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Sitar music on tap at World Vibration series

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NHRA drags feet with failure to reduce speeds

If the hierarchy of the National Hot Rod Association were running NASCAR in 1989 when stock cars needed to be slowed, the drag racing czars would have coned off the outer half of high-banked corners on ovals at Daytona and Talladega.

51s’ Ellis misses shot at brother

When pitcher Josh Ellis was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks last year, his older brother, 51s catcher A.J. Ellis, joked maybe they’d face each other in Triple A “down the road” when he was on a major league rehabilitation assignment and his baby brother was just arriving at that level.

IN BRIEF

GOLF

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Drifting returns to Las Vegas

Samuel Hubinette was “drifting” cars long before it became popular.

Lakers trim around edges in Vegas

It would be a nice tribute to the NBA Summer League to say it played a part in helping the Los Angeles Lakers reach the NBA Finals this past season.

Del Mar, Saratoga are class of field

Say the words Del Mar and Saratoga to a horseplayer and expect to see a big smile. They are the two most enjoyable race meets all year long.

LEFTOVERS A-Rod’s scorebook filling up

Many will argue that Alex Rodriguez — October aside — is the best player in baseball. He also appears to be an accomplished player away from baseball.

Nevada Power protest held

More than 100 Nevada Power employees protested in front of the company’s Sahara Avenue headquarters Thursday night, the utility reported.

Clinic patients can get status on files

Individuals whose patient records were seized in the investigation of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada now have a phone number to call to check the status of their documents, Las Vegas police said Thursday.

Town awaits study on radioactive isotope

RENO — Nearly a year after the discovery of a radioactive isotope in some wells prompted two dairies to dump milk, federal officials have announced plans to conduct a study to determine the extent of the contamination around Fallon.

Bail set in fatal crash

The thought of Steven Murray on the streets of Las Vegas frightens Robin Wynkoop, who was stunned by a judge’s decision Thursday to set a $500,000 bail for a man who repeatedly has driven while intoxicated.

IN BRIEF

highway near nelson

Wedding bells forecast for Cher

Caesars Palace headliner Cher has a new beau: a 6-foot-5 biker/adventurer who appeared in a 2006 Disney Channel miniseries about a Mount Everest climb.

Clark County case tied to salmonella outbreak

The salmonella strain that has sickened more than 1,000 people nationally is the source of a Clark County woman’s illness, Southern Nevada Health District officials announced Thursday.

Bid for mistrial denied

A hard-of-hearing juror wasn’t enough to win a mistrial for Nelson Ronald Brady Jr., who was convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill three witnesses in a murder case against former bodybuilders Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan.

Parents’ preliminary hearing is delayed

The parents accused of killing their 4-year-old son by leaving him in a vehicle for 17 hours appeared briefly in court Thursday, but Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Karen Bennett-Haron delayed their preliminary hearing for several weeks.

Guard joins battle against fires

ALBION, Calif. — Sweat rolled down Lisa Mirander’s forehead as she hacked a tangle of saplings and brush down to bare dirt to prevent a wildfire from spreading. The job was a tough one but no harder than the 13 months she served in Afghanistan.

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