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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNevada’s state high school basketball tournament deserves a showcase setting
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 ...
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Bishop GormanHigh School BasketballSportsState title preview? Bishop Gorman basketball outlasts Coronado, 62-58
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 ...
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High School BasketballSportsPlayer of the monthA’s Player of the Month: Las Vegas High’s Sariyah Johnson
The first time Sariyah Johnson met her basketball coach at Las Vegas High, the eighth grader started to cry.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregatePreseason top-10: Gorman basketball sits atop a deep field of contenders
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 ...
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Sun Standout AwardsNewsAggregate15 titles later, Centennial’s Weitz still shaping the game and her players
Karen Weitz is this year’s Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement recipient. The award, given to Weitz during Monday’s Sun Standout Awards show, recognizes outstanding contributions to ...
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AllNewsAggregateJett Washington takes over down the stretch, leads Bishop Gorman basketball to state title
It was Gorman coaching legend Grant Rice’s 15th overall championship. Earlier in the playoffs he hit a milestone of 600 wins ...
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NewsAllSportsBig shot brings home title No. 15 for Centennial girls
For the better part of a decade it seemed the Centennial girls basketball team was a lock for the state championship, but the outcome of ...
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NewsAllAggregateCoach’s vision sets Mojave on path to title showdown with Gorman
KeJuan Clark grabbed a pen and piece of paper and started writing. Clark, then the new Mojave High School basketball coach, jotted a list of ...
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NewsAllSportsBishop Gorman boys back in state title game behind Nick Jefferson's double-double
Coming out of halftime with a 29-17 lead, the Bishop Gorman boys’ basketball team was ready to put away Desert Pines in Wednesday’s state semifinal ...
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AllSportsAggregateUnderdog Silverado soars into semifinals of boys’ state basketball playoffs
Some will say the Silverado High School basketball team doesn’t belong in today’s large-school state semifinals. But the Skyhawks will enter the semifinals with a ...
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NewsAllSportsLate rally helps Coronado basketball down Bishop Gorman in battle of state's top teams
A regular season high school basketball game Saturday between defending state champion Bishop Gorman and state runner-up Coronado was considered a battle of the state’s ...
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NewsAllMen's BasketballUNLV basketball flunks first conference test at Boise State
UNLV was dealt harsh dose of Mountain West reality on Tuesday, as conference contender Boise State handed Kevin Kruger’s squad an 81-59 defeat that was ...
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NewsSportsUNLV basketball analysisNCAA-bound Lady Rebels coach, like her father, fueled by competitive drive
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 ...
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NewsAllSportsChalk up another win for Liberty in basketball rivalry with Gorman
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 ...
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NewsSportsAggregateGonzaga's Julian Strawther gets dreamlike moment in Las Vegas
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 ...
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NewsSportsAggregateUNLV signee Rob Whaley’s transformation into a top recruit
Two years ago, Rob Whaley weighed in at more than 320 pounds, leading most Division I programs to question his discipline, his work ethic and ...
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NewsSportsPrep SportsLiberty basketball again beats Bishop Gorman — this time by 23 points
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. ...
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NewsAllSportsFemale Athlete of the Year: Aaliyah Gayles, Spring Valley basketball
Aaliyah Gayles came into the season as the most decorated basketball player in Southern Nevada, and somehow raised her profile and level of play even ...
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NewsAllSportsGame of the Year: Bishop Gorman beats Liberty in thrilling double-overtime basketball affair
This late-December night of basketball had a little bit of everything: multiple buzzer beaters, two overtimes, a packed gym to watch undefeated rivals square off, ...
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OpinionBrian GreenspunWhere I StandLas Vegas deserves more than just Adelson’s voice
Killing daily newspapers is not something that should bring anyone who works in this industry any pleasure, nor anyone who believes in our democracy and ...
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MusicReview: Cyndi Lauper stays true to her colors in artsy Vegas residency at the Colosseum
After wrapping an international farewell tour last year and being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November, Lauper’s pistol energy continues ...
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BusinessNewsAggregate40 Under 40: Celebrating the leaders shaping Las Vegas’ future
From entrepreneurs to community advocates, this year’s 40 Under 40 class reflects a shared commitment to progress, service and impact.
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NewsNevada, California and Arizona announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River
With the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced Friday that they have agreed on a ...
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NewsAggregateAllVanderpump Hotel set to open next month on Las Vegas Strip
Lisa Vanderpump is on the verge of adding a new title to her résumé: hotelier. The Vanderpump Hotel, a 188-room boutique resort taking shape from ...
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AggregateAllNewsLas Vegas to Sonoma wine country just got significantly faster
Southwest Airlines’ new nonstop Las Vegas-Santa Rosa service offers a quick route into Sonoma County, where redwoods, historic homes and wineries await …
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A&E5 thoughts: The 2026 LVL Up Expo at Las Vegas Convention Center
If cosplay is the currency of every great fan expo, LVL Up was loaded.
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Fine Art'Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas' highlights the legacy of the city's African American community
"Rhythm and Resilience" is on display through August 20 at the new Civic Center Gallery.
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MGM GrandMGM ResortsBusinessMGM Grand launches retro gaming lounge with free play for guests
MGM Grand has opened Bonus Round Totally Awesome Bar + Arcade, a 21-and-older venue that blends classic arcade games with cocktails, casual food and a ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: April 30-May 6
Mary J. Blige at Dolby Live, 50 Cent at LIV, Emo Orchestra at the Strat, Las Vegas DreamBirds at Hard Rock Live and more.
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AggregateAllSportsHenderson 12-year-old wins Elks National Hoop Shoot with perfect performance
Duncan, a 12-year-old sixth-grader at Jack & Terry Mannion Middle School in Henderson, won the Elks Free Throw National Hoop Shoot on April 18 in ...
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NewsOpinionSportsLas Vegas High's NFL pipeline starts with neighborhood grit
Fernando Carmona Jr. is one of four players from Las Vegas High who will take part in rookie minicamps in the coming weeks — a ...
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NewsairplaneAllegiant AirSpirit Airlines ceases operations. Las Vegas airport says all 16 routes still covered
Spirit Airlines took its last flight this week, ending 34 years of bright yellow planes and bare-bones fares that made budget travel accessible to millions ...
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NewsAggregateAllGolden Knights fall behind in series against Mammoth after dropping Game 3
Lawson Crouse scored twice in a 5:42 span in the second period and the Utah Mammoth won the first NHL playoff game in the state, ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateLas Vegas pitched as relocation spot for Vancouver MLS team
The Athletic reports that a special committee of MLS owners met earlier this month to discuss the future of the Vancouver franchise, including the possibility ...
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MusicOlivia Rodrigo plus Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean set December dates in Las Vegas
A couple of blockbuster tours announced Las Vegas dates for December on Thursday, with Olivia Rodrigo booking two nights at T-Mobile Arena and Luke Bryan ...
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Breaking NewsNevada mourns Ruby Duncan, a legendary advocate for poor families
Ruby Duncan co-founded Operation Life, a nonprofit she directed for nearly two decades, building medical clinics, daycare centers, drug prevention programs and employment initiatives.
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsVanderbilt forward transferring to UNLV basketball
His most notable experience came as a sophomore at Washington in 2024-25 when he averaged 11.8 points and five rebounds per game in making 27 ...
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MusicMoshpits and memories: Sick New World Las Vegas
After a year-long hiatus, Sick New World returned to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 25 with more than 50 bands.
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AggregateAllNewsNew extreme heat strategy aims to shield Southern Nevada’s most vulnerable commuters
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada launched a plan to fortify the region’s infrastructure against extreme heat ...
