The Fontainebleau, soaring 60-plus stories above Las Vegas Boulevard, was supposed to open in 2009. Instead it went bankrupt that year. The roughly $3 billion resort was about 70% complete around the time of the bankruptcy. In 2010, billionaire Carl Icahn bought the mothballed tower for just $150 million. Developer Steve Witkoff bought it in 2017 for $600 million, renamed it the Drew Las Vegas and plans to open it in 2022.
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was part of the star-studded crowd at Friday’s Aces game, and he had an interesting chat with Raiders owner Mark Davis.
“Folks, embrace me on this!” Sammy Hagar wants to build a Cabo Wabo-themed resort in Las Vegas.
In a classic letdown spot, top-ranked Alabama suffered a shocking loss to Vanderbilt at gigantic odds one week after upsetting previous No. 2 Georgia.
Check out the scores and top performances from Saturday’s high school football, tennis, soccer and girls volleyball action.
Coach Becky Hammon apologized to the Aces for calling them “distracted,” and it’s clear the postseason has their attention now entering Game 4 vs. the Liberty.
Fans are going to be on the players’ side in the debate about whether the media should be in locker rooms, and that’s fine. But at least frame the argument correctly.
One loss doesn’t define a season, and UNLV still has everything to play for following an overtime setback to Syracuse on Friday at Allegiant Stadium.
Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.
Professional handicapper Joe D’Amico (@JoeDamicoWins) analyzes every NFL Week 5 Sunday and Monday game and makes predictions for each matchup.
Rallies were planned in several European cities, with gatherings expected to peak Monday, the date of the anniversary.