Donn Roach pitched eight strong innings to propel Bishop Gorman to a 10-6 victory over Tucson (Ariz.) in the opening round of the American Legion Western Regional tournament on Thursday in Surprise, Ariz.
ELY — It doesn’t take 100 hours of video study by an experienced football coach to determine two of UNLV’s biggest weaknesses last season were failures in the red zone and on special teams.
As he developed into a top prospect, Anthony Marshall attracted attention from college basketball coaches across the country. All but one tried to persuade him to leave Las Vegas.
Travis Chick pitched a two-hitter with nine strikeouts Thursday night to lead the Tacoma Rainiers to a 3-1 Pacific Coast League victory over the 51s at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash.
It takes a brave soul nowadays to want to own a racetrack. Just ask Frank Stronach, whose Magna racing conglomerate has bled red ink.
Surprisingly, there were few bloodshot eyes and only a couple of yawns at Western’s football practice Thursday.
The ages of the Chinese “women’s” gymnasts apparently were not the only things altered by China in its quest to create a perfect Summer Olympics.
It seemed preposterous several years ago when the president of Texas Motor Speedway wanted auto racing among the sports included in a proposal by Dallas to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
As 76-year-old Mary Peterson waited for U.S. Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Shelley Berkley to speak Thursday in Las Vegas at the grand opening of Barack Obama’s “Campaign for Change” state headquarters, she admitted she was worried about a recent poll that showed Republican Sen. John McCain running slightly ahead of the senator she supports from Illinois.
The agenda item at Thursday’s Southern Nevada District Board of Health meeting called for consideration of the “character, alleged misconduct or professional competence” of Dr. Lawrence Sands.
RENO — Unlike its bigger neighbor to the west, Nevada has been lucky this wildfire season, with only 21,227 acres blackened so far.
After two days of anguish, the family of Olympic boxer Rhoshii Wells received a welcome phone call from authorities.
A story in Wednesday’s Business section incorrectly stated that Eve Mazzarella and Steve Grimm are awaiting sentencing for federal charges related to mortgage fraud. They are awaiting trial.
There is a free laundry service in the basement of our media compound.
CARSON CITY — Secretary of State Ross Miller on Thursday rejected a challenge to Sharron Angle’s initiative petition to cap property tax rates, sending it to the November general election.
Two days after being voted out of office, suspended District Judge Elizabeth Halverson got a bit of good news Thursday when the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline dismissed a handful of charges against her.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid will address Democrats at their national convention on Aug. 27, the third day of the gathering in Denver, a spokesman said Thursday.
A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas man Wednesday on robbery and firearms charges related to a March crime spree.
CARSON CITY — A long list of budget cuts, mostly in human services and prison funding, was approved Thursday by Nevada legislators dealing with a projected revenue shortfall of nearly $1.2 billion this fiscal year.
A 47-year-old mother who stabbed her young daughter to death last year was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. She will be eligible for parole in 56 years.
The “sugarcanes” dangle from the ceiling in a shimmering thicket of ostentation.
Movies are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J movie critic Carol Cling (C.C.) are indicated by initials. Other opinions are from wire service critics.