By Kirk Kern It looks like “Major League” baseball is coming to Las Vegas. But is it really? The Oakland A’s have signed a term sheet to purchase 49 acres of land near Tropicana Boulevard and Dean Martin Drive from Red Rock Resorts. It’s not quite binding as the team is going to request $500 million from the state legislature that will be generated from taxes levied … [Read more...] about Low payroll A’s will bring too much baggage to Las Vegas
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Everything I learned about Formula 1 is thanks to Netflix
By Kirk Kern With Formula 1 coming to Las Vegas this year, I decided to check out what all the fuss is about. And to do so, I did my research by watching “Drive to Survive” on Netflix. Ok, I’m hooked. First off, I’m not going to claim to be some kind of Formula 1 expert. It seems a lot of the journalism around the sport is geared toward the technical aspects of the … [Read more...] about Everything I learned about Formula 1 is thanks to Netflix
Challenge accepted: Building a Super Bowl from scratch
By Kirk Kern Sam Joffrey has an unofficial goal for 2024. He wants to make Super Bowl weekend next February the biggest event in Las Vegas. In any city that is fortunate enough to host a Super Bowl, that would seem like a pretty modest goal. In fact, Las Vegas is already a very popular place to visit during the Super Bowl even without having the actual game here. But … [Read more...] about Challenge accepted: Building a Super Bowl from scratch
Rebels fall at Fresno State, drop to 1-6 in MWC
UNLVRebels.com The UNLV men's basketball team lost to Fresno State, 76-63, Saturday afternoon at the Save Mart Center. EJ Harkless led the Runnin' Rebels (12-7 overall, 1-6 Mountain West) with 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals, while Keshon Gilbert scored 11 points and Keyshawn Hall added 10 points with five rebounds. Fresno State (7-11, … [Read more...] about Rebels fall at Fresno State, drop to 1-6 in MWC
UNLV hits the road to play Utah State on Tuesday
UNLVRebels.com The UNLV men’s basketball team (12-5 overall, 1-4 Mountain West) will head back out on the road to play at Utah State (14-4, 3-2) on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT. LAST TIME OUT: In its last outing, UNLV suffered a heartbreaking defeat at home to Colorado State in overtime, 82-81. The Runnin’ Rebels held a four-point lead with eight seconds left … [Read more...] about UNLV hits the road to play Utah State on Tuesday