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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2023
Las Vegas police search home in Tupac murder case
The best-selling hip-hop artist behind hits such as 'California Love' was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas at the age of just 25, and his killers have never been caught.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 15, 2023
Nevada assembly approves funding deal for A's
The Oakland Athletics inched closer to a move to Las Vegas when the Nevada state assembly approved a bill providing public funding to assist in the construction of a new stadium on Wednesday.
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Jun 6, 2023
Knights pound Panthers to go up 2-0 in Stanley Cup Final
Vegas captain Mark Stone said Jack Eichel's return from a crunching hit fired up the Golden Knights, who scored three goals in the third period for the second straight game.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 22, 2023
With Las Vegas land deal, Athletics may finally leave Oakland
For more than half a century, the Oakland Athletics were one of the signature professional sports clubs in the Bay Area, a consistent presence alongside Interstate 880, while other teams in the city like the Oakland Raiders, the Golden State Warriors and even the California Golden Seals came and went....
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 21, 2023
A's plan to buy land in Las Vegas, shift focus away from Oakland
The Oakland Athletics agreed to buy a 49-acre site just off the Las Vegas Strip and hope to relocate to Nevada, team president Dave Kaval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Wednesday.
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Feb 14, 2023
Las Vegas betting reputation as party capital on Super Bowl
Even without the game, Super Bowl weekend is already the second-busiest of the year for Las Vegas, with more than 300,000 pouring onto the Strip filling casino sportbooks.
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Jan 8, 2023
After an emotional week, NFL returns to something like normal
The game in Las Vegas between the Raiders and Chiefs proceeded even as players were still processing what they had witnessed Monday night.
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Jan 8, 2023
Chiefs beat Raiders to secure top seed and first-round playoff bye
The Week 18 opener at Allegiant Stadium featured pregame tributes to Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who remains in critical condition after his on-field collapse on Monday.
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Oct 26, 2022
Phil Kessel becomes NHL's record ironman, scores 400th goal
The Golden Knights winger appeared in his 990th consecutive game, surpassing the mark set by Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle last season.
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Sep 21, 2022
Monaco gets three-year extension as F1 sets record 24-race calendar
FIA announced approval of the calendar on Tuesday, with the Las Vegas Strip circuit taking a Nov. 18 date as the season's penultimate round and third in the United States.
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Apr 14, 2022
Raiders' QB Derek Carr signs three-year $121.5 million extension
Carr recorded a career-high and franchise-record 4,804 passing yards last season with six 300-yard games.
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BASKETBALL
Jan 4, 2022
Former All-Star Hammon 'couldn't be prouder' to rejoin WNBA as a coach
Hammon signed a five-year deal that makes her the highest-paid coach in the league, with an enviable Aces squad that reached their third straight postseason last year.
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SOCCER
Dec 8, 2021
MLS boss calls Las Vegas the 'frontrunner' for expansion
The support the city has shown for expansion teams in other leagues is a big reason why MLS Commissioner Don Garber is optimistic about Sin City's prospects.
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Dec 7, 2021
Swedish goalie Robin Lehner skips Beijing over mental health concerns
Lehner was expected to compete with Jacob Markstrom for a spot in Sweden's starting lineup after two-time Olympic medalist Henrik Lundqvist retired earlier this year.
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Nov 4, 2021
Prosecutors say receiver Henry Ruggs was driving drunk at 241 kph just before fatal crash
Ruggs rammed into another car on a Las Vegas street, killing a woman and her dog.
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Nov 3, 2021
Raiders release WR Henry Ruggs III with felony DUI charges pending after deadly crash
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced Tuesday that Ruggs was the driver in an accident that caused a fatality and would face felony charges.
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Oct 15, 2021
Carl Nassib returns to Raiders after taking personal day
Nassib, who became the first openly gay active NFL player when he made the announcement in June, was given the day off Wednesday.
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Oct 14, 2021
Derek Carr still coming to terms with Jon Gruden's resignation
No player on the Raiders' roster spent more time with Gruden than Carr.
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Jun 23, 2021
Brands could flock to Raiders' Carl Nassib after historic coming out
After fans made his jersey the league's top seller earlier this week, Nassib could be recruited by outspoken brands known for taking stands on social issues.
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Jun 22, 2021
Raiders' Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay
His announcement, which comes during Pride month, was greeted with support from the league and his team, which praised his courage.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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