It’s Golden Knights time in Las Vegas. Here’s what you need to know.

Keep an eye on these promising young athletes as they score big, break records — and make their hometown proud BaseballErick FeddeUNLV Junior Baseball Starting PitcherErick Fedde began laying the foundation for his eminent role as UNLV’s Friday night starter years ago — in family games of Candy Land. Intensely driven to win even as a kid, Erick would devilishly pre-arrange the stack of cards so his game piece would leap across the board, ensuring victory.

Adam Bradley trekked nearly 5,000 miles from Reno to Alaska and the Bering Sea — through bears, bugs and bad weather. Why? The thrill of discovery — and to see firsthand a fast-changing Earth It all boiled down to the bugs.

Speed. Strength.

I thought fencing was a pretentious, so-called sport for snobs. But then I started poking around.

Las Vegas soccer is divided into two worlds: the ligas americanas and ligas mexicanas. Can they learn to speak the same language — and create another soccer star? We had crossed a border in the Las Vegas Valley, less than 10 miles from our house.