First booze. Then pot. Now sports gambling.

The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports.

Because states have now been given the freedom to design their own sports gambling framework, uncertainty reigns over just how much effect the ruling could have on commercial real estate.

For the children of immigrants, receiving a college degree can be a huge milestone in their larger family story.

Graduating college students have long expressed their individuality by decorating their graduation caps with slogans and artwork, but a University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor says the themes have gotten more political in recent years.

UNLV associate professor Sheila Bock has been researching how and why students decorate their caps and says the themes over the years have become increasingly political.

Restructuring and reforming Nevada’s system for governing the state’s colleges and universities will require some complicated and lengthy steps, but there’s one improvement that can and should happen immediately.

Jim Reitz paused during a phone interview to shout instructions to someone in his adult swim class.

Derek Stott stood behind center from 1989 to 1991 as UNLV’s starting quarterback, and he ranks seventh in school history in career passing yards.