http://www.fox5vegas.com/category/208643/sports en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KVVU Sport 15 sports http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22405911/ap-interview-rogge-praises-wrestlings-changes http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22405911/ap-interview-rogge-praises-wrestlings-changes?t=2013-05-23T15:47:48Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:00 EDT Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22408865/swim-coach-sentenced-to-7-years-for-sex-abuse http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22408865/swim-coach-sentenced-to-7-years-for-sex-abuse?t=2013-05-23T15:47:42Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:00 EDT A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22407690/james-bryant-voted-to-all-nba-first-team http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22407690/james-bryant-voted-to-all-nba-first-team?t=2013-05-23T13:57:52Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 13:57:00 EDT LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22407688/coded-goal-rg3-still-aiming-for-redskins-opener http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22407688/coded-goal-rg3-still-aiming-for-redskins-opener?t=2013-05-23T13:57:47Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 13:57:00 EDT Robert Griffin III says he cried after his knee surgery and changed his cellphone passcode to the date of the Washington Redskins season opener as he began his rehabilitation process. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22405913/krzyzewski-returning-to-coach-usa-basketball http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22405913/krzyzewski-returning-to-coach-usa-basketball?t=2013-05-23T13:37:34Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:00 EDT Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski just couldn't pass on "the ultimate honor" of representing his country again as the U.S. men's national team coach. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22406954/euro-tour-ceo-apologizes-for-inappropriate-word http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22406954/euro-tour-ceo-apologizes-for-inappropriate-word?t=2013-05-23T13:07:35Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 13:07:00 EDT The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22406105/mcquaid-panel-to-study-uci-armstrong-collusion http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22406105/mcquaid-panel-to-study-uci-armstrong-collusion?t=2013-05-23T11:27:33Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:00 EDT An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping, UCI President Pat McQuaid said Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22405247/mcquaid-panel-to-study-uci-armstrong-collusion http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22405247/mcquaid-panel-to-study-uci-armstrong-collusion?t=2013-05-23T10:07:36Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 10:07:00 EDT Cycling federation president Pat McQuaid says an independent panel will examine the allegations that the UCI was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22405099/uefa-introduces-minimum-ban-for-racist-abuse http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22405099/uefa-introduces-minimum-ban-for-racist-abuse?t=2013-05-23T09:47:34Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 09:47:00 EDT UEFA says its executive committee has agreed to introduce a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials. News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22404706/woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-to-move-on http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22404706/woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-to-move-on?t=2013-05-23T09:17:36Z AP Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:00 EDT By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal... News - AP-National http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22399979/mexican-soccer-rivals-to-play-in-vegas http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22399979/mexican-soccer-rivals-to-play-in-vegas?t=2013-05-22T18:14:47Z KVVU Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:00 EDT Two rival Mexican pro soccer clubs are slated to do battle in Las Vegas. Sam Boyd Stadium announced the July 3 El Super Clasico matchup between Club Deportivo Guadalajara and Club America. Matt Guillermo Sport http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22397492/police-canseco-named-suspect-in-vegas-sexual-assault http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22397492/police-canseco-named-suspect-in-vegas-sexual-assault?t=2013-05-22T17:00:06Z KVVU Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:00 EDT Las Vegas Metro police said former Major League slugger Jose Canseco is being investigated as a suspect in a sexual assault case. Baseball clark county Rape Investigation Jose Canseco Las Vegas Metro Police Department Matt Guillermo News http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22379632/news-of-2nd-vegas-nascar-race-premature http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22379632/news-of-2nd-vegas-nascar-race-premature?t=2013-05-21T20:19:44Z KVVU Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:00 EDT The owner