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Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen were supposed to rematch this summer in a football stadium in Brazil, but it’s not going to happen. More >

A replica 1977 World Series championship ring and a watch commemorating Reggie Jackson’s 400th home run have been returned to the baseball Hall of Famer at the direction of a federal judge in Nevada, the former slugger’s lawyer said Friday. More >

Like Rory McIlroy’s reign as the No. 1-ranked player in the world, his run as the favorite to win the Masters didn’t last very long. More >

Tony Stewart scratched another racetrack off the bucket list. Powering away from Jimmie Johnson after a restart with four laps left in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the reigning Sprint Cup champion took the checkered flag .461 seconds ahead of Johnson.

The victory was Stewart’s first at the 1.5-mile track, leaving only Darlington and Kentucky as active Cup tracks at which he hasn’t won. The win was Stewart’s 45th, 15th all-time, in 467 Cup starts. “Man, I’m just finally glad to win one here,” said Stewart.

England picked up 10 points in the race for the HSBC Sevens World Series title after their run at the USA Sevens ended in a Plate semi final defeat against Argentina.They trailed 21-7 at one point and despite late tries from substitute Tom Mitchell and forward Chris Cracknell finished on the wrong end of a 21-19 scoreline at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.Samoa took the title courtesy of a 26-19 extra time win over New Zealand in the final.

The result leaves England in fourth place in the series behind New Zealand, Fiji and South Africa, and head coach Ryan was left rueing missed chances in the 12-7 quarter final reverse against the Kiwis.

In the past week or so, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer had been rather tough to corral on the phone. He was, however, in a rather talkative mood on Thursday afternoon with the announcement of the rematch between IBF/WBA junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan, who put on one of 2011’s best fights. They will hook up again on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

“Sometimes I can’t talk to the media; I’m making big fights and I’m working on other ones which we’re hopefully going to be announcing as well. I like to do big fights and that’s a big one,” said an enthused Schaefer.

A late rush of losing wagers on the New England Patriots may helpNevada’s sports books turn a profit on the Super Bowl, where the majority of early bets had been on a New York Giants victory. More >

If there’s one city outside of San Francisco pulling for the 49ers in the NFC championship game game against the New York Giants on Sunday, it’s Las Vegas.

Though a Giants-Ravens or Giants-Patriots Super Bowl undoubtedly would bring out New York City’s biggest bettors and a ton of additional action in the two weeks leading up to the season’s final game, several books across Sin City have a bit of a problem: They’re exposed to Giants’ “futures” money.

We in no way want to encourage you to gamble while in Las Vegas. There are so many fantastic restaurants — PBT personally recommends RM Seafood and B & B Ristorante — where you know you will get a certain return on your investment in the form of a great meal and atmosphere. More >