Steve Silver

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Palo Verde eyes return to state title game: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009; Football coaches preach about the importance of minute aspects of the game. They stress the value of every inch, yard, second and point. Perhaps no team knows the significance of those minuscule increments better than the Palo Verde Panthers after losing the 2008 4A state championship by a single point, 13-12, to Reno’s McQueen High
Legacy looks to be competitive in tough Northwest: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009; After winning its initial six games last year, Legacy High plummeted against tougher Northwest Division competition to lose three of their last four regular season games. This season, Legacy hopes to avoid another late-season letdown.
Cheyenne coach impressed with athletes on his roster: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009; Cheyenne High first-year coach Perryn Hale feels he has a talented roster that could challenge defending Northwest Division champion Palo Verde for the league title. To do so, however, the Desert Shields must rebound from the graduation of several Division-I prospects that led them to the last two Sunset Regional semifinals.
Cimarron's speedy tailback will key running game: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009; With Stephen Nixon in the Spartans’ backfield, it is no surprise what Cimarron-Memorial High plans to do this season — run, run and run
Arbor View looking to break through in Northwest: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009; Unfortunately for Arbor View, a winning record is not enough to make the playoffs in the talented Northwest Division. The Aggies (6-4, 3-4) took fifth in the tough Northwest last year, one spot out of the playoffs, and coach Dan Barnson wants to make sure that does not happen again.
Centennial ready for breakout season: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009; Centennial coach George Baker feels his team has the potential for a breakout season. Centennial’s freshman and junior varsity squads both went undefeated last year, which means there is a large influx of talented young players moving up through the Bulldogs’ system
Shadow Ridge returns several starters from last year: Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009; Shadow Ridge High is hoping this season turns out better than last year’s. The Mustangs return a majority of their starting lineup and have high hopes they will be more competitive in a deep Northwest Division, the top league in the large-school classification
Miller set to return: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
ESPN, WSOP reach 7-year deal: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
Wranglers sign Riedel, trade Spencer: Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
Madill hopes to rehab knee and remain a Wrangler: Friday, Aug. 14, 2009
Wranglers hold successful 'Gearage sale': Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009
Blues sign former Wrangler: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009
Redwoods join Locomotives in UFL: Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009
Wranglers drop Calgary affiliation: Monday, Aug. 10, 2009
Local UFL team will be the Locomotives: Monday, Aug. 10, 2009; The Las Vegas entry in the upstart United Football League will be called the Locomotives it was announced this morning during a press conference at the Palms.
Faith Lutheran captures American Legion crown: Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009
Business as usual at WEC 42 weigh-ins: Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009
Bowles, Torres title match finally arrives: Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009; World Extreme Cagefighting has its dream matchup at long last.
After one postponement and nearly a year of anticipation, WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres will finally put his title up for grabs against Brian Bowles at WEC 42 Sunday night at the Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Wranglers ink former Fresno goalie: Friday, Aug. 7, 2009
Benavidez eyes No. 1 contender spot: Friday, Aug. 7, 2009; Joseph Benavidez is one victory away from proving that dreams really do come true.
Three years ago, armed with nothing more than high school wrestling experience and knowledge of mixed martial arts from watching television, Benavidez decided to commit his life to becoming a professional MMA fighter.
Now, after amassing a 10-0 record including WEC victories over Danny Martinez and Jeff Curran, Benavidez finds himself pitted against Dominick Cruz in the undercard Sunday in WEC 42 at the Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which will be televised on VERSUS.
UFL unveils season schedule: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009
UFL Las Vegas signs 19 players: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009
Former Utah QB signs with UFL: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009
UFL signs deal with HDNet: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009
UFL partners with GameWear: Monday, July 27, 2009
California team wins Reebok Create-N-Finish Cup: Friday, July 24, 2009
Palo Verde star building on basketball rich genes: Friday, July 24, 2009; Some kids are just born with exceptional athletic talent.
Palo Verde senior Moses Morgan is one of those kids.
Although he is attracting the attention of some of the most decorated college basketball programs in the country, Morgan first caught the eye of his most important scout, his father and former Indiana star Winston Morgan, as a toddler with a miniature ball and basket.
Wranglers selling equipment to public: Thursday, July 23, 2009
ESPN to devote record amount of time to Main Event: Network says event is loaded with compelling story lines; Tuesday, July 21, 2009; For 50 days this summer, Las Vegas enjoyed a front row seat to the largest and most prestigious poker event in the world.
Now, just one week from today, ESPN will share that poker jewel with an international audience as it begins number of weekly broadcasts of the World Series of Poker.
