Las Vegas native Tasha Schwikert, an Olympic gymnast, was inducted into UCLA’s Hall of Fame in July. The attorney also received a prestigious honor in Dallas.
Mark Anderson
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Mark Anderson has been at the Review-Journal since January 1999. He covered UNLV football for 17 seasons before moving to the men’s basketball beat in January 2016, and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2016. Before coming to the R-J, he covered UNR football for five seasons at the Reno Gazette-Journal and was the high school sports reporter for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat from 1988-94. He is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of the University of Florida.
The 1918 flu pandemic devastated the sports landscape, but what followed was a new golden age. Something similar could happen after the COVID-19 crisis subsides.
After the Aces rallied from 23 points behind to tie the game at 56 with 5:35 left in the third quarter, Phoenix went on a 14-2 run to re-establish control.
The Miami Marlins have had 18 players and two coaches test positive for COVID-19, leading to a least a temporary suspension of their season.
The Raiders’ move to Las Vegas and into state-of-the-art facilities have increased the franchise’s value, according to Forbes’ most recent rankings.
UNLV’s field at Allegiant Stadium includes the team nickname in both end zones and the arched logo on the playing field.
Henderson’s Richard Lovelady has a cardboard cutout of himself at Oakland Athletics home games this season, and a foul ball hit it on Friday.
The Raiders placed linebacker Marquel Lee on the physically unable to perform list and wide receiver Siaosi Mariner on the nonfootball illness list.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote an open letter to fans saying the league is committed to safety in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
KOMP-FM was named Monday as the Raiders’ flagship radio station in Las Vegas, and KRLV-AM is reformatting its schedule to provide year-round information on the NFL team.
The NFL Players Association sent its members and their agents a memo Sunday outlining the agreement with the league as it relates to COVID-19 protocols.
The Las Vegas Aces opened their season Sunday before a national TV audience, but it was coach Bill Laimbeer’s hair and headband that attracted much of the attention.
The NFL and NFL Players Association reached an agreement for training camps to begin on time, which sets in motion for the season to open without delay.
The Aces and the rest of the WNBA are practicing and playing at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Check out the first four days of the Major League Baseball schedule and where you can watch the games, including the Dodgers, on Las Vegas TV.
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