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Sports
Memo: NHL targeting early June to bring players back in COVID-19 reboot
Monday, May 25, 2020 The National Hockey League is targeting early June to start returning from its coronavirus shutdown and will initially allow a limited amount of players to train at ...
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News
'Is it worth it?': Condensed MLB draft throws curve into Southern Nevada baseball
Monday, May 25, 2020 If Nevada amateur baseball legends Bryce Harper or Kris Bryant were eligible for this year’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, not much would have changed for the sure-thing prospects.
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Sports
Looking back at Boulder City basketball's 3OT win against Sunrise Mountain
Sunday, May 24, 2020 This high school basketball game had everything you could ask for: Multiple buzzer beaters, overtimes and hard play from both teams.
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Sports
These two Vegas athletes had historic high school careers
Sunday, May 24, 2020 Bishop Gorman volleyball’s Tommi Stockham and Clark tennis’ Audrey Boch-Collins left behind of legacy of unparalleled success of a combined seven states championships ...
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Sports
Golden Knights lose advantage as Pacific champs in proposed playoff format
Friday, May 22, 2020 Home-ice won’t be much of a factor with the hub idea stationing teams in the same city to reduce travel. Even if Las Vegas is the host, with no fans in the crowd ...
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A&E
However the NHL resumes its season, Golden Knights will be well-positioned
Thursday, May 14, 2020 It’s been almost 13 months since Las Vegas experienced playoff heartbreak, and most Golden Knights fans still haven’t recovered from the nightmare in San Jose. But let’s be honest, they’d risk experiencing heartbreak again to bring hockey back at this point. The fate of the ...
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Breaking News
Providence College star, Golden Knights draftee Jack Dugan joins organization
Monday, May 11, 2020 One of college hockey’s top stars is joining the Golden Knights. Vegas announced today that Providence sophomore Jack Dugan is leaving college and ...
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Sports
Sisolak: Western states will help Nevada form plan on sports returning
Monday, May 11, 2020 Whether these events happen is one question. Whether there will be anyone in the building to witness them is another, perhaps even more complicated, question.
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News
With business paused, NLV interior designer shifts to making face masks
Monday, May 4, 2020 It was the moment Samantha Gass had been dreading all day, frequently looking at her office clock as 12 p.m. March 18 quickly became a reality. That’s when Gov. Steve Sisolak’s closure of the state’s nonessential businesses out of coronavirus concerns would begin ...
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Las Vegas
$1 million prize for innovations to confront coronavirus in Las Vegas
Thursday, April 30, 2020 It was just an example, but it’s the kind of outside-the-box thinking that may help someone win up to $1 million for developing an idea to confront the coronavirus. “If you’re in the business of training dogs, you are aware that in some parts of ...
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News
Las Vegas road crews take advantage of light traffic to get projects done
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Drivers still on the road while much of Southern Nevada stays home because of the coronavirus crisis may have noticed more construction than normal.
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Business
In Las Vegas real estate, the meaning of success changes amid the pandemic
Monday, April 27, 2020 March was the best month of real estate sales in Southern Nevada history, as median home prices hit an all-time high of $319,000, according to Las Vegas Realtors.
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A&E
NFL Draft coming back to Las Vegas in 2022, league announces
Thursday, April 23, 2020 Las Vegas is getting an NFL draft after all. It will just be two years later than expected. The NFL announced during the draft Thursday night that Las Vegas will host the draft in 2022, two years after ...
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Henderson
Henderson OKs $60 million in bonds for arena
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 The Henderson City Council voted 4-1 today to approve $60 million in bonds to finance an arena that would house the Golden Knights’ new American Hockey League affiliate. The project will transform the Henderson Pavilion into a 6,000-seat arena for the minor league team. “Now is the right time to be investing in the future of our economy,” Mayor Debra March said. “We need to be investing in projects now that will help ...
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Sports
Golden Knights' Defining Moments: The 8-game winning streak
Friday, April 17, 2020 The Golden Knights really needed a win or two. Or eight. ...
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Sports
Golden Knights' Defining Moments: Blowing out the Sharks on opening night
Monday, April 13, 2020 Any chance a team gets to pick up an emotional, commanding victory over a rival makes for a fun time at the arena. ...
