http://vacationlasvegasblog.com Las Vegas Travel Tips - Las Vegas Vacations Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:14:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Marie Osmond told her fans that her faith is helping her get by after her son's death, according to The Associated Press. "Little did I know I would be relying on my faith, especially as much as I did this past week," Osmond told the audience at her Las Vegas show ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/a-grieving-marie-osmond-returns-to-the-las-vegas-stage/ Ladies first. After drubbing Santa Clara by 40 points in Sunday's semifinal game in Las Vegas, the Gonzaga Bulldogs' women's team is ready to on Monday against Pepperine. Tipoff is 12 Noon the the Orleans Arena in Sin City, and the game can be seen live on ESPNU. The Zags led ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/gonzaga-men-women-play-for-wcc-championship/ Evander Holyfield, who has had fights canceled in Uganda, South Korea and Ethiopia, finally has secured his next bout in the most foreign land of all: Las Vegas. Holyfield, who hasn’t fought in Las Vegas since a loss to James Toney in 2003, will meet Frans Botha at the Thomas ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/holyfield-finalizes-deal-for-april-bout-in-las-vegas/ That was no mirage Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. That really was Jeff Gordon riding around the slick, 1.5-mile oval as if he owned the place. You remember Gordon, don’t you? Four NASCAR Sprint Cup championships. No. 6 on the all-time list with 82 wins. So where’s he been? Well, where he ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/cup-could-it-be-gordon-who-dethrones-johnson/ Las Vegas Sands(LVS Quote) isn't selling its casino in Pennsylvania, the company announced Monday, in response to rumors that Sands would be exiting the state. In fact, the casino operator announced that it is looking to restart construction on a 300-room hotel tower in its Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem property within ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/las-vegas-sands-doubles-down-on-pa/ Ringing in another year, Paris Hilton celebrated her 29th birthday at Tao nightclub in Las Vegas over the weekend. Grabbing up prime seats, the former “Simple Life” star was joined by her boyfriend, Doug Reinhardt, and parents, Rick and Kathy Hilton, at the popular Sin City nightspot. According to an onlooker, ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/paris-hilton%e2%80%99s-birthday-bash-an-inside-look/ President Obama is winging his way back to Washington, D.C., after a tour around Las Vegas, where he was welcomed by most everyone, it seemed - except the city's mayor. President Obama professes his love for Las Vegas. CAPTION By Isaac Brekken, AP Independent Mayor Oscar Goodman refused to attend Obama's events or meet ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/obama-loves-las-vegas/ A wax museum on the Las Vegas Strip is unveiling a statue of President Barack Obama in a replica of the Oval Office just in time for Presidents Day. The display was shown Monday at Madame Tussauds. The museum says the Oval Office model is its only replica of the room west ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/wax-models-of-oval-office-obama-unveiled-in-vegas/ A 33-year-old Las Vegas man accused of an ax attack that left a 4-month-old baby dead and two women critically injured told police he doesn't remember a thing, Las Vegas TV station KVVU reported. Harold E. Montague, 33, didn't know the woman or the boy he is accused of hacking with ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/ax-attack-slaying-suspect-says-he-blacked-out/ The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas will close May 2, FOX5 has learned. An employee said notifications were sent out Monday morning and a hotel official confirmed the closing a few hours later. The resort, which opened in 2003, is among the top luxury destinations in southern Nevada and recently won the AAA ... http://vacationlasvegasblog.com/lasvegas/ritz-carlton-lake-las-vegas-closing/