AJ Cole steals Pro Bowl show with a sideline soundbite — “Got zero punts, three holds (on kicks), two halftime hot dogs,” Raiders punter says.
Ron Kantowski
Sports columnist
Email: rkantowski@reviewjournal.com
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Ron Kantowski is a sports columnist and covers auto racing for the Review-Journal. He has won multiple writing awards and in 2016 was named Nevada Sportswriter of the Year. Prior to beginning a long career in Las Vegas sports journalism, Kantowski attended Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M., where he played for the baseball team. He is a native of Whiting, Ind.
Next to the goalies and beer vendors, the network TV announcers probably had the most difficult assignment during the NHL All-Star Game on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
The Pro Bowl showed how easily Las Vegas Ballpark can be transformed into a practice field for NFL all-stars and a facility for marquee high school football games.
Two weeks after playing in one of the most compelling playoff games in NFL history and then missing the Super Bowl, Tyrann Mathieu and Dion Dawkins are making do.
Former NASCAR truck series competitor T.J. Clark helps keep Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s grassroots racing alive as a homage to his racing son, who died in 2006 at age 19.
Raiders receiver Hunter Renfrow, a former high school quarterback, fails to connect during Pro Bowl Skills at cold and windy Las Vegas Ballpark.
Hunter Renfrow thought he was might wind up watching the Pro Bowl on TV before being added to the AFC squad as an alternate.
“There’s never been more skill in the game, more talent, more speed. … There’s going to be a large celebration of that,” ABC/ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan says.
Former boxing champion and Las Vegan Floyd Mayweather has announced formation of The Money Racing Team, which will attempt to qualify for the season-opening Daytona 500.
Former UNLV running back Larry Croom, who played for the Rebels in 2002 and 2003, scored a touchdown in the East-West Shrine Bowl, Hula Bowl and Blue-Gray Classic.
Darrion Williams hit a 3-pointer for an early lead that Bishop Gorman never relinquished en route to a victory over Liberty in the second showdown between the nationally ranked teams.
Spring Valley High School senior point guard Aaliyah Gayles was one of 24 girls named to the prestigious McDonald’s All-America team Tuesday.
NASCAR 18-wheelers to roll down Las Vegas Strip at 6 p.m. on March 3 starting at Luxor on the Strip.
After making 18 appearances in Las Vegas’ popular Major League Baseball showcase, the Chicago Cubs will not be appearing at Las Vegas Ballpark this spring.
MLS first-round draft selections Ahmed Longmire of Centennial and Justin Rasmussen of Bishop Gorman bolster Southern Nevada’s reputation as a budding pro soccer hotbed.
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