May 11, 2024

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Lessons learned at UNLV span the globe for new graduate

Lessons learned at UNLV span the globe for new graduate

Posted 2:00 a.m.

When Hieu Nguyen arrived in Las Vegas, the 27-year-old native of Vietnam only knew about the city from watching YouTube. He also had no friends. That quickly changed while attending UNLV ...

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) warms up during Rookie Mini-Camp at the Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson Friday, May 10, 2024.

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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) warms up during Rookie Mini-Camp at the Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Health Performance Center in Henderson Friday, May 10, 2024.

Can Raiders rookies make immediate impact in 2024?

Posted 2:00 a.m.

By Mike Grimala

There’s a common rule of thumb that you have to wait three years to judge an NFL draft class, because it can take that long for young players to transition to the pros. Immediate impact players like C.J. Stroud, the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year, are the rare exceptions ...

Hawaiian favorite Zippy’s finally arrives in Las Vegas

Hawaiian favorite Zippy’s finally arrives in Las Vegas

Posted 2:00 a.m.

There are 22 locations on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island, and this mainland expansion has been in the works for years, even if it was delayed a bit by the pandemic.

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Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club

FILE - Handler Janice Hays poses for photos with Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, after he won best in show during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as getting a dog, grooming it and leading it around a ring. But there’s a lot more involved in getting to and exhibiting in the United States’ most prestigious canine event.

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FILE - Handler Janice Hays poses for photos with Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, after he won best in show during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New ...

Posted 10:28 p.m.

To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. Groom it. Pose it. Lead it around a ring. But there's a lot more involved in reaching the pinnacle of U.S. canine events, now in its 148th year. It's a year ...

They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public’s imagination. Then Target came along

Reports: Mike Budenholzer agrees to become next head coach of Phoenix Suns, replacing Frank Vogel

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