Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

Democrats take insulin prices to the airwaves in Nevada

(via Roll Call)

Comment A top Democratic political action committee launched new campaign ads Tuesday about the ongoing effort to reduce out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Click here to read the full story.

Aces' Cambage pulls out of Olympics citing mental health, physical concerns

(via By Mike Hytner, The Guardian)

Comment Australian basketball star Liz Cambage has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics, citing concern for her mental health if she were to go into a bubble at the Games with no support other than from her team. Cambage, the Opals best player, said on Friday that she is “a long way from from her mental and physical peak” with just a ...

Nevada State Athletic Commission votes not to discipline boxers, MMA fighters for marijuana use

(via ESPN)

Comment The most significant regulator of combat sports has made a huge move in the way it deals with marijuana, ESPN reports. To read the full story, click here.

Iowa man arrested after firearms found in Chicago hotel room overlooking July 4 festivities

(via ABC News)

Comment An Iowa man has been arrested after a rifle and ammunition were found near a window inside his hotel room in downtown Chicago on the Fourth of July, officials said. To read the full story, click here.

Las Vegas Sands launches multimillion-dollar ad campaign to push for casinos in Texas

(via By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune)

Comment The gaming empire Las Vegas Sands is launching a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz to build support for its campaign to bring casinos to Texas. The company will begin airing TV and radio ads Thursday in the state's biggest markets, according to an announcement first shared with The Texas Tribune. The news of the ads comes the same day that a state ...

Five-time 'Jeopardy!' champion Brayden Smith of Las Vegas dead at 24

(via By Andy Rose, CNN)

Comment The final five-time champion of "Jeopardy!" while Alex Trebek was still host died unexpectedly last week, according to a statement from his mother. Brayden Smith, of Las Vegas, was 24 years old when he died on Feb. 5. The family did not release the cause of death. "We are so grateful that Brayden was able to live out his dream ...

Sheldon Adelson makes nice with Trump

(via By Jonathan Swan, Axios)

Comment Despite a tense recent phone call with President Trump — first reported by the New York Times — the most important megadonor in the Republican Party, Sheldon Adelson, has signaled he is poised to spend big to support the president. Last Monday morning a group of top Republican Party donors gathered at the Four Seasons resort in Jackson Hole, Wyo., ...

'Shark Tank' to film Season 12 in Las Vegas under virus safety guidelines

(via By Nellie Andreeva, Deadline)

Comment Another legacy broadcast reality series, ABC’s Shark Tank, is heading back to production after a coronavirus-related shutdown. The popular unscripted show, which traditionally shoots on the Sony lot in Culver City, Calif., will film its upcoming 12th season in Las Vegas. The show, already in pre-production at an undisclosed location there, is employing a quarantine bubble, keeping the stars and ...

Say goodbye to iconic Awful Awful burger as Reno's Little Nugget Casino closes for good

(via By Kenzie Margiott, mynews4.com)

Comment RENO — The home of the iconic Awful Awful burger will close its doors for good at the end of July. The Little Nugget casino in downtown Reno is the next victim of the pandemic. Owner Rick Heaney said, "The worldwide COVID-19 virus pandemic which no one could have anticipated a mere six months ago causing all nonrestricted gaming to ...

Reno nurse dies of coronavirus at VA hospital where she cared for patients

(via By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette Journal)

Comment A Northern Nevada woman who died Tuesday of coronavirus was a registered nurse who worked on the frontlines of the pandemic at several area hospitals. Vianna Thompson, 52, died in the intensive care unit at the VA hospital in Reno, where she had spent the last seven years caring for her own patients. Thompson worked as a floating pool nurse ...

Golden Knights' Gallant on firing: 'They made a tough decision'

Vegas Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant calls out during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, in Las Vegas.

(via Journal Pioneer)

Comment Gerard Gallant says he was disappointed and surprised to be fired as the Golden Knights coach this week. In an interview with the Journal Pioneer, the newspaper in Gallant’s Canadian hometown of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, he conceded that “I understand the hockey business and things have to change sometimes. They made a tough decision and I’m sure it was ...

Desert Pines standout Darnell Washington commits to Georgia

(via By Tom VanHaaren, ESPN)

Comment ORLANDO, Fla. — Georgia added a five-star commitment from Las Vegas on Thursday when tight end Darnell Washington announced his commitment to the Dawgs at the Under Armour All-America Game. Washington — a 6-foot-7, 260-pound tight end who starred at Desert Pines High School and is ranked No. 6 overall in the ESPN 300 — chose Georgia over Alabama, Florida, ...

Trump cameo scrubbed from 'Home Alone 2' in Canada

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington.

(via TMZ)

Comment President Trump has been 86’d from ‘Home Alone 2’ by Canadian TV, but the reason the network is giving for the omission is ... well, sketchy, according to a report by TMZ. To read the full story, click here.

ESPN: Suspended NFL player who bet in Las Vegas had wager involving his team

(via By David Purdum, ESPN)

Comment A three-team parlay that included an Arizona Cardinals game led the NFL in part to suspend Cardinals defensive back Josh Shaw for violating the league's gambling policy, multiple sources told ESPN. Shaw, who has been on injured reserve since August and has not played since signing with the Cardinals in March, made the bet on Sunday, Nov. 10, at a ...

High heels, high tech, high stakes: What happened when Reno tried to kick out its strip clubs

(via USA Today)

Comment It's a hot Friday night when three guys walk into the Spice House, a small strip club on the edge of the glittering downtown of Reno. In the dimly lit room, flashing lights beckon the next dancer to take her turn on the pole. The three guys choose a table near the stage. A group of strippers approach, sliding seductively ...