IN BRIEF

     UNLV program offers
     summer activities
     
      Registration for the National Youth Academic Sports Program will begin Saturday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
      The program, in its 28th year at UNLV, offers a summer activities to disadvantaged youngsters whose parents or guardians meet income guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Human Services.
      In addition to sports such as swimming, tennis, basketball, volleyball and soccer, the program includes activities designed to promote interest in careers and to discourage drug and alcohol use.
      The free program will take place June 9 through July 12. It is federally funded and includes free lunches and free transportation to the university each day.
      Free medical examinations and registration will take place at the Community Health Center of Southern Nevada, 916 W. Owens Ave.
      Registration and medical examinations will take place on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon according to the following schedule: April 26, for youngsters whose last names begin with the letters A-F; May 3, for G-L; May 10, M-R; and May 17, S-Z. An open registration will take place May 29.
      A parent or guardian must accompany each participant. More information is available by calling Marcus Barber at the Community Health Center of Southern Nevada at 631-8800.
     
     Pavarotti prepares
     for Reno concert
     
      RENO -- Luciano Pavarotti may postpone his final curtain a bit longer.
      The tenor said in December he would retire after his last encore in five years, when he will be 66 and his career will be in its third decade.
      Then again, maybe not.
      "In 2001 it will be 40 years I am singing. But the voice -- it's still here. My father is 86 and still in perfect voice. I don't know when I am going to retire."
      Pavarotti met with reporters Thursday, two days before the first of his two solo performances in the United States this year. He will be in Reno on Saturday and in San Jose, Calif., next month.
      Like his only previous concert in Reno, 12 years ago, no tickets remain for his engagement at the 11,953-seat Lawlor Events Center.