of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is backing off comments about the possibility of a second NASCAR race in southern Nevada. On Monday, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. owner and CEO Bruton Smith told Craig Huber Kevin Bolinger News http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22300416/unlv-names-interim-athletic-director http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22300416/unlv-names-interim-athletic-director?t=2013-05-20T17:06:46Z KVVU Mon, 20 May 2013 17:06:00 EDT University of Nevada, Las Vegas named Monday an interim athletic director set to take over the role in July. Matt Guillermo News http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22235937/las-vegas-51s-sold-move-to-summerlin-next http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22235937/las-vegas-51s-sold-move-to-summerlin-next?t=2013-05-14T01:49:29Z KVVU Mon, 13 May 2013 23:58:00 EDT The Las Vegas 51s has been sold to a group looking to move the minor league baseball team to Summerlin, a spokesperson for the club confirmed Monday. Matt Guillermo News http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22211880/las-vegas-bowl-set-for-dec-21 http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22211880/las-vegas-bowl-set-for-dec-21?t=2013-05-16T11:17:37Z KVVU Thu, 9 May 2013 19:49:00 EDT The date, time, location and TV network are set. All that remains is to determine which teams will participate. The 2013 Las Vegas Bowl will be played on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 12:30 p.m. at Sam Boyd Stadium. Craig Huber Sport http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/21883935/final-four-coaches-share-respect-history http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/21883935/final-four-coaches-share-respect-history?t=2013-04-05T17:28:40Z RAYCOMGROUP Thu, 4 Apr 2013 18:16:00 EDT Coach John Beilein, in his sixth season at Michigan, has the program in its first Final Four in 20 years. He recalled his days nearly 30 years ago when he met Syracuse's Jim Boeheim. NCAA tournament Final Four Louisville cardinals Wichita State Shockers Michigan Wolverines Syracuse Orange Matt Quillen Station 50 http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/21254061/patricks-daytona-laps-mean-discount-at-lvms http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/21254061/patricks-daytona-laps-mean-discount-at-lvms?t=2013-02-19T18:23:33Z KVVU Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:23:00 EST The ticket price fans will pay at next year's Las Vegas NASCAR weekend will hinge on the success of driver Danica Patrick at the Daytona 500. Matt Guillermo Sport http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22407732/cain-aims-for-another-bigfoot-beatdown-at-ufc-160 http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22407732/cain-aims-for-another-bigfoot-beatdown-at-ufc-160?t=2013-05-23T14:15:02Z APNV Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:00 EDT By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Although Cain Velasquez is a heavy favorite in his heavyweight title defense at UFC 160, the champion says there's no chance he would ever take Antonio Silva lightly. Sport http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22286760/busch-snaps-streak-wins-truck-race-at-charlotte http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22286760/busch-snaps-streak-wins-truck-race-at-charlotte?t=2013-05-17T22:30:02Z APNV Fri, 17 May 2013 22:27:00 EDT Kyle Busch snapped a seven-race drought on the NASCAR Truck Series by winning Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Sport http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22275813/saints-agree-to-terms-defensive-lineman-aaitui http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22275813/saints-agree-to-terms-defensive-lineman-aaitui?t=2013-05-16T18:45:02Z APNV Thu, 16 May 2013 18:40:00 EDT The New Orleans Saints signed defensive tackle Isaako Aaitui to a two-year deal Thursday. Sport http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22238308/ex-nevada-coach-ault-joins-nfls-kc-chiefs http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22238308/ex-nevada-coach-ault-joins-nfls-kc-chiefs?t=2013-05-13T17:07:19Z APNV Mon, 13 May 2013 17:01:00 EDT Former Nevada football coach Chris Ault is taking a job as a consultant with the Kansas City Chiefs. Sport http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22225982/texas-pan-american-leads-pga-minority-collegiate http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22225982/texas-pan-american-leads-pga-minority-collegiate?t=2013-05-11T19:30:03Z APNV Sat, 11 May 2013 19:15:00 EDT Kevin Kirakossian shot a 5-under 67 in windy conditions Saturday on PGA Golf Club's Wanamaker Course to help defending champion Texas-Pan American take the second-round lead in the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf... Sport http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22218305/mayweather-guerrero-fight-draws-1-million-ppv http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/22218305/mayweather-guerrero-fight-draws-1-million-ppv?t=2013-05-10T13:30:01Z APNV Fri, 10 May 2013 13:26:00 EDT Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s win over Robert Guerrero was an artistic success, but not a box-office smash. Sport