It was the longest of long weekends for Las Vegas sports fans. But there’s a long way to go to catch Cleveland.
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.
How the Raiders performed in a 26-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Efficient Philip Rivers passed for 339 yards and two touchdowns while erratic Derek Carr threw another ill-timed interception as the Chargers defeated the Raiders 26-10 in the second installment of the Temporary Home Bowl at StubHub center.
In the five years since his foundation was founded to create awareness in organ donation, former UNLV soccer star Simon Keith has raised more than a million dollars for youngsters in need of lifesaving organ transplants.
Regardless of what happens in the octagon Saturday in his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov, it would appear another challenger to Conor McGregor’s popularity awaits back home in Ireland.
A 2019 rules package expected to provide closer competition on NASCAR’s intermediate-sized speedways has been adopted. A test is tentatively set for Dec. 5 and 6 at LVMS, the week after NASCAR Champion’s Week in Las Vegas.
A called shot — three of them — helped softball slugger Jordyn Ebert from Henderson pay tribute to Route 91 Harvest festival victim Quinton Robbins.
This summer Dan D’uva was back in the picturesque seaport village of Chatham, Massachusetts, taking roll at the Cape Cod Finishing School of Broadcasting.
A minority stake in a pro sports league was posted in a Las Vegas listing on Craigslist. Despite appearances, it’s not Las Vegas Lights FC, owner Brett Lashbrook said.
Associated Press national sports columnist Tim Dahlberg will be inducted into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame Saturday, honoring a long and ongoing career in journalism.
It has a whimsical name, like one of those “sniglets” from the 1980s. But there is nothing humorous about the Charlotte Motor Speedway “roval” that awaits NASCAR playoff drivers trying to advance to the second tier of postseason races.
On Tuesday, the Raiders joined forces with Taylor Elementary School in Henderson so students don’t have to go to school hungry and can brush their teeth.
Noah Gragson will switch from Kyle Busch’s NASCAR Truck Series team to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Xfinity Series team in 2019. Gragson will take the place of retiring Elliott Sadler in the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.
Dan Ayala was one of the founders of the informal basketball coaches’ breakfast held in conjunction with summertime horse racing meetings in Del Mar, California. The former Lady Rebels coach died Monday at age 82.
With a 1.3 rating and 2.14 million viewers, final TV numbers for the inaugural South Point 400 were slightly down from last year’s playoff race at Chicagoland Speedway (1.4, 2.31) which it replaced on the NASCAR schedule.
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