The 30th edition of the Las Vegas Bowl is Dec. 30 at Allegiant Stadium featuring Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference and Arizona State of the Pac-12 Conference …
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There’s ‘so many great stories’ to be told from wine, says MGM’s top sommelier
When he started at the Culinary Institute of America in 2004, Douglas Kim had every intention of becoming a chef.
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90.
Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76
Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who as a 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, died Sunday.
Major storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California
A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways amid blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada …
UNLV basketball’s Jan. 5 game with San Jose State postponed because of COVID
About 60 college basketball games have been canceled in the initial six weeks of the season because of COVID concerns …
Raiders, Broncos both have backs against the wall at Allegiant Stadium
The Raiders have reached a point of the season where the next game is always the biggest game. And in the biggest games …
Charter school forming in Las Vegas aims to empower girls
Whitney McIntosh says the girls of east Las Vegas deserve a quality education, and she wants to give it to them at the Young Women’s Leadership Academy.
Raiders DE Maxx Crosby fulfilling his potential in 3rd year
Crosby leads the NFL with 17 quarterback knockdowns, is seventh with 25 quarterback hits, and is tied for 10th with 36 quarterback pressures.
NHL postpones 14 games; won’t resume play until Tuesday
The NHL pushed back its return from an already extended holiday break an extra day by postponing its entire 14-game Monday schedule for COVID-19 testing reasons.