Pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez will return to the ring May 7 to fight WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, with T-Mobile Arena the front-runner to land the bout.
Sam Gordon
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Junior lightweight Chris Colbert, who got the blessing of Deion Sanders to also use the nickname “Primetime,” will fight undefeated Hector Garcia on Saturday.
UNLV has hired Raiders assistant wide receivers coach Nick Holz as offensive coordinator. He spent the past 10 years with the NFL team.
UNLV, LSU and Washington State have extended scholarship offers to Liberty sophomore point guard Dedan Thomas Jr., and he said Arizona, UCLA and Stanford also are interested.
John Madden’s life was celebrated Monday night. At the stadium in which he coached. In the city he loved. By the people he loved. And by the people who loved him.
The Bengals didn’t commit any turnovers, but their subpar offensive line was terrible again, allowing six second-half sacks in a Super Bowl loss to the Rams on Sunday.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was flawless on the final drive, and that’s all that really mattered on Super Bowl Sunday.
Rams offensive lineman Austin Corbett, 26, is the lone Nevadan in Super Bowl LVI and a proud representative of Sparks, Reed High School, UNR — and the Walker River Paiute Tribe.
With a victory Sunday, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow could seize the unofficial title of “best quarterback in the NFL” while Rams stars could solidify their legacies as all-time greats.
The NFL’s investment in Las Vegas is perhaps the saving grace of a Pro Bowl that resembled a peewee football practice more than an All-Star game.
Former welterweight champion Keith Thurman ended his 31-month layoff in style, winning a unanimous decision over Mario Barrios on Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Brian Kenny, Joe Goossen and Lennox Lewis are back in Las Vegas to call the Keith Thurman-Mario Barrios boxing card Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman last fought July 20, 2019, when he lost a split decision to Manny Pacquiao — the first defeat of his career.
The Pro Bowl always has been a congregation of the NFL’s best players. This year, it’s in Las Vegas. Former Raiders say the game itself used to be more of a slugfest.
Wilson’s two-year contract extension with the Aces ensures they’ll remain WNBA championship contenders, solidifying her as the foundational talent around which the franchise can build.
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