Droves of people flocked to the lobby inside the MGM Grand on Tuesday and waited patiently for undefeated heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to arrive.
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.
Sugar Rodgers averaged 3.4 points per game for the Aces last season. She has averaged 7.4 points and shot 34.9 percent from 3-point range in seven WNBA seasons.
Detontay Wilder and Tyson Fury are set to make their grand arrivals Tuesday afternoon at MGM Grand, igniting four days of festivities before their rematch at MGM Grand Garden.
Danielle Robinson played five years with franchise in San Antonio, earning All-Star honors with the Stars from 2013 to 2015. She averaged a career-high 12.9 points in 2014.
In a Q&A with the RJ, George Foreman discussed his boxing career, the landscape of the heavyweight division and the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury rematch in Las Vegas.
Inoue (19-0, 16 knockouts) will make his American debut and defend his unified bantamweight titles on April 25 in Las Vegas against WBO champion Johnriel Casimero.
McCoughtry, 33, is a five-time All-Star, and has averaged 19.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in nine seasons, all with the Atlanta Dream.
Sam Boyd Stadium is hosting Major League Rugby’s opening weekend and is the site of five games — one Sunday and two apiece on Feb. 15 and 16.
Julian Strawther scored 14 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to spark Liberty to a 71-66 victory over Coronado, which won the league title on the tiebreaker.
Aces guards Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young are among 11 players selected to attend USA Basketball’s three-on-three’s Olympic qualifying team training camp, the organization announced Friday.
IBF super middleweight champion and Las Vegas resident Caleb Plant will defend his title against Vincent Feigenbutz on Feb. 15 in Nashville, Tennessee.
David Hill helps student-athletes in the Las Vegas Valley earn athletic scholarships through relationships with seemingly every Division I program in the country.
Nicolas is trying one last time to qualify for the games in Tokyo, where he hopes to become the first Haitian boxer to earn an Olympic medal.
Aces standouts A’ja Wilson, Kayla McBride and Kelsey Plum are among a group of American players participating in an expanded national team training program.
Bishop Gorman defensive backs coach Brent Browner has been promoted to head coach, athletics director Grant Rice announced Tuesday.
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