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Season will be judged on how Rebels respond to losing to Howard, not the loss itself

Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017

If this isn’t the worst loss in program history, please let me know what game was more embarrassing. Southern Utah in 2011? Northern Arizona the following year? Nope. This was worse. Here are the low-lights ...

First-place team: Durango wins night's lone league game

Friday, Sept. 1, 2017

The Durango High football team did something tonight that no other program in the area can claim — the Trailblazers won a ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Giants at Padres

Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Gorman's 'Speedy' wide receiver is difference-maker in opener

Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017

Two-way players are common in high school football. Some will line-up at wide receiver and defensive back, or linebacker and fullback, as coaches attempt to get their best 11 players on the field ...

Faith Lutheran unable to hold halftime lead in Colorado

Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

Faith Lutheran at Valor Christian

Cimarron's Tribble Jr. passes for 3 TDs in win against Coronado

Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

George Tribble Jr. passed for three touchdowns tonight for the Cimarron-Memorial High football team in a 30-23 win against visiting Coronado ...

Shadow Ridge rushes to win against Desert Oasis

Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

Elisha Young scored on a 60-yard run on the first play of the game tonight for the Shadow Ridge High football team in a 47-6 victory against host Desert Oasis ...

Spring Valley takes down Eldorado in opener

Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

Marquelle Diggs caught touchdown passes of 39 and 31 yards today for the Spring Valley High football team in a 34-14 opening-night victory against visiting Eldorado ...

Late TD gives Green Valley win in California

Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

Kalyja Waialae’s 70-yard touchdown reception with one minute to play today gave the Green Valley High football team a 42-35 victory on the road ...

Friday Night Roundup: Gorman off to hot start as prep football season begins

Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

As we wait for kickoff, here are some answers to questions we’ve been asked in the weeks leading up to tonight.
Check back for game updates. We’ll post scores as they become final ...

All-city football: Two quarterbacks bring attention to area, highlight Sun's preseason team

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017

The quarterbacks highlight the Sun’s preseason all-city team, which has players from 13 area schools, including All-Americans committed to the likes of USC and Miami. Here's who made our exclusive list ...

Vote: Who wins the prize fight in Las Vegas — Mayweather or McGregor?

Monday, Aug. 21, 2017

Tell us who you think is going to win Saturday night in Las Vegas ...

We could all learn something from UNLV assistant Cedric Cormier

Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017

He’s from Texas, where high school sports are king. In Texas, you support your neighbor ...

After Gorman, football's Sunset Southwest up for grabs

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017

Every team will be in contention for a playoff spot — and second place finish — in the Sunset Southwest League. Take Bishop Gorman, the three-time defending national champions, out of the ...

Preseason top-10: Las Vegas teams again chasing Bishop Gorman football

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017

Gorman, the three-time defending mythical national champions, enters the season on 54-game winning streak, and as the top team in the Sun’s preseason rankings. In its rise from local power to national brand, Gorman has not lost to a Nevada opponent since 2008. This season, despite graduating many key ...

UNLV is the Gonzaga basketball of college golf, and it's thriving because of Dwaine Knight's hustle

Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017

There’s no better feeling than the hunt of winning a golf championship, UNLV's Dwaine Knight will tell you. No bigger challenge, either. In the next five years, Knight doesn’t hesitate saying his program can ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Steelers at Giants

Friday, Aug. 11, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Rangers at Mets

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

6 prep football players you'll be hearing more about this season

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017

Germaine Carmena admits his freshman year at Canyon Springs was a waste. He was the biggest football player on the field at 6-foot-1, 250-pounds for the Pioneers’ ninth-grade team and didn’t bother lifting weights. He was already dominant, he reasoned, so why ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Kansas City at Baltimore

Monday, July 31, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Here’s a way-too-optimistic look at how the UNLV football season will shake out

Saturday, July 29, 2017

You read it here first: UNLV football will win eight games and qualify for a bowl. But one of those wins won’t come against against rival UNR. That’s surely shocking for some to read, considering ...

Las Vegas guard will start high school next month already with scholarship offers

Friday, July 28, 2017

Despite being a few weeks away from starting high school at Bishop Gorman, Collins already has scholarship offers from Southern Miss and TCU. He joins other notables ...

Chumlee of 'Pawn Stars' selling Las Vegas party crib, minus stripper pole

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Pawn Stars celebrity Chumlee’s Las Vegas house that recently hit the market has gone through extensive upgrades, real estate agent Kyle Gluhm said. “He’s spent a ton of money in the house upgrading it,” Gluhm said. It has “exotic Brazilian counter tops and flooring, Venetian plaster, crown ...

Survey: How many games will UNLV football win this season?

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

The Westgate Las Vegas Superbook gives the Rebels a fighting chance at a six-win season to become bowl eligible since 2013, listing its win-total at five victories in the ...

