The Scintas, Frankie, Chrissi and Joey, and Peter O'Donnell, on drums, pictured in August at the Sahara, are ending their one-year engagement at the Strip resort on May 12. Photo by Ralph Fountain.

You've got to hand it to UNLV's director of basketball operations, Mike Shepherd, and his wife, Allison.

They're team players.

One day after UNLV's 74-68 second round win over second-seeded Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament at Chicago, Allison went into labor at St. Rose Siena Hospital on Monday.

When UNLV fan John Pucci asked Mike Shepherd whether he planned to name the baby Chicago or St. Louis, the Rebels' next stop, Shepherd shot back, "Atlanta, baby!"

Atlanta is the site of this year's Final Four, where a national champion will be crowned. As of late Monday, there still was no word on the addition to the Shepherd family.

THE SCENE AND HEARD

The Scintas' one-year run at the Sahara will end May 12. An official announcement is forthcoming in the next 24 hours. The group is reportedly in negotiations for a new showroom. Meantime they have two-week engagement set up at Harrah's in Atlantic City starting May 15. ...

A real estate Web site reported Monday that Elad Properties, an Israeli-owned real estate investment group, is about to announce that it is purchasing the New Frontier. Sources told theslatinreport.com that the purchase price could be as high as $40 million per acre, or $1.5 billion for the 38.5-acre site. Elad Properties is the group renovating the Landmark Hotel in New York. ...

Cirque du Soleil and Luxor executives have summoned the media for a Thursday announcement involving "details of a new production set to open at Luxor Resort and Casino in 2008." The event will address the not-so-secret Criss Angel production. ...

Eric Klein has returned to Wolfgang Puck's restaurant group as executive chef at Spago. The move allows David Robins to "focus more on his role as Managing Partner/Corporate Chef-Las Vegas & Operations," according to a release by Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group. Klein, who moved into the role last week, opened SW Steakhouse at Wynn Las Vegas two years ago and has been working at Fix Restaurant at Bellagio. ...

Hard Rock Hotel heir Harry Morton has rebounded nicely after bailing out of a romance with Lindsay Lohan. Morton has been dating Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova. ...

John Neeland, publicity manager at the Riviera since 1998, has left the property, effective today. No explanation was provided in his e-mail to media. ...

Restaurant Guy Savoy has been nominated for the best new restaurant award by the James Beard Foundation. Two other Las Vegas star chefs, Joel Robuchon and Wolfgang Puck, are among the nominees; Robuchon for his L'Atelier restaurant in New York and Puck for Cut, his Los Angeles steakhouse and ultra lounge. Other nominees: A Voce (New York), Cochon (New Orleans), and Momofuku Ssäm Bar (New York).

SIGHTINGS

Former Coors Brewing Co. Chairman Bill Coors, still spry and witty at 90, having a bottle of Coors delivered to his table at Restaurant Guy Savoy on Sunday by a distributor in town for the Coors distributor convention. In town with his wife, Rita, Coors delivered the keynote speech Monday at the general session at Caesars Palace. ... At the University Theatre on Sunday: Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco! joined The Cab for their finale "I'll Run." Also in attendance: Gavin Maloof and Tony Guanci of Maloof Entertainment; Cheryl Guanci of Maloof Music/Interscope; and Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith and John Walker, all from Panic!

THE PUNCH LINE

"Tomorrow, of course, is St. Patrick's Day. Or as we call it here in Los Angeles, 'Cinco de Gringo.'" -- Jay Leno

Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.