MALIBU, Calif. -- It's becoming a distressing trend for the UNLV basketball team: fall behind by double digits on the road, battle uphill, wear down and eventually come up short.


Rodeo wary of wrongs in name of animal rights

Nearly 50 security specialists from throughout the West Coast are at the Thomas & Mack Center to supplement Las Vegas and UNLV police officers during the National Finals Rodeo.

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ON TV/RADIO
BASKETBALL • Preps, Poplar Bluffs (Mo.) vs. Lawrence North (Ind.), 4:30 p.m.; ESPN2 (31) • San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets, 5 p.

Utah turkey hunt applications available
Tag applications for Utah's 2005 spring wild turkey hunt can be picked up at Division of Wildlife Resources offices and license agents or downloaded from the agency's Web site at www.

Fishing Report
• LAKE MEAD -- Despite cold weather, anglers have enjoyed good fishing for stocked rainbow trout and striped bass.

IN THE OUTDOORS: Diminutive hunter bags trophy bighorn
Through the years, I have had the privilege of meeting many successful sheep hunters and getting a close look at countless rams, mostly desert bighorn.

Rodeo wary of wrongs in name of animal rights
Nearly 50 security specialists from throughout the West Coast are at the Thomas & Mack Center to supplement Las Vegas and UNLV police officers during the National Finals Rodeo.

SOUTHERN NEVADA FOOTBALL HONORS: Leading by example
Palo Verde's Jarrell Harrison and Bishop Gorman's Ryan Reynolds put up outstanding numbers on the football field this fall.

Head of the Class
• BASIC -- Girls basketball player Ashley Purdie had a total of 22 points and 22 rebounds in three games.

Class 4A title game third-best attended
Saturday's football game between Palo Verde and Las Vegas at Sam Boyd Stadium was more than a well-played game for the Class 4A state title.

In Brief
BOXING Tyson arrested after jumping on car's hood Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was arrested in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Williams says he's ready for Klitschko, title
When Danny Williams was 5, the thing he wanted most was another chocolate biscuit. But Augustus Williams had other ideas for his son.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Male Patrick Mills Mojave The senior wrestler opened the season with a 12-0 record, including 11 pins, to help the Rattlers go 14-0.

Bonanza rolls to victory over Durango
Cory Peterson had 26 points, six assists and four steals Wednesday to lead Bonanza to a 70-57 victory over visiting Durango.

Solomon, Etol lead Las Vegas past Faith Lutheran
Stephanie Solomon scored 22 points and Kim Etol had 18 Wednesday as Las Vegas held off visiting Faith Lutheran, 67-61.

Barlow retains PGA Tour card
Even "Power of Positive Thinking" author Norman Vincent Peale would have frowned had he been in Craig Barlow's shoes after the first round in the finals of the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament last week.

Meloan shoots 64 to win Nevada Open title
As Marcus Meloan lined up with a 3-wood at the 18th tee, he knew one, possibly two, strokes separated him from his closest competitors and the Nevada Open championship.

INTERNET EXTRA: Spring Valley tops Clark in girls soccer
Brittany Boyack scored twice to lift Spring Valley's girls soccer team to a 3-1 victory over host Clark on Wednesday.

UNLV swept away by Waves
MALIBU, Calif. -- It's becoming a distressing trend for the UNLV basketball team: fall behind by double digits on the road, battle uphill, wear down and eventually come up short.

JOE HAWK: Rebels could use refresher course in 'Basketball 101'
Cheers or jeers, once on the court basketball players rarely hear what is being shouted at them by fans.

It's clutch time in chase for event titles
The National Finals Rodeo passed the halfway mark Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center and it's nearly time for calculators to heat up as world championship "what if" scenarios edge toward the main topics of conversation.

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK
Post Time 12:30 p.m. Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $11,000, Claiming $10,000, Fillies and mares, 3 and up Mary Swanson - Second best last time in a tougher race; drops in class, turns back in distance, will be tough.

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