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The famous "Las Vegas Sign", located on the south end of the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada

Big Ten considers Las Vegas as host to football championship game

August 15, 2023Tom Johnson

Since 2011, teams within the Big Ten Conference have annually competed with the ultimate goal of reaching the conference championship game held in Indianapolis. However, with the impending additions of […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are a franchise in the National Football League based in Las Vegas, Nevada

Ex-Raider Ruggs sentenced to prison for DUI-related fatal crash

August 10, 2023Tom Johnson

Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs has been sentenced to at least three years in a Nevada prison for a DUI-related crash that resulted in the death of a […]

The iconic Las Vegas sign on the south side of the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada

A’s planned move to Vegas needs positive vote from owners, some expressing concerns

August 1, 2023Tom Johnson

The Athletics’ attempt to move their franchise to Las Vegas has faced various challenges, including fan protests, public funding acquisition, and unproductive ballpark renderings, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s […]

The Pacific-12 Conference is made up of 12 schools in the western U.S., based from Colorado, Utah, and Arizona to up and down the Pacific Coast

With USC and UCLA departures looming, Kliavkoff shows confidence in Pac 12’s future

July 22, 2023Tom Johnson

George Kliavkoff, the Pac-12 Conference commissioner, had his vacation cut short when he received shocking news that USC and UCLA were leaving for the Big Ten, just one day short […]

“Coach Prime” to miss Pac-12’s Media Days while recovering from medical issues

July 20, 2023Tom Johnson

Colorado coach Deion Sanders will miss Pac-12 media day due to medical procedures to remove a blood clot from his right leg and straighten toes on his left foot. Sanders, […]

Former Tiger Hodge scores 23 points for Lakers in Summer League finale

July 17, 2023Tom Johnson

D’Moi Hodge led the Los Angeles Lakers to a narrow 104-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in their Summer League finale. Hodge, a former Missouri men’s basketball standout, scored […]

The Oakland A's released a ballpark recreation of a planned complex on the south side of the Las Vegas Strip

Athletics begins MLB’s process for potential Vegas move

July 12, 2023Tom Johnson

The Oakland Athletics have begun the process of applying to Major League Baseball (MLB) to relocate to Las Vegas. The move would require approval from at least 75% of the […]

The Vegas Golden Knights, an NHL franchise in Las Vegas, Nevada, won the Stanley Cup in the 2022-2023 season

Vegas engraves name onto Stanley Cup before summer individual tours

July 12, 2023July 12, 2023Tom Johnson

The Vegas Golden Knights are making history again, becoming the first team to have the Stanley Cup fully engraved with every champion’s name before the traditional summer celebrations. This decision […]

The National Basketball Association is a 30-team league based in the U.S. and Canada

Silver gives more hints to future NBA expansion

July 12, 2023July 18, 2023Tom Johnson

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced during an APSE conference in Las Vegas on Monday that the league will carefully consider the potential addition of new teams in the coming years. […]

Former Tigers Porter, Brown, Smith, and Hodge playing in NBA’s Summer League

July 12, 2023Tom Johnson

Jontay Porter, a former Missouri center, contributed eight points and one rebound off the bench for the Chicago Bulls in a 107-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA […]