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One tough guy, even when he lost

Ron Kantowski explains why the guy who’s been training one of the boxers on the undercard of tonight’s bout is his all-time favorite fighter

Friday, May 16, 2008

Greg Haugen just might be my favorite fighter ever, not because he threw punches like old Buicks throw engine rods and had more courage than a division of Marines.

Embrace the role of the villain

Ron Kantowski applauds Kyle Busch for not following in his older brother’s footsteps into NASCAR irrelevance

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Nearly five years ago Kurt Busch — that would be the Busch brother from Las Vegas who doesn’t win races anymore — was feuding with Jimmy Spencer and trying to win back NASCAR fans who never liked him in the first place.

Bearded look cuts no ice

In most cases, on these faces, it produces anything but the ‘meaner and tougher’ image that’s desired

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

During their five-year existence the Las Vegas Wranglers have found themselves in any number of hairy predicaments.

Last week’s Indiana primary brings back hometown memories

Monday, May 12, 2008

Last Tuesday I heard my hometown mentioned on CNN — and it had nothing to do with a freak snowstorm or a refinery blowing up.

Where credit is due

Ron Kantowski explains why former UNLV coach John Robinson belongs in the hall of fame

Monday, May 12, 2008

It has been four years since John Robinson coached the UNLV football team and Mike Sanford, the current UNLV coach, is still blaming him for what’s wrong with it. But hey, what are friends for? When Sanford took the job, he claimed he and Robinson were best buds.

Fact and fiction collide

Ron Kantowski finds some surprising parallels between a Japanese cartoon character and Las Vegas’ Kyle Busch

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Go, Speed Racer! Go! But watch out for the No. 88 car. (You know, the one Dale Earnhardt Jr. drives.)

Juleps, giant hats and cigar smoke

Ron Kantowski takes in the sights, sounds and smells of a locals casino’s race and sports book on Derby Day

Monday, May 5, 2008

The Kentucky Derby is often called “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports.”

Cruel world, unusual spirit

Ron Kantowski on the UNLV basketball legend who raced to his transplant surgery only to be denied at the 11th hour

Friday, May 2, 2008

Though I’m not exactly sure what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment as defined by the U.S. Constitution, I now think I can write my own meaning.

Fixed-game drama uses Rebels clip

UNLV should sue over ‘Law & Order’ show, sports footage seller says

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Here’s a new basketball play UNLV might consider: Filing a lawsuit against NBC and the NCAA for implying in a fictional TV show that the university’s team was involved in a game rigged by a referee.

It’s over, but what a way to go

Ron Kantowski finds collegiate gymnast Tasha Schwikert looking for a new challenge as she retires from competition.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

With all due respect to Brett Favre and Roger Clemens and what they accomplished in their careers, most athletes would prefer to go out the way Tasha Schwikert did at last week’s NCAA gymnastics championships.

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