Magazine's comparison to Cam Newton sets bar high for UNLV's Armani Rogers

Saturday, July 22, 2017

Nobody is saying Rogers is Cam Newton, the Heisman Trophy winner who led Auburn to the national championship and is considered one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks. They are saying Rogers has many traits in common with Newton, everything from ...

At age 32, Sean Kazmar fighting for another chance in the big leagues

The CSN and Las Vegas High product played in 19 games with San Diego Padres in 2008

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Sean Kazmar had dreamed of this game since he was a child, imagining everything from taking infield practice to getting a hit and the roar of the crowd. But dreaming this night was different — the following day, the fantasy would become a reality ...

McGregor on Mayweather: 'He’s in a tracksuit. He can’t even afford a suit anymore'

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Well, that was entertaining. Today's press conference at Staples Center in Los Angeles to promote the Aug. 26 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor featured plenty of highlight-reel comments from each. If only their fight next month turns out ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Mavs vs. Heat in NBA Summer League

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

WSOP boss Stewart: ‘Main Event has proved to be Teflon’

Sunday, July 9, 2017

Ty Stewart easily rattles of the names of past World Series of Poker champions and a few notable occurrences in the event’s 48-year history in Las Vegas when talking to a group of supporters Saturday at the Rio Convention Center. The event’s executive director ...

Faith Lutheran wide out, Liberty defensive back latest to pick San Diego State

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Defending Mountain West champion San Diego State will be adding more Las Vegans to its roster ...

Bonanza football putting in sweat equity to build winner

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Bonanza High's Dion Lee didn’t care what you thought about him or his program. His mentality has always been giving his players a good high school experience. If that means a few long days in the heat selling sparklers and ground spinners, so be it ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Pirates at Phillies

Monday, July 3, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Where to watch fireworks in Las Vegas on the Fourth of July

Saturday, July 1, 2017

There will be no shortage of fireworks shows throughout Southern Nevada during the next four days to celebrate the Fourth of July. Here’s where you can watch ...

UNLV's new multimedia partner will give athletic department revenue spike

Thursday, June 29, 2017

The deal is worth $25 million more in total value, and includes $16 million more guaranteed revenue over the term than our previous multimedia rights deal ...

Because the fans love UNLV, they agree: Time to hit reset button with logo design

Thursday, June 29, 2017

It’s not just the $50,000 spent for the logo redesign. It’s the thousands of dollars that still are in the process of being spent to blast the logo around town — ad campaigns on billboards, buses and in grocery stores. ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Reds at Cardinals

Monday, June 26, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Mark your calendars: Here's the Vegas Golden Knights schedule for 2017-18

Thursday, June 22, 2017

The Vegas Golden Knights will have a pair of seven-game homestands in their inaugural NHL season, the league announced today. The league’s 31st team opens Oct. 6 at Dallas and the home opener is Oct. 10 against ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Gonzaga players picked in NBA Draft

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Vegas Golden Knights fans make presence felt at NHL Awards

Evening at T-Mobile Arena helped celebrate the NHL's 31st franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Los Angeles Kings fans were asked to stand and cheer. Instead, an emphatic chorus of boos exploded inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Next, the public address announcer asked ...

Report: Derek Carr, Raiders close to extension that would carry him to Las Vegas

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

We all anticipated that Derek Carr would be under center when the Las Vegas Raiders began play here in 2020. It looks like ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Nationals at Marlins

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

UNLV basketball's Laird considered up-and-comer in coaching ranks

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Preston Laird had a few seasons remaining in his college basketball career when he started plotting his next move in the game. Josh Pastner, his head coach at Memphis, was only 31 years old when he got the job, being elevated after John Calipari ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Astros at Rangers

Friday, June 2, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Twins at Angels

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Sign of the times: Newcomer orientation for Spring Valley football mirrors national signing day

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Spring Valley High football coach Marcus Teal was searching for a concept to get incoming eighth graders excited about joining his program. It appears he’s found something that ...

These high school athletes' dedication to service shows Las Vegas in good hands

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Ramiro Alvarado would sit in the car waiting to exit the freeway off-ramp and be taken back by a familiar scene: A panhandler — exhausted from the heat and lack of food and water — approaches the vehicle looking for assistance. Alvarado would move along but see ...

Vegas Play of the Day: Yankees at Rays

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Vegas Play of Day: Phillies at Pirates

Friday, May 19, 2017

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with ...

Q + A: National team great Marcelo Balboa talks about soccer in Las Vegas

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Balboa talked with the Sun about the state of soccer in Las Vegas. Here are some highlights ...

Sierra Vista long snapper considered one of the nation's best

Saturday, May 13, 2017

If you are considered the ninth best prospect nationally at your high school football position, there’s a good chance you have a scholarship offer ...