THE HOT CORNER

Today’s best bet: Los Angeles Angels (-135) over BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Stewart to race on own terms

Bridget is 7 and loves Olympic softball pitcher Jennie Finch. The young windmill hurler, a friend’s daughter, dreams of someday wearing Finch’s uniform No. 27.

Army stands up to Lions

Similar to the Iraq war itself, but without as much vitriol, a nationwide debate stirred when the Detroit Lions drafted Caleb Campbell in the seventh round out of Army.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Bettors hit Pick 6 bonanza

Two Pick 6 players betting Del Mar hit the mother lode Saturday, cashing the two winning tickets worth $356,909 apiece.

Anthony’s Athens bling lacks luster

Carmelo Anthony always seems to be grinning. Whether he’s running sprints, shooting free throws or icing his knees, his expression rarely changes.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

IN BRIEF

BASKETBALL

Fight game spars with economy

With gasoline over $4 a gallon and ticket prices as high as $700, it’s little wonder the so-called “Fight of the Year” between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito isn’t a sellout.

Protesters don’t halt rezoning

A plan to use land in northwest Las Vegas for a municipal service yard and other public services moved ahead Thursday, despite strong opposition from residents concerned they don’t know enough about what’s going to be placed on the parcel.

Pupil achievement rises

The Clark County School District gave itself an “A” for its 2007-08 performance under federal standards, even though the number of schools needing improvement increased over the previous year and the number of schools showing improvement declined.

Genetic tests find hepatitis C sources

Genetic testing has traced seven hepatitis C infections to two patients who underwent procedures at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada last year, Southern Nevada Health District officials announced Thursday.

Death penalty is upheld in fatal robbery

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence given to a Las Vegas man convicted of a 1985 Las Vegas murder.

County must repay trust account interest

A District Court clerk improperly diverted interest money from a trust account to the county’s general fund, and the county must repay the man whose property was seized under eminent domain, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Fish kill proposed to save frogs in seven lakes

RENO — The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to eradicate trout from seven Sierra Nevada lakes in the Desolation Wilderness to help save the mountain yellow-legged frog.

Black Hawk clips tree, lands safely

A Nevada Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter landed safely Thursday in a remote area of Northern Nevada after its rotor blade clipped a tree during a high-altitude training mission near Hobart Reservoir, a Guard spokesman said.

CORRECTION

On Thursday’s letters to the editor page, the Review-Journal improperly identified Mary Ella Holloway as president of the Clark County Education Association. Holloway is in fact a former president of the organization.

Death benefits approved

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court held Thursday that worker compensation benefits can go to families of people who kill themselves if an industrial accident broke down their “rational mental process” and left them suicidal.

Baylor fires ex-UNR president

GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Baylor University Board of Regents fired President John Lilley on Thursday, saying he was unable to unite the school’s students, faculty and administrators.

Gaffigan can make even food funny

One of the great comedy bits of the past 10 years is Jim Gaffigan’s “Hot Pockets” routine. It usually starts like this:

IN BRIEF

NORTH LAS VEGAS INVESTIGATION

Campground closed after bear run in

RENO — State officials on Thursday closed the Marlette Peak Campground along the Tahoe Rim Trail after a camper reported being “stepped on” by a black bear while he slept in his tent.

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