Wynn Resorts has announced it reached an agreement to buy the empty lot on Las Vegas Boulevard where the New Frontier once stood. Wynn will pay $336 million for the 34 acres of the former New Frontier as well as 4 additional acres connected to the site. The company hopes the development will bring more tourists to the north end of the Strip. Once the deal is complete, Wynn will own 280 acres of contiguous property running from the Las Vegas Convention Center on Paradise Road west to Industrial Road Wynn plans to start construction of Paradise Park, which includes a 47-story, 1,500-room hotel, on the site of the Wynn Golf Course in January.
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.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz went 5-0 against the spread for the second straight week to take the contest lead at 16-4 (80 percent).
Raiders linebacker Luke Masterson has been placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury, dealing another blow to the team’s depth at the position.