Judah’s father returns to corner

When Zab Judah climbs into the ring at the Palms on Aug. 2 to fight Josh Clottey for the vacant IBF welterweight title, he’ll have a friendly and familiar face in his corner.

Change abounds for Bobcats

In their four-year existence in the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats have been a nonfactor.

Olympic flame still burns inside Las Vegas resident

He drove across Interstate 15 late that summer, amazed with what he had seen, captivated by the pageantry, inspired to witness more, determined to travel all across the globe to live the moment over and over.

Caddie can take swig of humor

Tiger Woods is out for the season recovering from knee surgery, so that means his caddie, Steve Williams, is out of work.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Sizzling Kyle Busch wins again

JOLIET, Ill. — Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season.

Missed opportunities doom 51s in defeat

Sean White pitched in and out of trouble for six innings Saturday night in leading the Tacoma Rainiers to a 6-3 Pacific Coast League victory over the 51s at Cashman Field.

Dantley drafting his speech

His enshrinement into the Basketball Hall of Fame still is two months away, but Adrian Dantley already is working on what he plans to say in Springfield, Mass.

Pitchers’ comfort zones vary

Jason Johnson stands on the mound at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, second-guessing himself in the game of his life.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Top News

According to figures released Thursday, Nevada casinos saw their May winnings drop 15.2 percent over the previous year, the largest revenue decline since state officials started monthly tracking in 1984.

Rural airlines take flight

Airline woes that make flights from hubs such as Las Vegas, Phoenix or Salt Lake City less convenient are making it downright impossible for rural residents to fly from small towns across America.

Neon this week

Mastodon offers metal with twists

TAKEN FOR A BUS RIDE

This stunt began, as all ridiculous adventures do, with a simple question: What’s it like to ride the bus?

Libertarian says party on right track

Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, has been telling people since he got into the race that he thinks he really has a chance to win.

Reporters’ Notebook

WHEN CONVICTED POLYGAMIST SECT LEADER WARREN JEFFS was rushed to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center on Tuesday, a pack of police officers were called in to provide security.

Reno family of 14 faces foreclosure

RENO — The mortgage meltdown has claimed 14 more victims: a Reno-area couple and their 12 adopted children.

Adult club fights for its license

It’s not hard to see why the Libertine club in Las Vegas has been raising some eyebrows since it opened in February. It’s an adult club that boasts, among other things, a bondage studio, various fetish nights and a boutique that sells toys hard to describe in detail in a mainstream newspaper.

IN BRIEF

MARIJUANA FOUND

Bush wins eavesdropping law battle

WASHINGTON — In a clear victory for the Bush administration, the Senate last week passed an overhaul of electronic surveillance laws.

Health put little damper on Carlin

Comedian Dennis Blair opened for George Carlin more than 3,000 times, including Carlin’s finale four weeks ago today at The Orleans.

Lament for Nevada’s taxpayers

Nevada is a special state. A good place to live, work and raise a family. Unlike too many American states, she’s not hopelessly broken … yet. Her leaders, left and right, are close-knit and bound by a people who (despite the rhetoric of a few soreheads) are neither greedy nor unsophisticated.

Jesse and Barack

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has made a career channeling and hustling the outrage of oppressed black Americans — sometimes deserved, but ginned up when necessary — has done it again.

Is it too late to make a deal?

It’s time for the state of Nevada to undertake a neutral, unbiased assessment of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The state’s consistent stance against the project has not permitted a balanced appraisal of the advantages and disadvantages the repository would create for the state.

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