By Sally Ho, AP Rowing, shooting and judo — the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent sports books didn’t even bother with them. The bookmakers in Nevada said there’s been little money and few expectations for Olympic sports wagering this year, as the Games returned […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Seeing Michael Franti perform is a workout for the body and the brain. The singer-musician, who can cross genres as wide-ranging as reggae and soul to rap and alternative, provided a personable, press-the-flesh concert for hundreds at MontBleu’s showroom Aug. 19. What the crowd received was a feast for the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Skill is only part of what it takes to win. Character is a large component of success, even more so when it comes to team sports. Jerrod Haase was in town Friday to impart some of his wisdom to local coaches and athletes in separate talks. Haase was a two-time Nevada most […]
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By Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union Tribune As a series of marine heat waves linked to climate change has thrown ocean ecosystems out of whack from Australia to the coast of California, a cooling trend called La Niña has given scientists hope that water temperatures could come back into balance. But so far, the […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of several stories about mental health issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin that will be running through October. The other stories may be accessed from the Home page under Special Projects, then click on Mental Health. By Susan Wood El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury has learned personally […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal FanDuel and DraftKings, the largest daily fantasy sports operators in the country, are angling to return to the Nevada market and a representative will make a presentation to the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee next week. Scott Ward, a public policy attorney with the Washington-based Orrick law firm, is […]
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By Devon O’Neil, Outside When Vail Resorts announced this month its plan to buy Whistler Blackcomb, the Canadian ski resort, you could almost hear the sound of 10 million jaws dropping. It wasn’t Coke buying Pepsi, but to skiers and snowboarders and anyone who follows the balance of snowsports power, it was close. For years, the only North […]
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By Sam Taggart, Powder In the 1980s, Tamara McKinney skied fast down icy race courses across the globe, setting records and accumulating podium appearances in every event possible on the international circuit. She was the first American woman to win the overall World Cup title, and many of her records held strong until Lindsey Vonn […]
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By Terra Breeden Whether you own a home in Lake Tahoe or rent one, count yourself lucky to have a roof over your head. The housing crisis in Lake Tahoe is reaching a crescendo. On Aug. 17 a throng of concerned residents met at the Tahoe Beach Retreat for a community meeting regarding the South […]
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By Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal Atlanta. Nagano. Salt Lake City. London. It sounds like a nice list of cities to travel to while on vacation. But for former Wolf Pack star Katerina Nash, it’s the list of Olympic Games she has participated in. And come Saturday, you can add Rio to the list. Nash, who […]
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