Ross Chastain was responsible for the most memorable victory celebration in Las Vegas Motor Speedway history when he spiked a watermelon on the finish line.
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The cancellation of nonleague games wasn’t expected to impact varsity football, but playing freshman and JV games on Saturdays will be a burden, Centennial’s Dustin Forshee said.
Broadcaster Tim Neverett has turned his Dodgers journal into a book called “COVID Curveball: An Inside View of the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Championship Season.”
Freshman linebacker Christian Thatcher is among three young players from Arbor View High School who already have received college scholarship offers.
An Alaskan Husky that served as a lead dog at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will participate in a run benefiting youth cancer victims and their families.
Despite an orchestrated effort to find new officials — the SNOA has even tacked up handbills at Nellis Air Force Base — the NIAA has yet to see an increase in numbers.
This season the atmosphere at Allegiant Stadium should be much more palpable provided a new strain of the virus doesn’t torment Las Vegas the way the Dolphins’ Ryan Fitzpatrick did the Raiders on the day after Christmas.
Move to Texas notwithstanding, CEO says bull riders tour might not exist were it not for Las Vegas.
Ninth-ranked Bishop Gorman plays No. 24 Miami Central on Saturday in a battle of ranked teams that could have national championship implications.
Liberty High football coach Rich Muraco said he was unaware of Bishop Sycamore’s dubious reputation when he scheduled the Ohio team to fill an Oct. 15 opening.
NASCAR champ Kurt Busch of Las Vegas said a long ago chat with former Craig Road champion Phil Hayes paved way for success.
The first week of the prep football season was considered a success. But eight games were canceled by causes related to the COVID pandemic, player eligibility and wildfires.
Todd Blyleven tells his Hall of Fame father: “Dad, this isn’t something you just get over.”
Family members of RJ sports writer were extras on Iowa movie set that hosted White Sox-Yankees game Thursday night.
Gael vs. Gael: Yankees’ Joey Gallo just barley clears outfield wall for game-winning homer off Mariners’ Paul Sewald at Yankee Stadium.
