Las Vegan Bryce Harper agreed to a 13-year, $330 million contract — the largest deal in baseball history — with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
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.
Kurt Busch has won the NASCAR championship and the Daytona 500 and a lot of other stock car races. But he is 0-for-18 on his hometown track.
A new NASCAR rules package is expected to produce closer racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday and deter runaway victories such as Kevin Harvick’s in the 2018 Pennzoil 400.
Jimmie Johnson passes Matt Kenseth just before the finish line in 2006 to win the closest Cup race in Las Vegas Motor Speedway history. Here’s our rankings from 1 to 21.
Kurt Busch will sport a paint scheme honoring Star Nursery, a Las Vegas garden and landscape center and Busch’s sponsor when he won NASCAR’s 1999 Southwest Tour championship, in the Pennzoil 400 on his hometown track.
NASCAR week culminates with the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is often called “The Greatest Show on Dirt.” To NASCAR star Kyle Larson, making dirt rooster tails with winged sprint cars is more like a man and his horsepower.
Everybody in NASCAR is talking about a new rules package that is expected to enhance the quality of competition at Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. LVMS is mostly talking about the weather.
Rick Maiani doesn’t envision “Coming Home” being played over the Las Vegas Stadium loudspeakers after the Raiders score a touchdown. But he said the Raiders told his agent they are interested.
NASCAR star Kurt Busch of Las Vegas will go “Inside the Glass” during NBCSN’s coverage of Wednesday night’s Golden Knights game against the Boston Bruins at T-Mobile Arena.
Las Vegan Neil Gallant was presented a golden basketball Monday to commemorate 50 years as a high school basketball official.
Major league baseball pitchers and catchers reported to spring training this week. Jose Canseco reported to Mars. The former slugger posted on social media about leading a Bigfoot and alien excursion.
After being fired for leaving his limousine unattended to greet Raiders owner Mark Davis and president Marc Badain during a chance meeting at Caesars Palace, Dan Holmgren said the Raiders have contacted him with a lead on a job.
Despite being born without arms or hands, Matt Stutzman has become a world-class archer by shooting a bow and arrow with his feet.
Former UNLV pitcher Erick Fedde is trying to gain 20 pounds in an attempt to break into the Washington Nationals’ starting rotation during spring training.
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