NASCAR star Kyle Busch of Las Vegas threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday’s Texas Rangers’ game. It didn’t go so well.
Ron Kantowski
Sports columnist
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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.
Simon Keith serves as sounding board for former Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen, whose 8-year-old son underwent heart transplant surgery.
Las Vegas Ballpark receives 62 percent of the fan vote to defeat Huntington Park, home of the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, in the Ballpark Digest final.
Mark Eaton, former Utah Jazz center and a footnote in NBA and Las Vegas sports history, is remembered with fondness following his death at age 64.
In Las Vegas, it’s about cheap tickets, cheap pizza and cheap beer. And driving your car onto the pitch and parking it behind the bench, if you happen to drive a Toyota.
When a Las Vegas resident wrote to then MLB commissioner Bud Selig asking why more wasn’t being done to create awareness in ALS, he was surprised by the reaction.
A’s president Dave Kaval sat down for an exclusive interview with the Review-Journal during which many topics regarding Las Vegas becoming the potential new home for the A’s were discussed.
The Aviators were held to one hit and lost 5-0 last Sunday — the first time in 79 games at Las Vegas Ballpark they were shut out. Two days later, Las Vegas was blanked again, 12-0.
Quadriplegic car owner takes first steps with aid of race team’s sponsor’s experimental exoskeleton, dances at daughter’s wedding.
Michael Gaughan was a pioneer in allowing wagering on the Indianapolis 500. He also sponsored a car in the race one year.
Good faith or only posturing? A’s president Dave Kaval says the American League club is sincere about pursuing a potential new home in Southern Nevada.
After losing an entire season to COVID and half of another, Bishop Gorman defeated Palo Verde in a baseball region championship game that felt bigger than one.
Former big league catcher Francisco Pena becomes first to drive in seven for Las Vegas since Pete Alonso at Cashman Field.
Aviators president says A’s six games that counted in 1996 standings showed Southern Nevada could support major league baseball over the long term.
Should talks between the A’s and Las Vegas advance, Aviators’ ballpark may prove to be an asset more valuable than a starting pitcher capable of throwing seven innings.
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