The New Orleans Pelicans won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night.
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The WNBA last year saw average attendance figures dip below 7,400 per game for the first time in its 22-year history. The Aces ranked ninth by averaging 5,208 and hope to improve on that number in their second season.
The 15-time major champion is the 8-1 favorite to win the PGA Championship and a 20-1 shot to have the lead after Thursday’s first round at Bethpage Black in New York.
There’s little value in his 8-1 odds, so golf handicapper Brian Blessing will look at Sergio Garcia at 50-1 and six others to win the second major of the year.
Ryan Court hit a two-run double in the ninth inning, leading the Tacoma Rainiers to a 9-7 win over the Las Vegas Aviators on Tuesday.
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested for investigation of misdemeanor domestic battery. MLB subsequently placed the left-hander on administrative leave.
Tickets for the NBA Summer League, which is July 5 to 15 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
UNLV will play UCLA in a basketball home-and-home series the next two years, with next season’s game at Los Angeles. The teams play in the Thomas & Mack Center in 2020-21.
Ronda Henderson earned a spot in the United States Golf Association senior major by shooting a 79 in a qualifier at Briarwood Country Club in Arizona in April.
Texas graduate transfer Elijah Mitrou-Long signed with UNLV on Tuesday, and he is eligible to play next season. The Rebels are one scholarship short of the maximum 13.
The parents of a drunken driver who died in a car crash last year are suing Tiger Woods.
The Aces have re-engaged the Dallas Wings in trade talks centered around center Liz Cambage but no deal is imminent, according to a person familiar with the details of negotiations.
Sheldon Neuse’s two-run home run in the seventh inning rallied the Aviators to a 4-2 triumph over the Tacoma Rainiers on Monday before 8,393 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Defensemen Vince Dunn and Robert Bortuzzo scored second-period goals that helped the St. Louis Blues overcome another big game from San Jose’s Logan Couture with a 4-2 victory Monday night that tied the Western Conference final at one game apiece.
Senior Harry Hall and freshman David Rauch each shot 1-under 71 to lead the Rebels in the first round of the NCAA regional Monday at TPC Myrtle Beach.