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Sports
Golden Knights’ Defining Moments: The overtime comeback versus the Blues
Saturday, April 11, 2020 The Golden Knights were riding high to start the second half of the season. They dropped the first game after the Christmas break but then rattled off ...
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Las Vegas
Allegiant bleeding $2 million a day because of pandemic
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 A Las Vegas-based airline is taking a major financial loss from the lack of air travel because of the coronavirus pandemic. Allegiant Travel Co., the parent company of ...
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Las Vegas
For cooped-up Las Vegans, popular online fitness classes offer a salve during crisis
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Jaqueline Andrea has been a dance fitness instructor for 12 years. It’s her passion, and in a time of social distancing and self-quarantines, she knew large classes weren’t going to happen. So she did the next-best thing. She and her fellow instructor friends created ...
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Sports
Golden Knights' Defining Moments: The Chandler Stephenson trade
Monday, April 6, 2020 The Golden Knights’ acquisition of Chandler Stephenson last December passed without much fanfare. ...
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A&E
Golden Knights to donate meals to Las Vegas healthcare workers
Sunday, April 5, 2020 The Vegas Golden Knights Foundation and three players are partnering to donate more than 7,500 meals to Las Vegas area healthcare workers who are on the medical front lines ...
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Sports
McNabb hopeful Golden Knights will get chance to ‘compete for a Stanley Cup’
Sunday, April 5, 2020 The Golden Knights were at their hotel on March 12 in Minnesota when they found out they wouldn’t be playing their game that night. The NHL was putting the season on pause, a decision that came less than four weeks ago but feels like a lifetime ago. ...
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Las Vegas
Bryce Harper donates $500,000 to Las Vegas, Philly food banks
Thursday, April 2, 2020 Las Vegas’ most famous baseball player is joining the fight against the coronavirus. Phillies outfielder and Las Vegas High School alumnus ...
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Housing
How will coronavirus impact the Las Vegas housing market
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Earlier this month, the Las Vegas Valley set a new high-water mark for median home prices at $316,000, according to a report released by Las Vegas Realtors.
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Sports
Golden Knights' Defining Moments: Pacioretty's last-second goal
Monday, March 30, 2020 The shopping was done, the turkey was brining and the final checklists were being made before Thanksgiving dinner. ...
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Las Vegas
Golden Knights' Fleury to fans: 'Stay safe. That's all that matters'
Friday, March 27, 2020 San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture was finishing explaining why it’s tough to play against Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury when Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf interjected with ...
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News
How a Henderson company went from making window shades to surgical masks
Thursday, March 26, 2020 In normal times, workers at Polar Shades would be busy making window shades out of the company's factory in Henderson. But these aren’t normal times. The company has turned the facility into a plant producing masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment ...
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Sports
How NHL restricted free agency works and affects the Golden Knights
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Zach Whitecloud signed a two-year extension with the Golden Knights on Sunday, securing the 23-year-old defenseman’s future with the team through the summer of 2022. ...
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Las Vegas
Moulin Rouge Agreement recognition to be held virtually
Monday, March 23, 2020 The Historic Westside Chamber of Commerce announced today that the annual Moulin Rouge Agreement Day panel will be held virtually on Wednesday because of ...
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A&E
If NHL eventually resumes season, Golden Knights sit in advantageous spot
Sunday, March 22, 2020 The Golden Knights were rolling right long two weeks ago. They had just picked up a signature win, were headed out to another tough road matchup and motivated to secure their top-seeding in the playoffs. ...
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Sports
Golden Knights donating money to help arena workers
Thursday, March 19, 2020 The Golden Knights are stepping up to help T-Mobile Arena workers impacted by the loss of NHL games this season. Golden Knights owner Bill Foley announced this morning that the organization, as well as players and Golden Knights Foundation have pledged “a minimum of $500,000” supporting employees ...
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Las Vegas
Golden Knights classic games to fill live hockey void on TV
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Looking for your fix of Golden Knights hockey? AT&T SportsNet has you covered. The network announced today that with no live games after the NHL suspended its ...
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Sports
'It’s just disappointing': Golden Knights fans readjust plans with no games to attend
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Thousands of Golden Knights fans saw their Tuesday night plans shut down because of the coronavirus outbreak ...
