Two of the world’s best boxers are stepping into the ring for another Fight Weekend in Las Vegas. This Saturday, the Mandalay Bay Events Center will host the highly anticipated matchup between WBC Middleweight World Champion Miguel Cotto and former two-time World Champion Canelo Alvarez. After the sensationalized “Fight of the Century” between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao ended in an anticlimactic decision on points, fans are hoping for a knockout event this weekend.
When you think of the Vegas from the movies, you usually have images of tuxedoed gentlemen and bedazzled ladies slinking around the craps table, cooly sipping martinis and blowing on dice for luck they don't need. We have visions of the most powerful executives we've never heard of breaking out from behind the curtain, gorgeous women on their arms while walking to their ringside seats, whispering deals and smoking cigars amongst mobsters and celebrities.
With football season ending, everyone is more pumped than ever for basketball season. March basketball is sure to be complete mayhem in the city that hardly, welll, let's just say never sleeps because, well, nobody does sports like Las Vegas.
The Big Question: Seahawks or Patriots? The country's heart will be aflutter when game day hits this Sunday, Feb. 1 when two teams duke it out to try to determine the ultimate champ! The viewing parties that Las Vegas is throwing within this crazy city is enough to make your head whirl, and you can likely have a good time wherever you end up. However, if you want to do the Superbowl like a true VIP, then you should know what to expect. There are countless other parties, but these are some of the bigger ones we've got our eyes on!
It's arguably the biggest sporting event of the year and something America loves with all its patriotic heart: The Big Game! The New England Patriots will take on the Seattle Seahawks on February 1st and you can bet your bottom dollar that Las Vegas is preparing for a few extraordinary ways to watch them duke it out on the gridiron. Of course, this is going to be more of an entire weekend extravaganza so you'll need to pick your favorite pre-game party, game-viewing situation, and after-party hookup to make a complete Big Game Weekend.
This week hockey fans from Colorado and Los Angeles descend on the MGM Grand Arena for Frozen Fury. This annual pre-season match-up between the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche has become a huge event on the hockey calendar even though the game does not even count in the standings. Who can blame the fans when you consider that you can combine a weekend of hockey and a weekend in Vegas!
The 2014 National Football League (NFL) season doesn’t start for a few more months, Sept. 4 to be exact, but that doesn’t mean that the football itch hasn’t started for some of us already. For football lovers headed to Vegas next week, you’re in luck. Vegas Sin, the extraordinary all-female football league, is playing a home game on Thursday, July 3 against Chicago Bliss.
It’s futbol time and fans from around the world are going to be glued to the 2014 FIFA World Cup games this weekend. You can catch every match, every scissor kick and every last goal at a number of Las Vegas venues, but we’ve outlined the best places to view the game in town where you’ll be among good crowds with cold libations.
The roars can be heard all around the casino as the games are playing on televisions throughout each property on the Strip. The cheers come in as fast as the groans of disappointment. NCAA tournament time is about to get going and you can be sure that there will not be a shortage of locations for you to cheer on your favorite college hoops team. Take these suggestions and put on that college sweatshirt from back in the day.
Where to watch the NCAA College Basketball tournament in Las Vegas:
Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas is almost here and while you may not be a fan of Peyton Manning or Pete Carrol you cannot argue that this time of year the football parties are legendary. No matter what team you are pulling for or even if your team lost a few weeks ago you still want to make sure to spend some quality time in front of a TV. In Las Vegas that means a real good Super Bowl Party with unlimited drinks and food and giant screens that you will share with your new found football fan friends.
Here are a few suggestions for a Super Bowl Sunday Party in Las Vegas:
