The NCAA Tournament avoided the city until very recently because sports gambling is legal here. The governing body for collegiate athletics even had a policy prohibiting its championship events from being played in Nevada.
The UNLV Lady Rebels are heading to their second-straight NCAA Tournament after clinching the Mountain West conference tournament title Wednesday night.
Josh Jacobs, who led the NFL in rushing last season, has received the franchise tag from the Las Vegas Raiders, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.
No. 21 UNLV rolled to its 20th straight victory by beating Nevada 84-47 on Monday in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
A Nevada judge will again be asked to decide which justice of the peace should handle a preliminary hearing in the case against former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III.
After reports emerged Monday morning that the New Orleans Saints were close to finalizing a deal with Derek Carr, the former Raiders quarterback all but made it official with posts he shared on social media.
An exhibition tennis match that originally was supposed to pit Rafael Nadal against Carlos Alcaraz and was scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas has been canceled.
No. 22 UNLV rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Nevada 71-66 on Tuesday night to finish the regular season undefeated in the Mountain West Conference.
When the four-time NFL MVP announced plans earlier this month to contemplate his NFL future in isolation at a “darkness retreat,” many were left scratching their heads.
The Vegas Golden Knights had plenty going against them Thursday night, getting badly outshot in the first period and trailing by two goals in the third.
Authorities in Las Vegas are investigating the death of a 20-year-old UNLV football player from Chicago who was found unresponsive in bed in a studio apartment, officials said Tuesday.
Through the business connect program, the NFL will offer money to small-owned businesses in Las Vegas who that compete for contracts to be suppliers for Super Bowl 58 and the events surrounding it.
The Nevada Athletic Commission is scheduled Wednesday to discuss potential rules changes for slap fighting competitions, including those backed by the UFC.