Ray Brewer
Managing Editor
Story Archive
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Breaking News
Raiders’ Davis, helping to build a brighter future, donates $1M to UNLV
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 Raiders owner Mark Davis walked through the entrance of UNLV’s Fertitta Football Complex on Tuesday afternoon and couldn’t help noticing four mannequins ...
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Sports
High School Football Picks: Week 8
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 The calendar has flipped into October and the weather is noticeably cooler in Las Vegas, especially at night.
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Sports
Live coverage: Raiders' rally falls short against Steelers in Las Vegas
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 The Raiders’ fourth quarter comeback fell short today against the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Sunday Night Football” in a 23-18 defeat at Allegiant Stadium.
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Business
Cybersecurity demands that businesses constantly evolve
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 Cyberattacks that victimized major resort companies on the Las Vegas Strip this month are a strong reminder to stakeholders to protect their operations ...
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Gaming
Caesars: Driver’s license, Social Security data of loyalty members stolen in cyberattack
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 Data from members in the loyalty program at Caesars Entertainment was compromised this month when an unauthorized actor acquired a copy of the program’s database, including the driver’s license and Social Security numbers of members, the resort said in a report to the ...
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Events
Off-Strip casino Ellis Island finds itself in the middle of the Las Vegas Grand Prix
Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023 Visitors flock to the off-Strip property on Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, in part, for their steak special, karaoke nights and craft beers. Come Nov. 16-18 ...
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High School
Roll call: A look at Las Vegas products in the NFL
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 The initial 53-man NFL rosters feature a handful of Las Vegas products, including three players with local ties on the Cleveland Browns.
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Breaking News
Jewish UFC fighter punches out antisemitism in sparring session with troll
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 Natan Levy, a Jewish UFC fighter, is used to being trolled with antisemitic remarks by online tough guys hiding behind their keyboards.
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Breaking News
UNLV’s Tiger Shanks working to make his game as strong as his name
Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023 UNLV’s Tiger Shanks already has one of the undisputed coolest names in all of college football. His name ranks up there ...
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Sports
F1 race permits don’t yet include construction of view-obstructing barriers
Sunday, July 30, 2023 The parent company of the Las Vegas Grand Prix has received nearly 20 permits from Clark County to enhance surfaces and infrastructure on the Las Vegas Strip ...
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Sports
UNLV football adds road game with Washington in 2028
Thursday, July 27, 2023 UNLV football added to its future schedule today in announcing a road game for 2028 at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Las Vegas
Whataburger coming to the Las Vegas Strip
Monday, July 24, 2023 Whataburger is coming to the Las Vegas Strip this fall and will adjoin the Waldorf Astoria at the Aria complex, the chain announced this morning. The expansion into Nevada ...
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Sports
Brewer: Golden Knights live up to their 'Vegas Born' mantra
Sunday, June 18, 2023 Some three hours after the Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup on Tuesday night, a man and his two young sons walked through Toshiba Plaza.
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Sports
Golden Knights' journey to a championship
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 This all happened so quickly. One moment, Las Vegas is hoping to become home to a major professional sports franchise. The next, it’s home to the finest franchise in the NHL — and with some of the greatest fans in the league.
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Breaking News
Raiders linebacker Deablo uses time off for injury to become a bigger, smarter defender
Friday, June 9, 2023 Raiders linebacker Divine Deablo was injured in early November and lost for the season. Breaking his arm to end what turned out to be a breakthrough second professional campaign was devastating, he says. But, he stresses, it was also an opportunity.
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Sports
Vegas' love for its hockey team 'nothing short of phenomenal'
Sunday, June 4, 2023 Ron Portaro walks through Toshiba Plaza on his way to T-Mobile Arena Saturday for the start of the Stanley Cup Final and is consistently stopped by other Golden Knights supporters raving about his jersey.
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Sports
Female Athlete of the Year: Madeleine Hebert, Coronado swimming
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Madeleine Hebert was never athletic as a young child. She got involved in sports through dancing, and it was fun to start.
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Sports
Sun Standout Awards celebrate the best in local high school sports
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The Sun Standout Awards returned for their sixth edition on May 22 at the South Point Showroom, recognizing the best and brightest in Southern Nevada high school athletics.
