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Las Vegas Sphere reports $98.4 million loss; CFO quits

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023

The Sphere in Las Vegas reported an operating loss of $98.4 million for the fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30, Sphere Entertainment Co. said this morning on an earnings call. Additionally, the company lost its chief financial officer, as ...

Marriage between Las Vegas, Formula One off to rocky start but worth the effort in long run

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023

It's an important marriage that will require work and patience for both Las Vegas and Formula One. They need each other for the race to succeed.

High School Football Picks: Third week of playoffs

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023

Only 10 high school football teams in Las Vegas are left standing across various classifications as we get down to crunch time in the postseason.

Vivid Seats strikes $240 million deal to buy Vegas.com travel site

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023

The stands at Allegiant Stadium on a Sunday in September featured many fans wearing black and yellow. The Las Vegas Raiders were playing a home game, but supporters of the Pittsburgh Steelers had ...

Live coverage: Raiders beat Giants in Antonio Pierce's coaching debut

Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023

The Las Vegas Raiders certainly played like a different team on Sunday. A 30-6 victory over the Giants at Allegiant Stadium showed flashes of ...

Waiting game: Liberty, Gorman football have 18-day layoff before state championship

Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023

The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association is in the first-year of a realignment cycle that added two divisions in the Class 5A and uneven playoff brackets.

New look: Court replaced at Thomas & Mack Center in Vegas for UNLV basketball

Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023

Fans arriving at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday for the UNLV basketball team’s season opener against Southern might notice something different.

Faith Lutheran football keeps winning, to play for regional title

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Faith Lutheran, the No. 3 seed in the regional, hosts Green Valley, the No. 4 seed, in next week’s championship game. 

Moapa Valley blows out Boulder City, awaits Northern Nevada opponent in semifinals

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

They advance to play the winner of Saturday’s quarterfinal game in Northern Nevada between Truckee and Spring Creek.

Bishop Gorman football advances to state title game to face Liberty

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Gorman will have to wait 17 days to face Liberty. The finals are Nov. 20 at Allegiant Stadium, giving the schools plenty of time to prepare for each other.

Green Valley football gets revenge against Basic with playoff win

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Ben Byington had a kickoff return for a touchdown and two receiving scores tonight for the Green Valley football team in a 24-14 playoff victory over host Basic.

SLAM Nevada downs Virgin Valley to reach Class 3A semifinals

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

SLAM will host Elko in the state semifinals Nov. 11.

Canyon Springs beats Chaparral, gets rematch with Sunrise Mountain

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Eric Mosley scored three different ways tonight for the Canyon Springs football team in a 40-14 win against Chaparral in the Class 4A Desert League semifinals.

Palo Verde wins playoffs slugfest with Desert Oasis

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Crew Dannels completed 13 of 19 passes for 225 yards and five touchdowns, including a 4-yard scoring strike to freshman Beau Gardineer.

Sunrise Mountain football survives upset bid from Eldorado

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Cunningham tallied four touchdowns to save the game, and Elijah Redic had a receiving touchdown.

Legacy football wins playoff game over Clark

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Legacy advances to face Palo Verde next week in the Class 5A-Division III league championship game.

Somerset Losee beats Mojave to earn spot in league championship game

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

The win gave Somerset, a second-year program, 10 wins on the season.

Friday night roundup: High school football scores in Las Vegas

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

Bishop Gorman, the perennial Nevada power and nation’s No. 1 ranked team, opens the postseason tonight in the Class 5A-Division I state semifinals against visiting Coronado. That’s right: The Gaels are two wins away from another Nevada title ...

Golden Knights feed off strong effort from Thompson in goal for 5-2 win over Jets

Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023

Logan Thompson made 31 saves tonight for the Golden Knights in a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at T-Mobile Arena. Those saves weren’t the netminder’s only notable contributions on the stat sheet ...

High School Football Picks: Second week of playoffs

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

One of the indicators of a successful prep football season in Las Vegas is whether your school has the privilege of practicing in November.

Feds: Las Vegas man accused of making threatening, antisemitic remarks toward U.S. senator

Monday, Oct. 30, 2023

None of the court documents made available Monday identified the target of the threats, but a source close to U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., confirmed they were aimed at her …

Been there, done that: Playoff experience helps Shadow Ridge football in close win

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Shadow Ridge football coach Travis Foster had a lot of confidence in his players entering Thursday night’s playoff game at Arbor View.

Green Valley football wins triple overtime thriller

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Glasper, a two-way standout, had a touchdown on offense and interception on defense for the fifth straight game.

Faith Lutheran wins playoff game with Las Vegas, gets rematch with Foothill

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Garyt Odom rushed for touchdowns of 74 and 18 yards tonight for the Faith Lutheran football team in a 44-6 playoff win over Las Vegas.

