Several months ago, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority set out to market the city as the sports capital of the world. With the addition of the Golden Knights and the Raiders, LVCVA saw the perfect opportunity to do so. The Knights’ success and current Stanley Cup playoff run has resulted in a marketing marriage with Las Vegas that has been far more successful than anyone could have imagined. This season, the Knights have managed to unite the community and made hockey fans around the country take notice. “The Knights, in my mind, really put the exclamation point that we’re the sports capital of the world, not only what they’ve done on the ice in this historic season but how they brought the community together.” Lisa Motley, director of sports marketing and special events for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Professional sports have been a staple for Las Vegas for decades with championship boxing matches, PGA golf tour events and the National Finals Rodeo. But big-league teams kept their distance from Nevada, due to lingering fears of sports betting somehow influencing games. “Las Vegas stands for something much more extensive and expansive now than what it once did” David Carter, executive director of the University of Southern California’s Marshall Sports Business Institute
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Arbor View quarterback Thaddeus Thatcher threw three second-half touchdown passes to help the Aggies claim a home win over Desert Pines on Saturday afternoon.
A Frontier flight from San Diego was landing when pilots detected smoke.
Coronado, No. 4 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, romped to a road win over Basic on Saturday with help from stars on offense and defense.
A 48-year-old Las Vegas man is dead after police say he was struck by a 1996 Ford Ranger on Saturday morning just before 6 a.m.
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.