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Sports
Moment of the Year: Desert Oasis flag football celebrates fallen teammate after state championship victory
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The flag football state championship game had just concluded, and the Desert Oasis players had begun gathering to celebrate their win over Legacy. Amid the chaos, coach Todd Thomson began frantically searching for the game ball.
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Sports
Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award: Ed Cheltenham, Spring Mountain Youth Camp
Thursday, May 25, 2023 During more than three decades at the Spring Mountain Youth Camp, Ed Cheltenham won 13 state championships in track and field and another two titles in basketball.
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Sports
Scholar Athletes of the Year: Bruce Woodbury and Justine Dunaway
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Bruce Woodbury plans to attend BYU in the fall, and Justine Dunaway will go to Williams College in Massachusetts.
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Sports
Citizen of the Year: Leslie Maldonado Carrasco, Chaparral volleyball and softball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Community service initiatives began drawing in Leslie Maldonado Carrasco when she was in middle school.
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Sports
Coach of the Year: LaShondra Rayford, Las Vegas High girls basketball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Maintaining poise in the toughest moments is a concept almost all coaches preach, but few ever get a chance to demonstrate it as flawlessly as LaShondra Rayford did earlier this year.
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Sports
Rising Star, Male: Christian Thatcher, Arbor View football and wrestling
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Christian Thatcher, a 6-foot-2, 192-pound sophomore linebacker, picked up scholarship offers from Oklahoma, Colorado and West Virginia all on the same day earlier this May.
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Sports
Rising Star, Female: Brynn Kort, Coronado golf
Thursday, May 25, 2023 As a freshman a year ago, Brynn Kort lost out on the individual state title by a single stroke to perhaps the best female prep golfer in state history, then-teammate Yana Wilson.
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Sports
Team of the Year: SLAM Nevada wrestling
Thursday, May 25, 2023 There’s dominance, and then there’s what SLAM Nevada did on the wrestling mat this year.
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Sports
Game of the Year: Silverado boys basketball beats Valley at the buzzer in the playoffs
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The Silverado boys basketball team built a 17-point advantage in its opening-round playoff game, only to watch Valley storm back in the final minutes to take a 70-69 lead with four seconds to play.
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Sports
Unsung Hero Award: Rachel Levy, Desert Oasis trainer
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Rachel Levy had prepared for a severe incident of this nature countless times. So when she heard frantic screams calling her name from observers at Desert Oasis High School after a flag football player collapsed and was unconscious, reacting was like second nature.
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Sports
Male Athlete of the Year: Dedan “D.J.” Thomas Jr., Liberty basketball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 After he piloted Liberty to a historic state championship last year, expectations were set sky high for Dedan Thomas Jr.’s junior season this year. He delivered.
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Sports
Cristo Rey multisport athlete’s impact on community earns Standout recognition
Monday, May 22, 2023 Joyce Calimag's logic to volunteering is simple: She’s paying it forward. “I’m giving back because they gave to me,” Calimag said. “Growing up, we were impoverished and needed resources from community groups. I want to help people facing ...
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Community
How this philanthropy group is making a difference at St. Jude’s Ranch
Sunday, May 7, 2023 Each of the 126 members of Nevada Women’s Philanthropy gives $5,000 annually to be part of the organization. Those individual donations are then pooled to fund the group’s annual grant.
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Sports
New-look Lights start the season with a Las Vegas native leading the way
Thursday, May 4, 2023 Earlier this month, when Las Vegas Lights officials offered their players tickets for a home game, most asked for one or two. Some didn’t need any. Azriel Gonzalez, the soccer team’s star winger, requested 16. It was the 21-year-old’s first time playing locally since leaving the family’s home in east Las Vegas before high school to ...
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Sports
Las Vegas’ baseball dreams becoming a reality
Friday, April 21, 2023 The walk is comforting. In a way, it’s therapeutic. Approaching a Major League Baseball stadium brings back memories of our childhood, when we all dreamed of playing in the big leagues. Even if it was for just one game.
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News
First responder who ‘has seen it all’ calling an end to 50-year career
Sunday, April 16, 2023 Linda Netski was driving to work on a November morning in 1980 from her home in Boulder City when she noticed a plume of smoke in the air coming from the Las Vegas Strip.
