Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin recorded a hat trick in a second consecutive game Friday to extend his point streak to 13 games in a 6-5 overtime win at Carolina.
Adam Hill
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered mixed martial arts and prep sports while helping coordinate online and social media coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
The lightweight contender hopes avenging a 2014 loss to Al Iaquinta will put him in position to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for the belt.
Don’t expect a tearful farewell from Arizona State fifth-year senior quarterback Manny Wilkins after Saturday’s Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium. He’s already been through that twice.
Fresno State wide receiver KeeSean Johnson enters his final game as the program leader in receptions and receiving yards. The Bulldogs play Arizona State on Saturday in the Las Vegas Bowl.
The 64-year-old former NFL coach and broadcaster Herm Edwards has his Arizona State Sun Devils on the verge of an eight-win season in his first year in charge of a college program.
Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill answers questions on whether the Knights will address the backup goaltender situation and Reid Duke’s short stay in Las Vegas.
UFC lightweight stars Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov were granted continuances by the Nevada Athletic Commission on the disciplinary hearings to determine sanctions for their roles in a post-UFC 229 main event melee at T-Mobile Arena.
Boudreaux Campbell is in his second National Finals Rodeo and still hasn’t experienced all Las Vegas has to offer.
There isn’t much time for the Golden Knights to lament their lethargic effort in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at Staples Center. The Knights host the Dallas Stars at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Matt Luff scored a power-play goal, and Jeff Carter bounced one in as part of a decisive second period to help lift the last-place Kings past the Golden Knights 5-1 in a Saturday matinee in Los Angeles.
The sight of Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury fiddling with his wrist during postgame interviews Thursday was another reminder that he’s going to need time off. That time could be this weekend.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card at UFC 231 on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, with picks from the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Heidi Fang.
Golden Knights forward Reid Duke took the ice before Thursday’s game in full uniform and warmed up with his teammates. But it was as close as he would get to making his NHL debut for now.
Reid Duke, the first player to sign with the Golden Knights, was called up from the American Hockey League in the middle of the night and could make his NHL debut Thursday.
Forward Max Pacioretty didn’t play for the Golden Knights against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena. Coach Gerard Gallant said Pacioretty “wasn’t feeling well.”
