson Avenue after the team returned to town last November following a win at Air Force. He noticed there was a persistent light shining into his unit. He opened the window to realize it was the LED display coming from the nearby Sphere, or as Woodard calls it, the “greatest video screen in the world.”
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SportsBishop Gorman player makes most of lone season, lifts Gaels over Coronado for state title
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 Bishop Gorman’s Noah Westbrook tore his knee so badly in the fall of 2021 that it required surgery and a year of rehabilitation. Westbrook had 13 points on 6 of 8 shooting and 9 rebounds in the Class 5A state championship game against Coronado ...
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SportsOn Super Bowl Sunday, the Raiders spread the wealth
Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 Sunrise Mountain High football coach Chris Sawyers received a pair of Super Bowl tickets from the Raiders last week. He promptly told his wife, Brandi, that they would be ...
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SportsChalk up another win for Liberty in basketball rivalry with Gorman
Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 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 Gorman.
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Nevada
More than 100,000 Nevadans have already cast primary ballots
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 Nearly 10% of Nevada’s 1.15 million registered voters have cast a ballot in the preferred presidential primaries through Tuesday, according to the Nevada secretary of state. Data from the secretary of state’s ...
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SportsNew Las Vegas Lights coach familiar with developing younger talent
Monday, Jan. 29, 2024 The Las Vegas Lights will be coached in the upcoming United Soccer League season by Dennis Sanchez, who last season was an assistant with Austin FC II.
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Breaking NewsTwo weeks to go until its caucuses, and Nevada GOP still seeking volunteers
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 The Nevada Republican Party is seeking volunteers to man the undetermined number of sites in the Las Vegas area for its “First in the West” caucuses early next month. Jesse Law, chairman of the Clark County GOP, sent an email this week with the subject line, “Need Volunteers for the Caucus!” The note detailed needing volunteers for ...
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CasinoOn the Golden Gate’s 118th anniversary, officials mark hotel’s unique legacy
Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 Those 10 rooms at the Golden Gate, which debuted 118 years ago in 1906, are still available to guests. And on some nights, you can book your spot for a more-than-reasonable $24. It’s part of the unique history ...
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PoliticsVoters rage over GOP primary ballots in Nevada; party officials mum
Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 Republican voters in Nevada are expressing confusion and anger about the ballot they received in the mail this week for the upcoming presidential preference primary ...
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SportsNew owner Jose Bautista wants to build winner with Las Vegas Lights
Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 Retired baseball slugger Jose Bautista is the primary investor in an ownership group purchasing the Las Vegas Lights. Bautista, who clubbed 344 home runs in ...
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Breaking NewsRed Rock Academy soars to national prominence in just its second year
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 Derek Thomas, a former assistant at UNLV and head coach at Western Illinois, has built the program in two seasons into one of the nation’s best prep schools. Red Rock Academy has posted an 11-1 record and is ranked No. 6 ...
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SportsSan Antonio's Zach Collins staying loyal to his Las Vegas roots
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 There was a time last season when Spurs forward Zach Collins was struggling with his outside shooting, and coach Gregg Popovich prohibited him from ...
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SportsFive reasons to care about UNLV’s climb into the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Kansas
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 The Guaranteed Rate Bowl between UNLV and Kansas, which kicks off at 6 p.m. December 26 at Chase Field in Phoenix, feels like a throwback, especially on the Scarlet and Gray’s side.
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SportsLiberty High standout heads talented class of Las Vegas recruits for UNLV football
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 Andre Porter sat with his dad ahead of his senior year at Liberty High School and established a handful of goals. Among them: Porter would strive to win a state championship in football or basketball ...
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High SchoolVegas' champion: Bishop Gorman football selected for national title
Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 Brent Browner has been coaching high school football in Las Vegas for nearly two decades. When he initially started in 2005, “the teams in the north, in Reno, would always win the state championship,” said ...
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UNLVWhat a win: UNLV basketball beats No. 8 Creighton
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 The Rebels, who have been plagued by poor defense through the initial seven games of the season, answered the bell against one of the nation’s best scoring teams in limiting Creighton to 40% shooting ...
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Las VegasFallen Nevada trooper remembered for his dedication, ‘dad energy’
Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 A Nevada State Police trooper stopped Jonah Ayat late one evening on a Las Vegas freeway for speeding. Ayat rolled down his window and came face-to-face with Trooper Alberto Felix. He was prepared for a ticket; instead he got a stern talking to by Felix. “I got the dad version of him,” Ayat said Friday while ...
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UNLVNear campus, a church offers a safe space, compassion, to UNLV students
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 The Rev. Stephen Govett has a congregation of about 130 churchgoers at University Church, about 18 of whom are UNLV students. But on this day it was about ministering ...
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FoodChef Daniel Ye serves up Las Vegas’ newest foodie hot spot, Nicco’s steakhouse at Durango Resort
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023 Daniel Ye’s culinary career has taken him to all the industry hot spots: Los Angeles, nearly a decade in New York kitchens, and San Francisco. Now, he’s in Las Vegas as the executive chef at Durango Resort, the ...
