The NASCAR Cup Series returns to scenic Road America, the site of a major victory for retired Las Vegas racer Brendan Gaughan.
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.
An incoming freshman football player at Legacy High School has died during an athletics-related activity at the school, according to the Clark County School District.
The Aviators belted two more home runs in a 10-9 loss at Salt Lake Friday night, making it 19 consecutive games in which they’ve hit a homer and tying a franchise record.
To thousands of transplanted Hawaiians who have made Las Vegas the so-called “Ninth Island,” football broadcaster Robert Kekaula was a big slice of paradise, home away from home.
Called “OneVegas,” the exclusive party on Coors Lights Landing will bring together executives to celebrate the year in sports.
Reno outslugs Aviator 21-16 to tie Las Vegas Ballpark record for most runs scored in a game.
NASCAR truck series team headed by Las Vegas businessman Maury Gallagher intends to compete in the top rung Cup Series in 2022.
Garrick Higgo wasn’t at UNLV for very long, but impressed UNLV coach Dwaine Knight by shooting 7-under over 11 holes after stepping off the airplane from South Africa.
The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo is named in honor of the former Wild West star, providing Black cowboys an opportunity to rope, ride and build lasting friendships.
Dener Barbosa scored 87 points in the championship round and was the only rider to cover all three of his bulls during the PBR’s Las Vegas Invitational.
Las Vegas first baseman Frank Schwindel is on a home run tear and has improved his batting average to .322.
Evidence suggests Henderson resident Jim Fassel, who died at age 71 Monday, threw the last pass in the short-lived history of the World Football League.
You can find Ted Groene behind the chutes at events such as this weekend’s Unleash The Beast Las Vegas Invitational. But he’s quick to move out front when the situation demands it.
All seats available for South Point 400 Cup Series race and Menards, Truck and Xfinity Series events Sept. 23-26.
After being bucked out of Las Vegas by the COVID pandemic, the Professional Bull Riders’ aptly named Unleash The Beast Tour returns to the MGM Grand Garden this weekend.
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