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A&E
Las Vegas Aviators celebrate 40 years of development and entertainment
Thursday, April 6, 2023 D.J. Dozier rushed to his outfield position at Cashman Field on a warm spring day with baseball’s Las Vegas Stars in 1993. He looked down at his cleats and noticed something didn’t seem right. The white cleats had turned brown … from chocolate melted into the grass during an Easter egg hunt held before ...
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Sports
Gonzaga's Julian Strawther gets dreamlike moment in Las Vegas
Friday, March 24, 2023 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 team was the best to ever lace it up in Las Vegas and promised I’d be blown away by a couple of the players. That was my introduction to Julian Strawther, who ...
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Sports
What a career: Desert Pines grad's college hoops journey includes brief pro stint
Monday, March 20, 2023 Capri Uzan finished his college basketball career this month at Westcliff University in Irvine, Calif., with a unique distinction: The Las Vegas native is one of a few players to ...
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Sports
Golden Knights give up 4 goals in final period, fall 7-2 to Flames
Thursday, March 16, 2023 Vegas went 0-for-4 on power play chances in a 7-2 defeat to the visiting Calgary Flames to snap a four-game winning streak. Vegas had a power play opportunity early in the third period, but ...
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Sports
Reports: Raiders to sign 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo
Monday, March 13, 2023 The Las Vegas Raiders have their new quarterback. Jimmy Garoppolo, who spent the past six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and has experience in Raiders coach ...
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Breaking News
Anti-vax posturing on social media a grave disservice to memory of UNLV lineman
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 The sorrow I was feeling Monday for someone I never had the pleasure of meeting turned to disappointment and anger early Tuesday when scrolling social media. Ryan Keeler’s death ...
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Business
Father, son open their 17th McDonald’s location in Las Vegas
Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 Ron Smith would frequently tell his son that if he didn’t do well in school, he would be forced to settle for a job at McDonald’s. Christopher Smith wound up getting a ...
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Business
Vegas company’s fractional homeownership model designed for young buyers
Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 Those in the program make monthly payments to Roots to cover all expenses—rent, HOA, insurance and utilities regulated on a cap-consumption. Roots moves 10% of that payment to an account for the renter to use as a down payment to eventually purchase the home, or another property if they decide to move.
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Breaking News
Super Bowl Sunday springs of memories for dean of sports betting
Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 Jay Kornegay, the vice president of SuperBook Sports, sat down to reminisce with the Sun on a busy afternoon last week at the Westgate in preparation for booking Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. We talked about ...
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Business
Southern Nevada's big year ahead culminates decade of growth in the Valley
Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 Jeremy Aguero, the principal analyst with the fiscal and policy research firm Applied Analysis, late last month detailed the economic growth experienced in Las Vegas over the past 10 years to an audience of the business community at Preview Las Vegas. Aguero, a master at presenting his findings after ...
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Business
Mission to help Vegas families achieve independence is personal for nonprofit exec
Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 Terry Ruth Lindemann was only 5 years old when the state of California determined she would be headed to foster care. “That introduced me to what it feels like to not be in your own home,” said Lindemann, who has turned her childhood experiences into a professional passion.
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Sports
Liberty basketball again beats Bishop Gorman — this time by 23 points
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 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. On Wednesday, the Patriots’ confirmed the win and delivered a message: We are the team to beat.
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UNLV
EJ Harkless grabs league honor after UNLV's win at New Mexico
Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 UNLV guard EJ Harkless, who dominated the second half with 21 points in Saturday’s win at nationally ranked New Mexico, was named the Player of the Week in the Mountain West, the league ...
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Breaking News
UNLV gaming institute’s new executive director, ‘a pure genius,’ draws rave reviews
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023 On Jan. 1, Brett Abarbanel, the group’s longtime research director, transitioned into the role of executive director, replacing Bo Bernhard, who is now the university’s vice president of economic development.
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News
Vegas Vipers of XFL to play at Cashman Field
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 Cashman Field in downtown Las Vegas was built as a baseball stadium and housed a Triple-A franchise for three decades. When that franchise moved to Las Vegas Ballpark in ...
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Breaking News
College or no college, local product’s talent worth taking a flier on for Vegas Vipers of XFL
Monday, Jan. 2, 2023 The Vegas Vipers in November selected wide receiver Devion Clayton in the 10th round of the XFL Draft. The eight-team league starts in February, and teams open training camp this week in Dallas.