The pandemic created an opportunity for Shane Taylor to break into a Division I starting lineup as a 17-year-old.
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Kevin Higgins’s son Kade is excelling as a freshman at Arizona State, but UNLV won the recent game, 10-9.
Major League Baseball is using the minor leagues to test out several potential rules changes this season.
Many baseball fans head from the Las Vegas area to Arizona to watch spring training each year, with few giving much thought to safety.
As major events like the NCAA Tournament were canceled and professional leagues hit the pause button, the importance of sports in our lives became even more clear.
Aviators president Don Logan said he didn’t know if the 142-game schedule would be shortened.
Chicago Cubs slugger Kris Bryant and NASCAR champion Kyle Busch have enjoyed quality time with their young sons during the COVID pandemic.
UNLV has made the past two Mountain West tournament championship games, but still is looking to break through. The Rebels’ season last year was canceled because of COVID-19.
After missing the 2020 season and accepting reorganization, minor league mangers, players and fans are holding their breath that baseball and COVID can coexist in 2021.
The league, which started in 2016, is named after the late Larry Bolden, who was the first Black man to reach the rank of deputy chief with the Metropolitan Police Department.
The Westgate opened the Dodgers at 103½ wins and William Hill at 104½ — which ties the 1999 Yankees for the highest total since 1990, according to sportsoddshistory.com.
UNLV’s season-opening baseball series against New Mexico State at Wilson Stadium was canceled Thursday because of a positive COVID-19 test in the Aggies’ program.
The Aviators will open their season April 8 at the Round Rock (Texas) Express, Major League Baseball announced Thursday.
The biggest misconception about MLB blackouts is that they force fans to buy tickets. The real reason for them is to protect the cash cows that are regional sports networks.
Major League Baseball confirmed a reorganization of minor league baseball that will trim the minors to 120 teams and have the Aviators playing in a new grouping of Triple-A clubs.
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