Gerard Gallant was abruptly fired by the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday less than two years after leading them to the Stanley Cup Final in their first season of existence and winning NHL coach of the year honors along the way. Peter DeBoer, fired last month by the San Jose Sharks, takes over immediately and will be the Vegas coach the rest of the season. General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced the change in the aftermath of a 4-2 loss to Buffalo on Tuesday night that dropped Vegas out of a playoff position in the Western Conference. The Golden Knights have lost four in a row, matching the longest point drought in their brief franchise history.
Jalen Harris scored 20 points and his driving layup with nine seconds left carried Nevada to a thrilling 68-67 win over Wyoming Tuesday night.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, the (501c3) non-profit governing body of high school sports in the Silver State, and One Nevada Credit Union, the Association’s title partner for all events, will be inducting 15 Northern Nevadans to its NIAA / One Nevada Hall of Fame for 2020. The individuals set to be inducted as the NIAA /One Nevada’s 28th class — Dan Anderson, Toni (Brown) Fairbanks, Art Collins, Pat Dolan, Rob Hastings, Rollie Hess, Martin “Skip” Houk, Jennifer Hucke, Michelle Palaroan, Richard Pitts, Dave Price, Ed Shepard, Paul Tremayne, Mike Whitemaine and Mitch Woods – have secured for themselves a special place in the history of Nevada high school athletics by the sheer magnitude of their contributions.
After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense from all the winners, we have the answers to the makeup of the NFL’s Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions.
The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity boys basketball team had a busy last week with three games on the schedule. Battle Mountain traveled to Wells on Tuesday, Jan. 7, for a non-conference game and beat the Leopards 59-31.
The Battle Mountain High School wrestling team returned to action after taking the New Year’s weekend off. Making the trip to Twin Falls, Idaho, the Longhorns took on the best the eastern part of Idaho had to offer.
The Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team collected two wins in three contests last week, including a split of its Northern 2A games on the road. The week began with a road trip to Wells for a non-conference match-up with the Leopards, in which the Longhorns won 65-52. Battle Mountain raced out to a 24-11 advantage in the first quarter and built a 40-23 lead at halftime.
The Battle Mountain High School junior varsity girls basketball team hosted Wells in a non-conference match-up on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and beat the Leopards. Battle Mountain split games this past weekend, beating West Wendover and losing to White Pine. Battle Mountain is back home this weekend for two games.
The Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team picked up two wins in three games last week to improve to 4-2 in the Northern 2A and 11-5 overall. The Lady Longhorns stepped out of league play on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and beat Wells 48-36. Battle Mountain’s Kaybrie Nield and Brynlee Freeman combined for 10 of the Lady Longhorns’ 14 points to help build a 14-4 advantage.
Seneca Knight scored a career-high 28 points, Sam Japhet-Mathias made two free throws with 13.9 seconds left and San Jose State held on to knock Nevada out of the Mountain West Conference unbeaten ranks 70-68 Wednesday night. It was the first time San Jose State (6-11, 2-3) has defeated Nevada (10-6, 3-1) since Feb. 18, 2014.
Major League Baseball says it will investigate allegations the Boston Red Sox illegally used their video replay room to steal signs between opposing pitchers and catchers during their 2018 World Series championship season. The claims were made Tuesday in a report by The Athletic. The website cited three anonymous sources it said were with the Red Sox during the 2018 season who said some players visited the replay room during games to get information on sign sequences. Those sources told The Athletic that the Red Sox weren’t able to do it during the postseason because of in-person monitors used by MLB in those games.
Tom Brady walked off the field at the end of his 20th NFL season and said he plans to be back for another, when he will be 43 years old. If not in New England, somewhere else.
Ohio quarterback Nathan Rourke is projected to be the top quarterback taken in the Canadian Football League draft this spring. He's pretty good at the American collegiate version, too. Rourke, from Oakville, Ontario, accounted for 231 yards of offense and ran for a touchdown to help Ohio beat Nevada 30-21 on Friday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Jazz Johnson drained 8 of 12 3-pointers and scored 34 points, both career highs, and Nevada beat Boise State 83-66 on Saturday. Jalen Harris had 15 points for Nevada (10-5, 3-0 Mountain West Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory, and Lindsey Drew added 14 points and nine assists.
After a two-week break, the Battle Mountain High School girls basketball team was back on its home floor this past weekend for a pair of Northern 2A contests. Battle Mountain hosted Pershing County on Friday night and held on for a 41-39 victory in a back-and-forth game with its long-time rival. The Lady Longhorns improved to 3-1 in the Northern 2A and 9-4 overall with a 48-44 win over Silver Stage on Saturday afternoon. After giving up the opening basket to Silver Stage, Battle Mountain controlled much of the first half, before seeing the lead disappear in the second half.