...little action on the gambling tables the day of the game. Las Vegas is interested in landing a franchise, and commissioner David Stern recently said a committee of owners will review the proposal Mayor Oscar Goodman submitted to the league.

...VEGAS - A written proposal seeking a pro basketball franchise for Las Vegas will have to speak for itself after Mayor Oscar Goodman and other officials weren't invited to make a personal pitch to NBA owners. Goodman said Friday that he hoped...

...Aguilera and Toni Braxton performed at halftime. The event started with a celebrity red carpet, where Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, flanked as usual by his showgirls and backed by entertainer Wayne Newton, vowed again to get the NBA here full-time...

...night events from courtside seats, and Beyonce, Jay Z and Terrell Owens out on the town afterward. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said bringing the game to his city will be like "the heydays of a great Tyson fight." "Hollywood and entertainment...

...annual New Year's Eve celebration. "We're ending our centennial year with a bang, literally," Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said with a nod to the planned midnight fireworks show and the finale to Sin City's yearlong 100th anniversary...

...held on a grassy soccer field near Sam Boyd Stadium. "On reflection, this is a better place," Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said. Organizers also added a $100,000 fireworks show to the free concert, one of a series of events this year...

...that without state financial help, they might move. Five months ago, team officials met in Las Vegas with Mayor Oscar Goodman, who wants a new ballpark and a major league franchise for it. Baseball chief operating officer Bob DuPuy expressed...

...be Las Vegas, which was among the cities competing for the Expos and is still lobbying for a team. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman campaigned at last week's winter meetings, arriving accompanied by showgirls wearing feathered headdresses. Baseball...

...physical. Baseball's annual swapfest also had a bit of spectacle on Day Two of the four-day session. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman arrived in a lobby filled with baseball executives and agents accompanied by two tall showgirls wearing feathered headdresses...

...thinking about other things, I feel very, very confident you'll see Mike Tyson fighting again within a year," said Oscar Goodman, the boxer's chief lawyer. Asked if the ban would last longer than a year, Goodman said, "Two years is absolutely...