Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, who is accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in Las Vegas, said he is taking a leave of absence from ESPN.
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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.
Initial work on the Athletics’ $1.75 billion Las Vegas ballpark site is now underway.
With the deadline to obtain a Real ID quickly approaching, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is offering a solution.
Shannon Sharpe has been accused by a woman of multiple counts of sexual assault that allegedly occurred in Las Vegas, according to a lawsuit. He has denied the allegations.
The two-night event at Allegiant Stadium was also the most viewed WrestleMania broadcast of all time.
NFL hall of famer and popular media personality Shannon Sharpe is being accused of sexually assaulting a women multiple times in Las Vegas.
Motorists familiar with a loud, rumbling stretch of the 215 Beltway from the Harry Reid Airport Connector to Interstate 15 may soon have reason to rejoice.
Inside Allegiant Stadium for WrestleMania’s first of two nights, retired WWE wrestler Shawn Michaels announced the crowd was a sellout, with 61,467 in attendance.
The WWE wishes of a group of courageous kids were granted with the help of a pair of wrestling superstars.
The famed Goodyear Blimp is flying around the Las Vegas Valley this week, providing passenger rides and aerial shots for the multiple WWE events.
The off-ramp has been closed since 2022 as part of the $382 million I-15/Tropicana Avenue interchange project.
WWE bursts into Las Vegas this week to host a bevy of professional wrestling action, topped off with the promotion’s Super Bowl, WrestleMania.
County commissioners unanimously approved the creation of the Sports and Entertainment Improvement District.
The Mob Museum’s Nevada specialty license plate, which launched on Monday, will raise funds for the nonprofit in downtown Las Vegas.
Las Vegas’s Triple-A baseball franchise the Aviators have gone by multiple team names and seen a slew of Major League affiliations over the years.