ESPN plains to air 24 hours of the No Limit Texas Hold 'em Main Event coverage plus two more hours for the live final table in November at the Rio every Tuesday night starting July 28.
Wranglers roster slowly taking shape: Monday, July 20, 2009
The curious case of WSOP payouts: Monday, July 20, 2009
Former UNR star battling for roster spot with Washington Wizards: JaVale McGee trying to prove himself as a dependable center; Friday, July 17, 2009; JaVale McGee caught the attention of many NBA scouts at the Thomas & Mack Center while battling UNLV as a standout at Nevada-Reno.
But now McGee must fight to earn the confidence of his coaches on that same hardwood in Las Vegas, because Washington Wizards aren't exactly keeping it a secret that they are shopping around for an experienced big man.
McGee, though, hopes to put an end to that free agent search.
Humble logger could become a true people's champion: Thursday, July 16, 2009; He is a 45-year-old pine forest logger who proudly displays scars caused by chainsaw accidents.
He is from such a small town that the entire population would barely take up half of the hotel rooms at the Rio.
He speaks fondly of his favorite pair of work boots and he always wears a New Orleans Saints hat despite living in the heart of Pittsburgh Steelers territory.
He is Darvin Moon and he could be the next World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
Long break awaits the 'November Nine': Nine millionaires will reconvene on the felt Nov. 7 to determine the champion; Thursday, July 16, 2009; Nine lucky poker players are about take the sweetest four-month vacation in sports.
After nearly nine hours of play Wednesday, the World Series of Poker Main Event has come together with a diverse mix of several poker pros, a logger, a magazine editor and an investment banker.
The final table participants are Phil Ivey, Darvin Moon, James Akenhead, Kevin Schaffel, Steven Begleiter, Eric Buchman, Joe Cada, Antoine Saout and Jeff Shulman.
Final table set for World Series of Poker: Wednesday, July 15, 2009; The 2009 "November Nine is officially set. Shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday, Darvin Moon knocked out Jordan Smith with a pocket pair of aces — completing the 40th annual World Series of Poker main event's final table.
10 players left in WSOP: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Final woman eliminated from WSOP: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Former NHL All-Star named Director of Player Development: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
WSOP Day 7 roundup: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Unique announcers and massive crew combine for memorable ESPN broadcasts: Wednesday, July 15, 2009; Many people in the poker world credit Chris Moneymaker's nationally televised, meteoric rise from an online qualifier to a millionaire world champion in 2003 as the catalyst for poker's popularity explosion.
But during that historic World Series of Poker Main Event, two very different sports reporters, Norman Chad and Lon McEachern, came together and ended up forming a dynamic broadcasting partnership that has served as the voice of poker since 2003 on ESPN.
2 women make showing in Main Event's final 100: Spain's Leo Margets is the last woman left in the tournament; Tuesday, July 14, 2009; Playing poker like a girl isn't such a bad thing if you're playing like Nichoel Peppe or Leo Margets.
Both Peppe and Margets were the only two women to crack the top-100 in the World Series of Poker Main Event Monday, with both battling all day for the title of last woman standing.
At about 11:45 p.m., however, Margets claimed that distinction when Peppe busted out in 75th place, winning $68,979. Margets is now the lone woman remaining with 3,650,000 chips in 18th place heading into Day 7 Tuesday with 64 total players left in the tournament. She is guaranteed at least $108,047.
WSOP Day 6 roundup: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
2008 WSOP champ eliminated: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
WSOP Day 5 roundup: 185 players remain: Sunday, July 12, 2009
WSOP Day 4 roundup: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Local lady wins Octagon Girl search: Saturday, July 11, 2009
UFC co-owner addresses fans at Expo: Saturday, July 11, 2009; A few hours from the start of perhaps the most important fight in UFC history, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, Lorenzo Fertitta, took time to address fans at the UFC Fan Expo inside the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Saturday morning.
Fertitta delivered a short keynote address, which can be heard in its entirety here, about the creation of the UFC and its strategy moving into the future.
Before clearing the stage for 40 bikini-clad women hoping to become the next Maxim/UFC Octagon Girl, Fertitta spent nearly an hour answering questions from a group of about 300 fans.
WSOP Day 3 roundup: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Thousands turn out for inaugural UFC Fan Expo: Friday, July 10, 2009; If the UFC 100 Fan Expo is any indication of the popularity of mixed martial arts, then UFC 200 might be right around the corner. Tens of thousands of MMA fans packed the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Friday for the start of the first ever UFC Fan Expo, which runs until 4:30 p.m. Saturday.