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Las Vegas
Golden Knights delay March season ticket payments
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 The Golden Knights sent an email to season ticket holders this morning informing them that this month’s payment will be delayed amid the coronavirus crisis. Season ticket installment payments — six in total — started in January and ...
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Las Vegas
NHL asking players to self-quarantine during coronavirus outbreak
Monday, March 16, 2020 The NHL today directed players to self-quarantine at home through at least March 27. The league said “consideration will be given” after the mandated self-quarantine period to ...
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Sports
What we know about the NHL's suspended season
Friday, March 13, 2020 The NHL suspended its season. No more hockey. Now what?
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Sports
The great goalie debate: Who should start for the Golden Knights in the playoffs?
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 One major question is bubbling under the surface of the Vegas Golden Knights' torrid stretch over the last couple of weeks with no indication of fading anytime soon: Who should be the goalie in the Stanley Cup playoffs?
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Sports
Golden Knights solidify standing as Pacific’s top team with OT win over Oilers
Monday, March 9, 2020 This one looked like it might slip away. The Golden Knights were the better team in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory, no question about that. But all the puck possession and shot attempts weren’t turning into goals, and the Edmonton Oilers stuck around just long enough to grab a third-period lead.
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Sports
Golden Knights come out flat in shutout loss in Winnipeg
Friday, March 6, 2020 The Golden Knights allowed three goals in the opening 20 minutes and never recovered, falling to the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 at Bell MTS Place to open a five-game road trip.
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Sports
Zach Whitecloud gaining confidence as Golden Knights hit the road
Friday, March 6, 2020 The last time the Golden Knights took an extended road trip Zach Whitecloud wasn’t even on the team. Now as Vegas starts a crucial swing through ...
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Sports
Vegas Golden Podcast: Upcoming road trip poses reasons for concern
Thursday, March 5, 2020 The road is getting at least a little bit rockier. Everything went smoothly for the Vegas Golden Knights in February, especially with the way the month ended on an eight-game win streak. ...
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Sports
Pacioretty riding wicked shot to career season for Golden Knights
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Max Pacioretty had one of three goals for Vegas in a 3-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils at T-Mobile Arena. There was no screen on his shot, no traffic in front, and no reason why it should have ended up in the net. It’s a shot that goalies typically struggle to stop because ...
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Sports
Golden Knights deserved better fate than tough-luck loss to Kings
Sunday, March 1, 2020 Nick Holden fished the puck out of the back of the net and flung it down the ice in frustration. It was the fourth goal the Golden Knights allowed, and on a night where they fired ...
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Sports
With win over Sabres, Golden Knights close February on high note
Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 The last time the Golden Knights faced the Buffalo Sabres, they lost their fourth game in a row and fired their coach. Needless to say, things went a little better this time around.
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Las Vegas
Goaltender Lehner doesn’t predict his future with Golden Knights
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 Robin Lehner didn’t think he was coming to the Golden Knights. He didn’t think he was he was going to leave the Chicago Blackhawks at all. But as the trade deadline inched nearer ...
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Sports
Nick Cousins joins growing list of Golden Knights to make memorable debut
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 It’s becoming a running joke, but when a player makes his Golden Knights debut, the expectation is that he’s going to score. It’s happened six times this season and three times in a week ...
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Sports
Vegas Golden Podcast: Everything is coming together for the Golden Knights
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 With 18 games left in the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights sit in better position than they have all year. ...
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Sports
Golden Knights excited for Fleury-Lehner goalie tandem
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 In a future that isn’t that far off, Robin Lehner will be handed the reins of an NHL team and told to go. He’ll be the No. 1 guy, the unquestioned starting goalie. He’s earned it after two seasons of splitting the net with Thomas Greiss and Corey Crawford ...
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Sports
Robin Lehner deal helps Golden Knights’ present, complicates future
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 The Golden Knights have always hated rentals. If a player is available in a trade and his contract expires the following summer, Vegas has a history of extending him or passing on him altogether. Which makes the Robin Lehner trade on Monday fascinating. He’s set to be an unrestricted free agent on ...
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Sports
Vegas hockey family: Gage Quinney debuts for Golden Knights in hometown
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 Ken Quinney couldn’t believe what he was seeing as he sat at T-Mobile Arena Saturday night. He reminisced back to one of his first exhibition hockey games in Canada, estimating an attendance of maybe 3,000 people, just about the whole town. ...