By Jesse Granger, Las Vegas Sun On Saturday afternoon, for the first time ever, the NCAA men’s basketball committee released its current top 16 teams more than a month before the official bracket is announced on March 12. Las Vegas sports books paid no attention. “We have our own power rankings and we base our […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal A group of businesses, advocates and academics have formed an association focused on advancing the development of Nevada as a global hub for esports. The Nevada Esports Alliance is a new non-profit organization that plans to boost the state as the center of the convergence of video gaming […]
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By USSA ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – Standing 6-feet-7-inches tall, Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley) is built more like a power forward than a power slalom skier. But competing in his first World Championships, Bennett hammered through a challenging slalom course to an 11th-place finish in Monday’s alpine combined to lead the U.S. at the 2017 FIS […]
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The inaugural Coyote Country Rail Jam is March 10 from 5-10pm in and around Lake Tahoe Community College’s Physical Education building. There’s no entry cost. All ages are welcome to participate!. The event will include the rail jam, free sledding hill, food, music, games for the kids and more. For more info, email booth@ltcc.edu.
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Park rangers will lead a two-mile snowshoe hike at Spooner Lake State Park on Feb. 25 from 10am-noon. The hike is fairly easy and open to all skill levels, though snowshoes will not be provided. Dogs on a leash are welcome. Meet in the parking lot to the right after the driveway splits. The event is […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A proposal that would unload millions of acres of federal public land in Nevada fell flat Friday in Carson City. Dozens of hunters and anglers told the Nevada Wildlife Commission they oppose the proposal contained in Congressional bill by Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev. The commission, a state body which oversees […]
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By USSA ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – Jared Goldberg (Holladay, Utah) led the Americans at the makeup day for the Audi FIS Alpine World Ski Championships downhill, taking 20th. Beat Feuz of Switzerland, who won the downhill and super G test events at St. Moritz during the 2015-16 season, secured the gold medal in front of […]
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By USSA FELDBERG, Germany — Three American women finished in the top 10 Saturday at the first of two FIS World Cup snowboardcross races at Feldberg. Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) had the top finish with a win in the small final for fifth place, Rosie Mancari (Anchorage, Alaska) was right behind her in sixth […]
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By Mike Plunkett, New York Times As the weather turns colder, Jen Forman will do what she’s always done to get her runs in: She’ll go to her treadmill in her home, press start and run until she’s done. And she will hate every moment of it. “I will continue to press the speed button […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee Torey Philipp has been riding and racing his road bike since he was 14. Now, he trains on the roads throughout Northern California, often leaving from his El Dorado Hills home and heading out into the foothills of the Sierra to go up and down all kinds of hills […]
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