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Breaking NewsStation Casinos opens doors on Durango Resort, its next generation of luxury
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 Patrons who step into the new Durango Resort for the initial time should notice something distinct: It’s bright. Between the natural light flowing into the $780 million resort on Durango Drive and ...
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FootballThis could be the start of many memorable seasons cheering for UNLV football
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 Driving east on Russell Road Saturday morning toward Allegiant Stadium featured something unusual for the commute to a UNLV football game. Traffic. Lots of it.
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UNLVHistoric kicker: UNLV's Pizano a finalist for Lou Groza Award
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 Jose Pizano’s historic season of kicking for the UNLV football team has reached new heights.
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SportsUNLV’s fairy-tale season worthy of celebration, not worrying about what’s next
Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 The Rebels are receiving votes in both major polls, are bowl eligible for the first time since 2013 and have reached the nine-win mark for just the sixth time in program history.
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SportsPreseason top-10: Top-ranked Coronado basketball seeking 1st state title
Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 The mural of photos adorning the walls of Jeff Kaufman’s office at Coronado High School shows how dominant his Cougars basketball program has become.
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NewsSpecial look: Golden Knights' uniform combination revealed for NHL Winter Classic
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 The Golden Knights will have a new uniform combination when facing the Seattle Kraken on New Year’s Day in the NHL’s annual Winter Classic. Adidas, the uniform partner of the NHL, said in a new release today that ...
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SportsQuarterback helps Bishop Gorman football add another state title to dynasty
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023 The Bishop Gorman sideline called for a timeout with about five minutes remaining Tuesday in football’s Class 5A-Division I state championship game at Allegiant Stadium.
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Sports‘This path chose me’: Sunrise Mountain football coach fosters a winning culture
Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 Chris Sawyers has made the drive countless times north on Nellis Boulevard and east onto Hollywood Boulevard on the way to his teaching job at Sunrise Mountain High School. He sees the telltale signs of ...
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SportsTragic past, inherited drive fuel Centennial coach’s push for state championship
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 DJ Campbell remembers little about his mother, only that she loved the Atlanta Braves and watching the game show “Supermarket Sweep.” But relatives have told him ...
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EventsSpeed bumps, spectacle mark Formula One’s bash in Las Vegas
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 It would be easy to judge the experiment of Formula One in Las Vegas as being unsuccessful. That would be fair and deserving criticism — yet not a complete assessment.
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BusinessWynn Resorts reaches deal with Culinary in Las Vegas to avoid strike
Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 The union agreed to a tentative five-year contract for hospitality workers at Wynn Resorts about three hours before the this morning’s strike deadline, union officials said.
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Las VegasLas Vegas Sphere reports $98.4 million loss; CFO quits
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 The Sphere in Las Vegas reported an operating loss of $98.4 million for the fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30, Sphere Entertainment Co. said this morning on an earnings call. Additionally, the company lost its chief financial officer, as ...
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Breaking NewsMarriage between Las Vegas, Formula One off to rocky start but worth the effort in long run
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 It's an important marriage that will require work and patience for both Las Vegas and Formula One. They need each other for the race to succeed.
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SportsLive coverage: Raiders beat Giants in Antonio Pierce's coaching debut
Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023 The Las Vegas Raiders certainly played like a different team on Sunday. A 30-6 victory over the Giants at Allegiant Stadium showed flashes of ...
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UNLVNew look: Court replaced at Thomas & Mack Center in Vegas for UNLV basketball
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 Fans arriving at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday for the UNLV basketball team’s season opener against Southern might notice something different.
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NewsGolden Knights feed off strong effort from Thompson in goal for 5-2 win over Jets
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 Logan Thompson made 31 saves tonight for the Golden Knights in a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at T-Mobile Arena. Those saves weren’t the netminder’s only notable contributions on the stat sheet ...
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LV WeeklyThe Aces’ thrilling success leaves a major-league impact on Las Vegas
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 It was vintage Las Vegas Aces basketball in showing the grit and determination that makes the team so darn likable and fun to cheer for.
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SportsGolden Knights rally to beat Flyers in final minute, extend win streak to 7
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 The Golden Knights in the third period scored two unanswered goals to finish with a 3-2 victory, extending their record for consecutive regulation wins to open a season to seven ...
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Breaking NewsOdom flipping the script, and UNLV’s football future looks promising
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 When he was hired last December, Barry Odom made sure to stress the UNLV football program wouldn’t be in the typical rebuilding mode of a first-year coach. “I feel the urgency to win and win now,” Odom said at his introductory news conference.
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SportsEichel leads Golden Knights to 4-1 win over Ducks
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist, Adin Hill made 22 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Saturday night.
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Breaking NewsKidnapping of Israeli girls moves Vegas boxing legend Mayweather to action
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 Thousands of miles away from Israel in Las Vegas, retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. felt the same agony when learning of the senseless murders and cruel abductions ...
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EventsUpcoming events to fetch billions in revenue for Las Vegas, tourism agency reports
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 Tourism chief Steve Hill made sure to stress that tourism officials and resort leaders aren’t slowing in their approach to book new events.
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BusinessReport: Average sales price of homes $450K in September in Las Vegas
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 The median sales price of an existing single-family home sold in Southern Nevada was $450,000 in September ...
