Review-Journal Sports

13/03/2023

The Lady Rebels received a No. 11 seed and will play No. 6 Michigan in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday.

UNLV (31-2) is making its second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament after repeating as Mountain West regular-season and conference tournament champion.

06/03/2023

Jonathan Quick led the Knights onto the ice Sunday in a different jersey than over his first 16 seasons as an NHL player, no longer sporting the colors and logo of the Kings.

Goaltender Jonathan Quick might be an insurance policy for the Golden Knights because of injuries, but what happens if he rediscovers his elite level of skill?

06/03/2023

“He’s a big leaguer,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said of former Aviators catcher Shane Langeliers after his team wrapped up a two-game exhibition series with a 12-4 loss to the Reds in front of 8,024 on Sunday at Las Vegas Ballpark.

Oakland’s offseason trade of budding star catcher Sean Murphy cleared the way for former Aviators standout Shea Langeliers to take over as the Athletics’ everyday catcher.

06/03/2023

Coach Lindy La Rocque doesn’t want to leave anything to chance. “We want to do our job and secure our bid, our way,” she said. https://rjnews.is/3JfAV0M

UNLV begins the Mountain West tournament Monday against UNR at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lady Rebels know they probably have to win the tourney to reach the NCAA Tournament.

05/03/2023

The winner led 175 laps of the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

William Byron won the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He led a race-high 175 laps.

05/03/2023

Vegas came up with a new way to lose Saturday night, falling to the Seattle Sea Dragons 30-26 at Cashman Field before an announced crowd of 6,037. Many of whom left just as stunned as players on both teams.

Vegas fell to 0-3 after surrendering a long scoring pass with a minute remaining to lose to the Seattle Sea Dragons on Saturday at Cashman Field.

05/03/2023

Aces star and bride Kelsey Plum has posted photos of her Saturday wedding ceremony to Raiders tight end and groom Darren Waller.

Raiders tight end Darren Waller and Aces guard Kelsey Plum got married Saturday in Las Vegas, with the bride posting wedding photos on Instagram.

05/03/2023

“That’s not something that we look toward,” A's manager Kotsay said. “Right now we’re in Oakland. That’s where we play our home games until something changes. In my mind we’re still on parallel paths on being in Oakland or in Vegas.”

The debate about the future home of the Oakland Athletics was on full display Saturday as the A’s lost to the Reds as part of Big League Weekend at Las Vegas Ballpark.

05/03/2023

LVMS’ spring race is the third in a stretch of four on tracks of varying lengths and configurations that often foretells how the 10-month grind for the season championship will play out.

Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway often helps foretell how the 10-month grind for the NASCAR Cup Series championship will play out.

04/03/2023

Shea Theodore's lone score in a shootout gave the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

Defenseman Shea Theodore scored in a shootout, and the Golden Knights defeated the New Jersey Devils on Friday at T-Mobile Arena.

27/11/2022

Thanks to a memorable fourth-quarter comeback and the Ducks’ generosity, Oregon State snagged a 38-34 victory and the cover.

The line in the Oregon-Oregon State game jumped the fence at sportsbooks, as the host Beavers went from underdogs to 1-point favorites at kickoff.

06/11/2022

Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale now owns the biggest win in sports betting history after cashing $10 million in World Series wagers Saturday night when the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.

The house doesn’t always win. Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale just beat sportsbooks out of $72.6 million.

06/11/2022

“It’s a fun group,” coach Kevin Kruger said. “They work incredibly hard. There’s a level of security that we have as coaches knowing that we’ll compete.”

The UNLV men’s basketball has a lot of new faces, but coach Kevin Kruger and the Rebels are confident they have enough scoring to complement a strong defense.

02/11/2022

“The frustration of the fan base is totally warranted. And I can appreciate their passion."

31/10/2022

Reinforcements are on the horizon for UNLV.

UNLV sophomore quarterback Doug Brumfield is back at practice, but running back Aidan Robbins and wide receiver Kyle Williams remain questionable.

31/10/2022

A bettor is one leg away from turning $7.77 into $124,333.46.

31/10/2022

The Vegas Vipers will be one of eight taking the field when the football league returns in February.

31/10/2022

Erica Enders added to her legacy as the most successful female driver in drag racing history by clinching her fifth Pro Stock title at the Nevada Nationals.

Erica Enders clinched her fifth Pro Stock title by winning the NHRA Nevada Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Brittany Force won the Top Fuel final.

30/10/2022

“I want to have a second date,” the three-time NASCAR champion said about pursuing a future as a drag racer after speeding down the track at 275 mph.

Former NASCAR champion and NHRA rookie car owner Tony Stewart is impressing in his drag racing debut this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

29/10/2022

Rob Manfred said he believes the Oakland Athletics’ chances of staying in the Bay Area are fading, which fares favorably for Las Vegas potentially landing the team.

27/10/2022

Sharp bettors are backing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as home favorites against the Baltimore Ravens on “Thursday Night Football.”

27/10/2022

Former NASCAR champ Tony Stewart has caught the drag racing bug and will make his NHRA driving debut in the Las Vegas Nationals.

26/10/2022

Formula One fans will get their first chance to purchase tickets to the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix next week.

26/10/2022

Speaking Monday on ESPN’s “NBA Today,” commissioner Adam Silver said expansion “is not on the front burner.”

24/10/2022

When the Giants stopped the Jaguars at the 1-yard line with no time left, it not only preserved their 23-17 win, it also kept alive a $48, 14-leg parlay that paid $188,450.37.

24/10/2022

Tony Stewart will drive a dragster in the Top Alcohol class, considered a stepping stone to the premier Top Fuel division.

23/10/2022

Bettors have had a tough go on Saturdays during the college football season, but not this week.

The betting public enjoyed one of its best weekends of the college football season so far, with most of the Top 25 favorites avoiding upsets.

23/10/2022

UNLV’s football team Saturday experienced all that is playing the Irish at Notre Dame Stadium, all the history and tradition and pomp and circumstance.

UNLV football is 4-4 after losing to Notre Dame on Saturday, and the Rebels now face their most critical stretch of games this season as they seek bowl eligibility.

22/10/2022

Two blocked punts were too much for the Rebels’ struggling offense to overcome Saturday against the Fighting Irish in South Bend, Indiana.

22/10/2022

He went 300-120 from 1982 to 1996.

Jim Bolla went 300-120 from 1982 to 1996, the number of victories easily the highest in UNLV women’s basketball history. Kathy Olivier won 182 games from 2009 to 2020.