Parent sues NIAA over soccer ruling

Representatives of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association will be in federal court in Las Vegas on Monday to face allegations the organization has violated Title IX by recognizing the fall as its sole girls soccer season.

Paseo Verde LL a hit in semis

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Paseo Verde Little League coach Jim Kelly teaches math at Miller Middle School in Henderson.

College Dream Team falls short

A college basketball blog called Storming the Floor unveiled its version of a Dream Team on Wednesday, comprising only college basketball players.

Basketball to draw viewers, not wagers

It has the potential to be the most-watched game in sports history, featuring Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the U.S. basketball team.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

Flair lends hand in native Alaska

To people in the Lower 48, Alaska is a faraway place that almost seems to be a foreign country when it comes to producing football talent.

IN BRIEF

MOTOR SPORTS

CHINA’S WHAT BAR IS A HAPPENING SPOT

You have to like a Chinese bar owner who writes her own music, leads a rock ‘n’ roll band and sells a bottle of beer for under $2.

Clinton campaigns for Obama in Henderson

Returning to a state that gave her a signal primary victory, Hillary Clinton preached Democratic unity in Henderson on Friday, making a case for her supporters to get behind her onetime rival, presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama.

Man admits embezzling $2.2 million

RENO — A former Washoe County water engineer accused of embezzling $2.2 million to support a gambling habit pleaded guilty Friday to five counts of grand theft.

Education panel inks smaller budget

Increasing class sizes, eliminating teacher signing bonuses and slashing textbook funding by 50 percent are just a few of the painful steps that might be needed if the state Board of Education is to comply with the governor’s goal of reducing its budget by 14 percent over the next two years.

Regents uphold April firing of UNR professor

RENO — The dismissal of University of Nevada, Reno professor and whistle-blower Hussein S. Hussein has been upheld by the Nevada Board of Regents.

Man held in death of another

One man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting on Tamarus Street near Tropicana Avenue on Thursday.

Woman shot in chest drives for help

A woman shot in the chest through her car window Friday morning was able to drive herself from the scene and seek help at a nearby convenience store.

COUPLES FIND A NUMERICAL REASON TO SEAL THEIR LOVE

It’s 8:08 a.m., eight seconds past, on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. It’s 88 degrees outside, and, but for the hum of the Fox5 Mobile Newsroom in the parking lot, all is serene.

Arizona man gets prison in mom’s slaying

KINGMAN, Ariz. — A Kingman man who stabbed his mother 40 times and killed her was sentenced to 21 years in prison on a second-degree murder conviction Friday.

Trump downsizes restaurant menu

A reeling economy has taken another bite out of Donald Trump‘s first Las Vegas venture.

Petitions challenge water pipeline

A plan to pipe groundwater to Las Vegas from eastern Nevada has drawn its first legal challenge since state regulators began approving portions of the project last year.

Students try to reopen park

Even though it’s in the middle of a six-lane thoroughfare, Huntridge Circle Park — with its green grass and ample shade — looks plenty inviting on a hot summer’s day.

New vote on opening date sought

Responding to pleas from the public, two Clark County commissioners are calling for a vote to open the Las Vegas Beltway interchange with Lake Mead Boulevard.

Primary election

Early voting has ended in the state’s primary election. The hundreds of thousands of registered voters who have not yet cast a ballot have a final, traditional opportunity to do so — by going to their neighborhood polling station Tuesday.

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