Review-Journal reporter Andy Yamashita had a busy 2023, from covering the Aces’ championship to the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here are his top stories of the year.
Basketball
It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year for the NBA, which will showcase the league’s leading title and MVP contenders in its annual Christmas Day games.
The NBA Board of Governors is expected to complete the vote on the sale of a majority share in the Dallas Mavericks basketball team within a few days via email.
UNLV fended off a second-half comeback by Hofstra to win by the Rebels’ largest margin of victory this season, led by Keylan Boone and Luis Rodriguez.
UNLV has a fully available wing rotation for the first time this season ahead of its meeting with Hofstra on Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Vote to consider approval of Miriam Adelson’ acquisition of a majority share of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks from billionaire Mark Cuban was scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Marayna Rodgers, 23, was found dead in Henderson after police say Sakari Harnden and Chance Comanche killed her and disposed of the body.
The Aces will begin their quest for a third straight championship May 14 at Michelob Ultra Arena. The team’s full 2024 schedule was unveiled Monday.
A 19-year-old Las Vegas woman faced a judge on a murder charge in connection with the disappearance of a woman whose remains were found in Henderson.
The Dallas Mavericks played in the first NBA game on an Indian reservation when they met the Phoenix Suns in Kykotsmovi, Arizona, in 1986.
UNLV and Saint Mary’s struggled to make shots in the Jerry Colangelo Classic at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Gaels prevailed in double overtime.
Freshman Dedan Thomas Jr. from Liberty shined in UNLV’s upset of No. 8 Creighton on Wednesday. The Rebels play Saint Mary’s in the Jerry Colangelo Classic on Saturday.
UNLV’s basketball team played by far its best game of the Kevin Kruger Era on Wednesday night, routing No. 8 Creighton at the Dollar Loan Center.
The Rebels’ defense led the way as UNLV stunned No. 8 Creighton in the Jack Jones Classic at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson.
UNLV’s men’s basketball team gets a chance to prove itself at 6 p.m. Wendesday when it plays No. 8 Creighton at the Dollar Loan Center.