Regardless of what anyone’s personal feelings are about Floyd Mayweather Jr., there is an undeniable fact the fighter has proven beyond any doubt he has figured out the sport of boxing. Every nook, every cranny where a potential advantage in boxing might lay hidden, Mayweather finds it and exploits it.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr., controversially declared himself a better fighter than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson in the latest episode of HBO’s 24/7 Mayweather vs. Mosley. Mayweather didn’t back off those comments during a Thursday teleconference to preview his May 1 fight against Shane Mosley at the MGM Garden Arena.
Fred’s Tavern in Las Vegas is recieving a $1,000 fine for failing to pay a customer $300 over five moths ago. The commission accepted the settlement that was signed by Kurt L. Schoen, head of the company that runs the business.The state Gaming Control Board ordered the casino in March 2009 to make the $300 payment as part of a dispute with a customer.
More than four months after debuting its Las Vegas hotel, Mandarin Oriental unveiled its model condos Wednesday in an effort to grab more luxury buyers. Until this week, potential buyers had to visit CityCenter’s residential sales pavilion to view the model condos. Click here to read more.
Steve Wynn’s compensation as chief executive of Wynn Resorts changed little in 2009 as the casino operator struggled in Las Vegas, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Wynn’s compensation totaled $8.39 million in 2009, compared with $8.45 million in 2008. Read more at the Las Vegas Sun.
The national convention of the American Greyhound Track Owners Association that starts today at Caesars Palace will include a sober accounting of the industry’s latest victims — and the intractable problems that will contribute to future closures. Each year attendance drops at the convention. This year’s gathering is expected to draw about 120 people.
UNLV took on Northern Iowa Thursday night in a defeating loss that really left UNLV stunned. Northern Iowa’s Ali Farokhmanesh took an open long range three pointer in a tied game with seconds remaining at the Ford Center. The three pointer made it leaving a very eerie feeling to the UNLV players and coaches.
The worst of the recession appears to have finally past. After two years of economic decline, the gross metropolitan product of Las Vegas, which measures Southern Nevada’s total output of goods and services, grew slightly in the fourth quarter of 2009. Nothing is certain and a double-dip recession isn’t out of the question, but the report from Brookings indicates we may be on the cusp of economic improvement.
The UNLV Men’s basketball team has been extended an invitation to the NCAA tournament. Although some considered them a shoe in, most of the UNLV players are not ashamed to admit they were a little nervous watching the CBS tournament selection show. With a record of 25-8 they were one of four Mountain West Conference schools earning a bid and they start of as an 8-seed in the Midwest Region.
Although the undefeated Bowles has a reputation for finishing fights none of his professional contests have gone the distance his knockout win over Miguel Torres for the WEC bantamweight title last August has been chalked up, by some, as no more than blind luck.
As they are every year during NASCAR weekend, discussions about Las Vegas hosting a second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race were a hot topic at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Speedway officials have always kept their opinions consistent on the matter: They’d love to have a second race, but it’s just not that simple.
Knowing that the recession has most people making less and spending less, local tourism officials are holding out hope that this years NASCAR weekend will bring in more people who will spend more. In 2009, the biggest event of the weekend, the Sprint Cup race Sunday, drew about 140,000 spectators.