Win or lose, fans of the Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes are enjoying a Stanley Cup Final that is one for the ages.
Mick Akers
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 and covers sports business and transportation. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
T-Mobile Arena became the first arena in 52 years to host both the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four and Stanley Cup Final games in the same year.
With the Golden Knights holding a 2-1 Stanley Cup Finals series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes heading into Tuesday’s Game 4 at T-Mobile Arena, a potential series-clinching Game 6 is angling to be the most expensive ticket in franchise history.
The Athletics have a multitude of ways they are celebrating the team’s first regular season games in Southern Nevada in over three decades.
Athletics owner John Fisher took in the Golden Knights thrilling double-overtime win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, which left him excited about the potential fan backing of the Major League Baseball team when they relocate to Southern Nevada in 2028.
A $5 million improvement project to Carnegie Street in the Green Valley Ranch area of Henderson is going to create a smoother ride for motorists and increase safety on the small but important local road.
The worldwide spectacle that is the World Cup will kick off in 16 cities around North America, but Las Vegas is not among those getting in on the action.
The Athletics will play the first of six regular-season games at Las Vegas Ballpark on Monday as their permanent future home is being built on the Strip.
Fans of both the Golden Knights and Hurricanes didn’t let high ticket prices deter them from attending Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Tuesday will see the Golden Knights face the Carolina Hurricanes at T-Mobile Arena at 5 p.m. and the Athletics playing the Milwaukee Brewers at Las Vegas Ballpark at 7 p.m.
Stanley Cup Final tickets for the Golden Knights first home games of the series against the Carolina Hurricanes are tracking to be the historically most sought after in team history.
The Athletics announced a new upscale seating option Friday for the under-construction Las Vegas ballpark that promises to provide some of the closest seats to the action taking place on the field in Major League Baseball.
Formula One and the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority have a committed to a 10-year extension to host the Las Vegas Grand Prix annually on the Strip through 2037.
Motorists commuting on Interstate 11 between Rancho Drive and Rainbow Boulevard should brace for traffic impacts.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said there’s interest from multiple interested parties regarding owning expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle.