COVID restrictions forced last year’s NFR to switch to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, but the season-ending event is back at the Thomas & Mack Center for a 10-day run.
Ron Kantowski
Sports columnist
Email: rkantowski@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0352
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.
Ana Tausinga, a Virgin Valley sophomore offensive lineman, experienced the thrill of a lifetime playing football against boys Thursday night at Allegiant Stadium.
For an undertaking that came together in three weeks and was announced only nine days ago, the prep football cornucopia went off about as well as could be expected.
High school football players will get to experience the thrill of competing in an NFL stadium with four state championship games Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
This season’s NL MVP vote is a three-way battle pitting the Phillies’ Bryce Harper of Las Vegas against Juan Soto of the Nationals and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres.
UNLV men’s soccer coach Rich Ryerson, who also played for the Rebels, coached his final game last weekend after 12 years at the helm. He took UNLV to two NCAA tournaments.
Bishop Gorman’s Zachariah Branch returned a punt 93 yards for a touchdown and caught a 53-yard TD pass, and that pretty much was the difference in the Gaels’ victory.
A week after breaking a 14-game losing streak and giving Marcus Arroyo his first win as the Rebels’ coach, UNLV hosts Hawaii in an Allegiant Stadium matinee.
Two years after posting a stunning upset of Bishop Gorman in the state playoffs, Liberty tries for a repeat in the long-awaited rivalry rematch.
Brazil’s Jose Vitor Leme celebrated his second straight bull riding championship by posting the highest score in series history during Sunday’s final round.
Las Vegas’ Noah Gragson mounts late charge before slipping to 12th place at NASCAR’s Xfinity Series championhip race.
MGM Grand, Budweiser teamed with bull riding legends to form a league of their own that continues to flourish today.
A new series featuring bull riders competing in a team format will hold its playoffs and championships in Las Vegas, Pro Bull Riders announced Saturday.
The PBR Team Series will run from June to November. Eight teams of bull riders will be featured in a 10-game regular season followed by playoffs.
Las Vegas’ Noah Gragson will honor Golden Knights by sporting chin whiskers in NASCAR Xfinity Series championship race.
1
2
3
4
5
Trump’s Las Vegas high-rise means millions for former, and possibly future, president
British pub in Las Vegas closes its doors after nearly 30 years
‘Can he sit in jail?’ Father of crash victims confronts judge, attorney
Las Vegas off-Strip show abruptly closing
Target joins ranks of Aldi, Whole Foods as stores no longer taking checks