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Hard Rock poolside celebrity Q&A with Jerry Rice, Dennis Rodman and Shane Victorino
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 1:39pm
STATELINE, Nev. – Most public events associated with the American Century Championship this week are not taking place due to safety concerns created by COVID-19, but one is still happening with special protocols.
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe is holding a one-night-only poolside celebrity Q&A session on Saturday, July 11 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sports legends Jerry Rice and Shane Victorino had already been announced as taking part, but basketball great Dennis Rodman is now on the bill.
American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe returns in July, but without fans
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 12:00am
LAKE TAHOE, Nev, - This year's American Century Championship will return to Edgewood Tahoe for the 31st consecutive year July 8-12, but it will look a lot different than past tournaments due to COVID-19.
Where to watch Superbowl LIV in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/01/2020 - 1:05pm
Super Bowl LIV, the 54th Super Bowl (the 50th modern-era National Football League championship game) will decide the champion for the NFL's 2019 and 100th season. The National Football Conference champion San Francisco 49ers will play against the American Football Conference champion Kansas City Chiefs.
No matter who you are rooting for, or if you just enjoy watching the game which is known for epic halftime shows and commercials (and championship football), South Lake Tahoe and Stateline are providing parties and fun spaces to do so on Sunday.
Here are a few of those ideas:
Parent company of Harrah's Tahoe and Harveys first ever casino sponsor of NFL
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 8:12pm
Caesars Entertainment, the parent company of Lake Tahoe's Harveys and Harrah's Tahoe, has become the first-ever official casino sponsor of the National Football League (NFL).
In this multi-year deal, Caesars Entertainment will provide unique experiences for NFL fans by engaging its casino properties, celebrity chefs, premier music artists and a wide range of entertainers.
10th annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Classic to bring athletic greats to Truckee
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/03/2018 - 9:32pm
Event Date:
July 8, 2018 (All day)
NFL Hall of Famers, former Major League Baseball players, other sports and entertainment celebrities will gather July 8-9 at Schaffer's Mill Golf Club in Truckee to pay tribute to former Oakland Raider Gene Upshaw. The tournament raises funds for cancer programs and traumatic brain injury research and, to date, they've raised close to $1.5 million.
Each year this tournament runs the week before the American Century Championship held in South Lake Tahoe, something Upshaw played in while he was alive.
Steph Curry returns to Lake Tahoe for American Century Championship
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/13/2018 - 9:13pm
Steph Curry, fresh off the Golden State Warrior's third championship in four years, is heading to Lake Tahoe to vie for a different title, one at the American Century Championship July 10-15. He had a final round 68 last year that included 28 of his total 60 Stableford points to finish fourth.
Large contingent of NFL players heading to Lake Tahoe for annual golf tournament
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 2:21pm
A contingent of active NFL players and coaches, including newcomers Larry Fitzgerald, Case Keenum, Mitch Trubisky, Sean Payton and Bill O’Brien, highlight the field of competitors at the 29th annual American Century Championship golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, July 10-15 airing on NBC and NBCSN. www.americancenturychampionship.com
Fans don't let fans drive drunk
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 5:13pm
Law enforcement from both California and Nevada are reminding motorists to not drink and drive, especially during Super Bowl weekend which seen an increase of drunk drivers on the road. As friends and family gather to watch the game Sunday, February 4, please designate a sober driver before the game between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles begins.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) have teamed up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to remind motorists to not drive while intoxicated.
Impaired driving over Super Bowl weekend a focus of law enforcement
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/27/2018 - 11:44am
Over the next two weeks, Northern Nevada residents can expect to see double or even triple the normal law enforcement presence. The Nevada Highway Patrol has joined forces with law enforcement agencies statewide to crack down on impaired driving, and has an important message for the public: if you’ll be drinking, designate a sober driver, and if you drive impaired, you will be arrested.
Lake Tahoe man's pursuit of Olympic history
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 1:37am
South Shore resident Larry Sidney narrowly missed earning a spot on the historic Israeli Olympic Skeleton team headed to PyeongChang in February.
"It's amazingly exciting to be part of it," said Sidney on his return to Lake Tahoe after months of traveling the world and participating in skeleton races in pursuit of an Olympic spot.
Tee times for Thursday's American Century Celebrity-Am Tournament
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/12/2017 - 11:31pm
The American Century celebrity-amateur tournament begins at Edgewood Tahoe on Thursday, July 13 at 8:00 a.m. with a shotgun start. On the first hole will be Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors, who was in Los Angeles Wednesday evening to accept an ESPY award with his teammates for "Best Team."
8:00 a.m. group:
Hole 1A
STEPHEN CURRY
NBA MVP: Golden State Warriors
Jonathan Thomas Kunio Watanabe
Andy Saperstein David Lockton
Hole 1B
ALEX SMITH
NFL Quarterback: Kansas City Chiefs
Peter Cieszko Patrick Maggitti
Hole 2
CARSON PALMER
Quarterback: Arizona Cardinals
Professional cyclists start arriving in Lake Tahoe for two stages of Amgen
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 12:02am
Tyler and Cheryl Cannon, owners of Sprouts Cafe in South Lake Tahoe, opened their doors Tuesday to two of the cycling teams in town for two stages of the Amgen Breakaway from Heart DiseaseTM Women's Race empowered with SRAM on May 11-12.
DROPS and United Healthcare (UHC) were there not only to enjoy the food Sprouts is known for, but to spend time with media and sharing their stories two days before race time.
New NFL contingent to play at American Century Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/19/2017 - 10:34am
Charles Woodson, Travis Kelce, Doug Pederson, Mike Zimmer and Adam Thielen will make up the NFL contingent of first time competitors at the annual American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood in Lake Tahoe July 14-16.
This is the 28th year the 54-hole tournament has been on the South Shore, offering a purse of $600,000 while also raising money for local and national charities.
Flash mob in South Lake Tahoe brings awareness to exploitation of women
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/04/2017 - 7:17pm
A flash mob in the middle of Heavenly Village isn't a normal occurrence, so at 2:00 p.m. February 4 when a few dozen women and children started dancing to music, people stopped and the phone cameras came out.
For the past several weeks, members of the South Lake Tahoe community have been rehearsing a dance to the music "Break the Chain" in support of "One Billion Rising", a one-day international event to bring exploitation of women, human trafficking and violence against women and girls to the forefront.
One Billion Rising flash mob event planned for South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/22/2017 - 1:41pm
Event Date:
February 4, 2017 - 2:00pm
Each February since 2012, people around the globe have been participating in "One Billion Rising" events to bring human trafficking and violence against women and children to the forefront, and South Lake Tahoe has joined them.
Experts say one in three women across the planet will be beater or raped during her lifetime, which equals one billion women.
South Lake Tahoe will again join towns in hundreds of countries to express support through dance, joy and community to celebrate the fact that they have not been defeated by this violence.
Celebrities teeing up for Gene Upshaw Golf Tournament
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/10/2016 - 10:08pm
NFL Hall of Famers, former Major League Baseball players and other sports celebrities will gather July 17-18 to once again pay tribute to the former Oakland Raider at the 8th annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic at the Schaffer’s Mill Golf & Lake Club in Truckee, Calif.
Upshaw, who often played in the Celebrity Golf Tournament in South Lake Tahoe, died of pancreatic cancer in 2008 at Tahoe Forest Hospital.
Howie Nave predicts the winners for Sunday's Oscars
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 10:18am
And the Oscar goes to......It's that time of year again folks, the Super Bowl of the motion picture industry known as the Academy Awards. This year promises to be what I think will be an exciting one in part because of its host: comedian Chris Rock. Talk about perfect timing, huh? First the old farts who decide who gets nominated virtually overlooked every African-American contender which sparked not only outcries from those in the acting community but also wanted Chris Rock to boycott the Academy as well (for those who don't know him Chris Rock is black).
Lake Tahoe celebrity golfers to play in Diamond Resorts Tournament in Florida
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 1:27pm
Sports and entertainment stars, including many of the current and future Hall of Famers, MVPs and stars who golf in South Lake Tahoe's annual celebrity tournament, will be teeing it up in the inaugural Diamond Resorts Invitational celebrity golf tournament at the Golden Bear Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 14-16, 2016.
American Century Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe until 2022
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/17/2015 - 1:53pm
What the celebrities call the Super Bowl of Golf, the American Century Golf Championship has extended their contract in Lake Tahoe another seven years, until 2022.
The 2015 tournament was the 26th event to be held at Edgewood Tahoe and was the last year of the current contract.
Have breakfast with Steve Young and other celebrity golfers
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/07/2015 - 6:42pm
Event Date:
July 15, 2015 - 7:30pm
Join Tahoe-Douglas Rotary with Super Bowl MVP and NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young and other celebrity players from the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship for a breakfast buffet and interactive question and answer panel discussion.
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to hear personal insights from the players about their careers and experience playing alongside 80 of the biggest sports and entertainment stars at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
American Century releases list of celebrity golfers to participate in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 5:38pm
Once again, the most popular celebrity golf tournament in the county will be held on the southern shores of Lake Tahoe. The 26th Annual American Century Championship will be held in South Lake Tahoe from July 14-19, 2015 at Edgewood Tahoe.
The list of the 95 participants released resemble the 'A List' of who's who in sports and entertainment, as well as the military. They will all be going after a prize purse of $625,000.
February Music Scene: Jefferson Starship, Lewis Black, Winstrong, Love and Light, ALO
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/07/2015 - 1:31am
February 01 Unkle Funkle @ McP's
Super Bowl Party @ Himmel Haus
Seraphin @ Northstar
February 02 Mark Wilson @ McP's
Ben Fuller @ West Shore Cafe
DJ Lambchop @ Fat Cat Cafe
February 03 Coop Da Loop, Dub Coling, Resonant Language @ Whisky Dick's
Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's
Open Mic w/ Lucas Arizu @ Fat Cat Cafe
February 4-8 Alan Havey / Joe Dosch @ Improv at Harveys
February 04 Zebuel, Haylestorm, IJV @ The Grid
Chris Emmington @ fat Cat Cafe
February 05 The Saddle Tramps @ Hard Rock Hotel
Taking Root @ Rojo's
Betting was super, but not quite up to '14 NFL title game
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 11:07pm
Nevada's sports books took in the second-biggest Super Bowl betting take ever, with $116 million wagered for Sunday's thriller won by the New England Patriots, 28-24, over the Seattle Seahawks.
From that, the sports books won $3.25 million, or 2.8 percent of the total, according to the report Monday by the State Gaming Control Board.
A year ago, bettors put down a record $119.4 million in Nevada sports books with the books the victors, winning $19.67 million after Seattle's 43-8 romp over the favored Denver Broncos.
SUPER BOWL BETTING
Total wagers at 191 sports books statewide:
CHP starts weekend campaign; Don't Drink and Drive on Super Bowl Sunday
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 11:04pm
The California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to be on the winning team on Super Bowl Sunday by not drinking and driving. With plenty of parties around the South Shore, including those at the casinos, local bars and private homes, the opportunities to drink will be plentiful.
California's Office of Traffic Safety reports a DUI arrest can add up to more than $17,000. The biggest hit comes from insurance premium increases, which can be upwards of $12,000.
Sierra at Tahoe offers $49 Super Bowl special on Sunday
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/27/2015 - 8:31pm
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort has announced a unique way to spend the Super Bowl this Sunday with deeply discounted tickets and events planned for a day of celebration.
Super Bowl 49 will be a full day event at Sierra-at-Tahoe. People can ski or snowboard for as low as $49 for the day with the purchase of a lift ticket in advance. There are a limited number of tickets available for purchase on the website, Liftopia.
The tickets are 47% off the normal price.
Celebrities open up about Manziel, heros, autographs and American Century Celebrity Golf
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 9:50pm
Three former football players joined the local Rotary clubs for breakfast on Thursday morning, sharing their honest feelings on many subjects from family to Johnny Manziel. Tahoe Douglas Rotary and South Lake Tahoe Rotary Clubs invited Marshall Faulk, Trent Dilfer and Sterling Sharpe to their joint meeting at MontBleu.
On Johnny Manziel
Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic Brings Out the Stars July 13-14
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/09/2014 - 6:04pm
Event Date:
July 13, 2014 - 9:00am
NFL Hall of Fame members Marcus Allen and Mike Haynes will join Cy Young winner Vida Blue and other sports stars at the 6th Annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf Classic at Gray's Crossing in Truckee July 13 to 14.
The tournament is held to pay tribute to Hall of Famer and former Oakland Raider and Lake Tahoe resident Gene Upshaw and raise funds for cancer programs and traumatic brain injuries. Upshaw golfed often at the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament in South Lake Tahoe before his sudden death from pancreatic cancer in 2008, just 3 days after being diagnosed.
LPGA Great Annika Sorenstam Will Play in South Lake Tahoe's Celebrity Golf Tournament
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/27/2014 - 11:23pm
The competitive landscape of the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe will dramatically alter in 2014 with the addition of LPGA great Annika Sorenstam.
The legendary golf superstar, winner of 89 international tournaments and over $22 million, is among the most successful players in history. A part-time resident of Lake Tahoe and mother of two, Sorenstam will play on even terms with pro athletes in the nationally televised, 54-hole, $600,000 competition at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
Celebrities Preparing for Lake Tahoe's American Century Championship Golf Tournament
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/19/2014 - 10:16am
In just two months the world of celebrity golf will take over South Lake Tahoe when the 25th Anniversary of the American Century Championship is played at Edgewood Tahoe.
Last week, two participants, former NFL Quarterback Trent Dilfer and Iraq war veteran Chad Pfeifer spoke recently with the media about the July 15-20 event.
NFL, MLB Greats and Winter Olympic Stars Tee it Up for 6th Annual Gene Upshaw Memorial Golf CLassic
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/20/2014 - 7:40pm
Gene Upshaw’s legacy has reached far beyond his stellar NFL playing career and his years as the leader of the NFL Players Association. It has touched a community in Truckee/North Lake Tahoe where a state of the art cancer center bears his name.
Gene Upshaw Fund Sends 16 Year Old Cancer Victim to Superbowl
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 1:32pm
The Super Bowl is later this week but there's already been multiple winners. Megan and Gary Kasden of Incline Village, NV, the winners of the Gene Upshaw Memorial Fund Super Bowl Raffle, are paying their good fortune forward.
Survivor of 1985 Lake Tahoe Gambling Trip Tragedy is Focus of CNN Special
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/12/2014 - 2:24pmIt started off as any week at Caesars Tahoe leading up to the Super Bowl. Decorations, parties, betting and hype. Only this year was different. It is January of 1985 and the Super Bowl was being held fairly close to Lake Tahoe at Stanford in Palo Alto. Due to the proximity, a group of VIPs was invited to Caesars Tahoe for a few days of pre-Super Bowl fun before flying to the game with a casino host.
Heavenly to Unveil Innovative DJ Cat This Week in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/25/2013 - 7:10pm
Something new will be hitting the slopes at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Friday, and its not something to ski or board on.
Aaron Hagar, son of legendary musician Sammy Hagar and owner of Rat Runners Garage, has teamed with Heavenly to create a state of the art mobile DJ on what used to be a grooming machine.
Incline Village Resident Wins Trip to Super Bowl
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/08/2013 - 9:26pm
Sometimes surprises come at the right time. Megan Kasden spoke through tears this week when she answered the phone and found out she had won the Gene Upshaw Memorial Fund Super Bowl raffle. The prize is an all-expense paid trip for two to Super Bowl XLVIII at the Met Life Stadium. The raffle raised $30,000 for traumatic brain injury research and programs and services for cancer patients and families at the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center. The same center where Kasden’s husband, Gary had just completed a long series of chemotherapy treatments.
Terry Bradshaw Brings His Variety Show to Lake Tahoe December 13
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/05/2013 - 6:46pm
Event Date:
December 13, 2013 - 9:00pm
Many know Hall of Fame Steelers Quarterback Terry Bradshaw as just that, a superstar football player. Others know Bradshaw for his entertaining commentary on football games from his commentator seat. While yet another group will know him from his acting in such movies as Cannonball Run and Hooper, television shows Las Vegas and Malcolm in the Middle and from singing with his daughter, country singer Rachel Bradshaw.
Win an All Expenses Paid Trip to Super Bowl XLVIII
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/03/2013 - 10:46pm
Just 300 tickets are being sold for a chance at winning an all-expenses paid trip for 2 to Superbowl XLVIII. Excellent odds to win this football lover's dream valued at over $7,500!
The top prize was donated by the National Football League. All funds raised for the raffle will go to support the Gene Upshaw Memorial Fund.Only 300 tickets at $100 each will be sold.
Normal winter predicted for Lake Tahoe and Sierra Nevada
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 1:03pm
Farmer's Almanac released it's 2014 edition recently and it calls for a cool winter with "near normal precipitation." With the recent fires in Yosemite and the rest of California, many feel that anything above the precipitation of the last 2 years would be very welcome.
Fantasy Football: A Woman in a Man’s World
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 10:37pm
Tension is high. Palms are sweaty. Beer is in the cooler and everyone in the room is armed with printed materials and pens. Weeks of studying, plotting and planning has all been in preparation for this one big moment. A barren banner spread along one wall with 8 empty columns is about to be marked upon over the next 4 hours.
The headers on each column are now filled in with the names Cheeseheads, Rabid, Go Deep, Rebel Dogs, Midgets Punching Clowns, Wide Right, Tahokies and East Coast Connection.
This folks is the beginning of a Fantasy Football Draft.
Political satirist lowers the boom in Tahoe's Crown Room
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 6:00amSuper Bowl Sunday was followed by a morose Monday in San Francisco when the city's resident political satirist spoke on a telephone."People are nursing psychic hangovers because they won five Su...
The kiss that made the world cringe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 2:56pmIt's the Super Bowl commercial no one seemed to like, but it's the one everyone is talking about. Supermodel Bar Refaeli made out with a computer nerd for Godaddy.com, and the world threw up a litt...
Kaepernick vows to take 49ers back to Super Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 6:00amSANTA CLARA, Calif. - Still steaming over the Super Bowl loss, Colin Kaepernick packed up his belongings in the 49ers locker room and made plans with teammates to work out this offseason.They won't...
Modero podiums at Squaw slalom
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 6:00amThe giant slalom season kicked off on Super Bowl weekend for the 12 and under Far West boys at Squaw Valley. The competition level jumped up a notch when the Rocky Mountain Division of Vail Moun...
Fans bet record $98.9M in Nevada on Super Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 4:07pmLAS VEGAS (AP) - Sports fans bet a record $98.9 million at Nevada casinos on the Super Bowl, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said Monday.Unaudited tallies show 183 sports books made $7.2 million on...
Cause of Super Bowl power outage remains unclear
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 12:09pmNEW ORLEANS (AP) - As the Superdome's energy provider and stadium management try to determine what caused a 34-minute power outage at Sunday's Super Bowl, local officials are hoping the incident...
Lights out: Ravens beat 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 02/03/2013 - 7:45pmNEW ORLEANS - A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game that ende...
CHP urges safe Super Bowl driving
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 5:44pmThe California Highway Patrol is urging drivers to designate a sober driver when celebrating the Super Bowl this Sunday."Make the responsible decision to designate a driver who can provide a safe r...
Super Bowl larger than sport of football
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 6:00amThe popular AMC TV series "The Walking Dead" returns with new shows on Feb. 10, in case you hadn't heard. But in reality it returns on Feb. 4 - the Monday after the Super Bowl. That's when you s...
Sierra Resort offers $49 Super Bowl Sunday lift tickets
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 11:04pmThe closest major Lake Tahoe resort to the Bay Area, Sierra-at-Tahoe will celebrate the San Francisco 49ers football team by offering Super Bowl Sunday special $49 tickets. Sierra Resort will recognize guests dressed in 49er jerseys, jackets, and hoodies by offering them a discounted full-day lift ticket.
Team flag waves as 49ers arrive for Super Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 9:36amNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Jim Harbaugh stepped to the podium, smirked a bit, and greeted his first news conference as a Super Bowl coach."We're super happy to be here," he said Sunday night as his NFC ch...
