The Las Vegas Aces, the two-time defending league champions, were eliminated today by the visiting New York Liberty 76-62 in Game 4 of the best-of-5-game semifinal series.
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A look back at implosions of Las Vegas resorts
Controlled Demolition Inc., is working with Going Going Gone Demolition to take on their next task: imploding the Tropicana on early Wednesday morning …
Golden Knights fall to Sharks to close preseason
Halfway through the third period of the Vegas Golden Knights preseason game against the San Jose Sharks, hats were raining down onto the ice at T-Mobile Arena.
‘Players are gutted’: Loss to Syracuse painful for UNLV football
This isn’t the obituary for the UNLV football season. The Rebels’ 44-41 loss in overtime Friday at home against Syracuse may …
Aces show life in emphatic Game 3 win over N.Y. to avoid elimination
In Game 3, with their backs against the wall, the Aces handed the Liberty their worst loss of the season in a dominant 95-81 win to keep their hopes of three-peating alive …
Wing Tanner Pearson officially signs for one year with Golden Knights
Tanner Pearson is officially a Vegas Golden Knight. The veteran left-winger, entering his 12th NHL season, was signed to a 1-year, $775,000 contract by the Golden Knights on Friday …
Time to say goodbye to Tropicana Las Vegas, set for implosion this week
It’s all part of a longstanding Las Vegas tradition, says UNLV’s Michael Green: “Las Vegas is into spectacle, and we do it well. In many cases, we have made a spectacle out of destruction.”
New season, different look for the Vegas Golden Knights
Inevitable lineup departures may cause some fans to fret, but that urge should be fought as the Knights could be invigorated by “youthful energy,” in the words of captain Mark Stone.
Las Vegas expands ‘order out corridor’ banning people convicted of crimes from tourist area
The Las Vegas City Council unanimously voted today to expand the boundaries of the city’s order-out corridor by 29 acres to include the Plaza Hotel and Main Street Station parking garage. The ordinance allows Metro Police to ban people from tourist co…
UNLV Student Spotlight of the Month: Canyon Springs High School’s Jesus Hernandez Rios
Jesus Hernandez Rios admits he wasn’t much of a student during his initial years at Canyon Springs High School.