Playoff upset: Coronado stuns Desert Pines

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

It was drastic change from the regular season meeting between the schools on Oct. 5, when Desert Pines won by 41 points.

Eldorado football breaks playoff drought

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

“Let’s just say it’s a long time coming,” Tootle said. “It has to be more than 20 years.”

Liberty wins playoff game for 14th straight season

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Liberty advances to the Class 5A, Division-I semifinals to face Shadow Ridge. Last week, it beat Shadow Ridge by just three points.

Virgin Valley football back at full strength, ready to go on playoff run

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

The Virgin Valley football team had to manage so many injuries this season that in some games the starting lineup certainly looked out of place.

Clark wins first playoff game since 1993

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Brenden Banks-Speed had a pair of touchdowns for the Clark High football team Thursday night in a 23-20 victory against Cimarron-Memorial.

Defense carries Bonanza football to playoff win

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Rory Dean rushed and passed for a touchdown tonight for the Bonanza football team in a 21-7 playoff win over Cheyenne.

Foothill football grabs postseason win over Durango

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Mason Dew passed for four touchdowns and rushed for another tonight for the Foothill football team in a 33-6 playoff win over visiting Durango.

Desert Oasis football takes down Spring Valley for playoff win

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

It was the third playoff win in the 15-year history of Desert Oasis.

Quick start helps Chaparral football win postseason game

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Chaparral gets a rematch with Canyon Springs in the next round. Canyon Springs rallied in the fourth quarter to win the regular season meeting between the schools.

Somerset Losee wins program's 1st playoff game

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

RJ Olivieri rushed and passed for two touchdowns tonight for the Somerset Losee football team in a 41-6 playoff win against visiting Western.

Canyon Springs football blanks Valley for playoff win

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

Sophomore Mychal Johnson had two touchdown runs for the Pioneers, and Eric Mosley added on a scoring run.

Playoff roundup: High school football scores in Las Vegas

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

The high school football playoffs begin tonight — yes, on a Thursday. All games are being contested today as the state shutters Friday in observance of Nevada Day. Having one less day to prepare isn’t ideal, some ...

The Aces’ thrilling success leaves a major-league impact on Las Vegas

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

It was vintage Las Vegas Aces basketball in showing the grit and determination that makes the team so darn likable and fun to cheer for.

Video: Raiders surprise Sunrise Mountain’s Sawyers with coaching award

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023

Sunrise Mountain High football coach Chris Sawyers on Monday night was attempting to leave a Southern Nevada Football Coaches Association meeting at Allegiant Stadium.

Western High, at 0-9, has plenty of reasons to celebrate making playoffs

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023

John Norton, the Western High School athletic director, was walking the hallways on campus a few years ago looking for players to join the school’s football team. He recalls ...

Golden Knights rally to beat Flyers in final minute, extend win streak to 7

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

The Golden Knights in the third period scored two unanswered goals to finish with a 3-2 victory, extending their record for consecutive regulation wins to open a season to seven ...

High School Football Picks: First round of playoffs

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

The playoffs are technically here. High school football teams across Southern Nevada will open the postseason Thursday with the initial round of elimination games, although every team qualified to ...

Palo Verde enjoys convincing win, gains momentum for playoffs

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

Crew Dannels completed 8 of 12 passes for 212 yards with touchdown passes to Furious Hoskins and Isaac Cibrian.

Legacy football finishes league play undefeated

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

Angel Alba kicked a pair of field goals and Dominic Oliver had a receiving touchdown.

The matinee: Eldorado, Pinecrest football fight to finish; play again in 6 days

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

Friday night roundup

Moapa Valley overcomes double digit deficit with 7 minutes to play, tops rival Virgin Valley

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

The Moapa Valley football team trailed rival Virgin Valley 21-10 with seven minutes to play tonight in the annual Hammer Game.

Arbor View's defense the difference in win over Silverado

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

The Aggies enter the playoffs without several expected contributors who have been lost for the season with injury, including the starting quarterback.

Sunrise Mountain secures No. 1 playoff seed

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

Thomas Marcellino returned a fumble for a touchdown tonight for the Sunrise Mountain football team in a 26-21 victory against Chaparral ...

Green Valley beats Sierra Vista; teams will play again next week in playoffs

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

Jack Thow rushed and passed for a touchdown today for the Green Valley football team in a 26-13 victory against visiting Sierra Vista in the regular season finale.

Somerset Losee wins 6th straight football game

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

Kieran Daniel had two rushing touchdowns for the Lions, who finished the regular season on a six-game winning streak and with an 8-2 overall record

Bonanza football blanks Del Sol

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

Sencere Mitchell had a pair of rushing touchdowns tonight for the Bonanza football team in a 21-0 victory against Del Sol to finish the regular season.