The Mountain West Conference and Las Vegas-area charity Goodie Two Shoes teamed up to host a shoe and apparel giveaway to 500 local underserved elementary school children. The shoe give away took place in front of the Thomas & Mack Center prior to tipoff of the first quarterfinals game of the 2020 Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championship. Not only did the kids get some new gear, all 500 children will attend the first quarterfinal game, featuring nationally ranked San Diego State.
Allegiant Stadium’s roof nears completion with the installation of the stadium’s lights
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya discusses how he’s prepared to handle the fame that comes with having a title belt by studying what others like Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor have done before him. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC President Dana White explains how the promotion as a global brand with fight cards in all corners of the world is preparing to handle the coronavirus. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC President Dana White explains how the promotion as a global brand with fight cards in all corners of the world is preparing to handle the coronavirus. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili discusses how she fled her native China to train in Las Vegas due to the spread of the coronavirus and responds to jokes her opponent, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, made about the outbreak ahead of their UFC 248 title bout. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With the NFL combine over, teams can now get to the drawing board and decide which players they will add to their rosters at this year’s NFL Draft. Vegas Nation host Cassie Soto and social media manager for the Las Vegas Review-Journal Adrian Aye-Darko discuss key wide receivers the Raiders could have eyes on.
The Golden Knights continue to win, extending the team’s streak to eight in a row with a 4-2 victory over Buffalo.
Goaltender Robin Lehner made his Golden Knights debut against Buffalo on Friday night and helped his new team to 4-2 win over the Sabres.
During a media session with reporters at the 2020 NFL Combine, Raiders’ head coach Jon Gruden discussed what he thinks new defensive line coach Rod Marinelli brings to the team and how the players will benefit from him being there. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden discusses what he’s seen out of wide receivers at the NFL Combine, his thoughts on quarterback Derek Carr’s performance in 2019 and what his plans are for him in 2020.
Golden Knights players Ryan Reaves and Brayden McNabb hosted a youth hockey clinic at Doolittle Recreation Center to celebrate Black History Month.
Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray said he met with the Las Vegas Raiders staff during the 2020 NFL scouting combine and that the meetings went well. LSU’s Patrick Queen and Wisconsin linebacker Zack Baun may also be prospects that the team could evaluate. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Native Las Vegan John Molchon spoke to the Review-Journal about his experience at the NFL Combine, how his Faith Lutheran coaches prepared him to play on the offensive line at Boise State and what it’s been like to see the city grow as it prepares to welcome the Las Vegas Raiders. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV held off Boise State on Wednesday night to get a win for the team’s upperclassmen on senior night. The Runnin’ Rebels beat the Broncos 76-66.
Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor spoke about what players have inspired him in his consecutive 2000-yard rushing seasons. Boise State offensive lineman and Las Vegas native John Molchon talks about the Raiders coming to his hometown and how the city is growing with professional sports teams. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Quarterbacks Tua Tagavailoa and Joe Burrow spoke to media on Tuesday and discussed what traits they have that make them top choices for teams ahead of the NFL Draft, what their experience has been like at the 2020 NFL scouting combine and more. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Raiders’ general manager Mike Mayock told reporters during a news conference at the 2020 NFL scouting combine that he was very happy with Derek Carr, but also said that the team would look to improve at all positions. Vegas Nation’s Myles Simmons and Vinny Bonsignore recap what Mayock had to say and where they think the Silver and Black will look to improve in the offseason. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
New addition to the team, Robin Lehner, makes his first appearance at City National arena as the team prepares for the final stretch of the season.
At the 2020 NFL scouting combine, Raiders GM Mike Mayock discussed everything from how Antonio Brown left the team’s wide receiver core without a key target, the upgrades the team needs on offense and defense, what he needs to do better as a general manager and what he saw out of the 2019 rookie class. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Raiders have sold their Henderson headquarters for $191 million and leased it back, records show, a stunning sale of a project that is still being built by a team that hasn’t even started playing here.
Chicago-based Mesirow Financial purchased the unfinished football facility across from Henderson Executive Airport from the Raiders and leased it back to the team for 29 years, with seven 10-year extension options, filings with the Clark County recorder’s office show.
The sale closed Friday. Public records obtained by the Review-Journal do not show the Raiders’ annual rent.
Tyson Fury is now the WBC heavyweight champion after defeating Deontay Wilder by way of technical knockout. The Review-Journal’s Sam Gordon recaps the victory for “The Gypsy King” and Fury discusses what win means to him. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Prior to the 2020 NFL Combine, which starts on Feb. 23 in Indianapolis, several football players allowed the Review-Journal access to document what they go through in preparation for the scouting combine during their intense eight-week training camp California. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Senator Bernie Sanders hold rally at Springs Preserve Amphitheater
Undefeated heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stepped on the scales and weighed-in to make their title bout rematch official at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday. Their fight will serve as the main event on Feb. 22. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Vegas Golden Knights won their fourth straight game, ending the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 11-game win streak with a 5-3 victory at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Safety netting is being laid across the stainless-steel cable net of Allegiant Stadium in preparation for the ETFE roof installation. Vegas Nation host Cassie Soto and Stadium Insider Rick Velotta discuss the safety netting and the overall progress of the roof.
Joe Biden, Tom Steyer, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren were all in attendance at Wednesday’s picket event organized by Culinary Union Local 226 at the Palms.
On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal was given an updated tour of Allegiant Stadium. Seen on the tour, on the northeastern corner of the roof, was a tiny section of what eventually will be a 7-acre translucent plastic polymer roof.
As Allegiant Stadium readies to become home to the Raiders, it’s no doubt that the 65,000-seat arena will be a centerpiece to the city of Las Vegas. Vegas Nation host Cassie Soto is joined by Raiders beat writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal Myles Simmons after his very first tour of the stadium.
