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Terrible’s Primm 300 pivotal in points races

The SCORE desert racing series’ three-month layoff ends Saturday with the 13th annual Terrible’s Primm 300, and with only five points races this year, the event will play a more significant role in determining season champions.

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GOLF

Floyd suffers loss

Retired-for-the-moment boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has long loved flaunting his money and bling.

Dude! I’ll take a perfect record every week

My picks were downright awesome. I’ll take a 7-0 record every week. That’s like 100 percent, and it would shock my math teacher at — oops, almost blew my identity — that I figured that out.

DeMarco-Reyes bout headlines Primm card

These are exciting times in boxing’s lightweight division. With Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez, Joel Casamayor, Nate Campbell, Juan Diaz and Amir Khan, quality fighters abound.

Payne catches on for Rebels

No matter if the coverage was tight or if the throw was a little off, UNLV wide receiver Phillip Payne caught just about every fade pass early in training camp.

Marshall no match for sturdy Badgers

A finesse offense does not fly at Wisconsin, which uses a physical ground attack led by giant offensive linemen and a bulldozer of a running back in P.J. Hill.

Woods in town for trainer aid

Tiger Woods, still noticeably limping from knee surgery, showed up at his Las Vegas trainer’s physical rehabilitation center on Thursday.

O.J.’s co-defendant again loses bid to postpone trial

O.J. Simpson’s co-defendant lost another bid Thursday to get the Nevada Supreme Court to delay or separate their kidnapping and armed robbery trial, due to begin with jury selection Monday.

Mother avoids contempt for withholding son

An Illinois woman will not be held in contempt of court for refusing to send her 8-year-old son for unsupervised visitation with his father, a Clark County Family Court judge ruled Thursday.

Pilots defend safety of small planes

On Wednesday night, residents got the chance to air their concerns about flights into and out of the North Las Vegas Airport.

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one killed

Titus starts TV effort

WASHINGTON — Democrat Dina Titus began airing her first TV commercial Thursday in her bid for Congress, a folksy ad that seeks to reintroduce the longtime public figure to Southern Nevada voters.

Collective Soul the idol of millions

Collective Soul singer Ed Roland put some kind of voodoo on “American Idol” this season. David Cook won “Idol’s” finale by singing Collective Soul’s “The World I Know.” And “Idol” finalist Michael Johns is an old friend of Roland’s.

Nevadan recalls POW ordeal

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Here’s how Nevada Republican delegate Bill Elander describes becoming a prisoner of war: a bad day.

Ensign fears peril in Democratic gains

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nevada Sen. John Ensign, speaking Thursday at the Republican convention, warned that America’s freedom is in peril if Democrats make gains in the November election.

LV officer injured on duty honored

A Metropolitan Police Department officer who was shot multiple times while responding to a routine call was named the 2008 Police Officer of the Year by a national law enforcement organization.

Judicial candidate accused

A candidate running for embattled District Judge Elizabeth Halverson’s seat is facing a complaint brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that alleges he helped set up an improper stock scheme that netted him and six others $3.91 million.

Raggio challenge rejected

CARSON CITY — A legal challenge aimed at keeping veteran state Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio off the ballot this year was rejected Thursday by the Nevada Supreme Court.

Coal fight inspiration to Redford

SALT LAKE CITY — Robert Redford was so struck by a story of Texas mayors, ranchers and other citizens who stood up against plans for a batch of new coal-fired power plants that he narrated a film about it.

Loss reveals bonds

When the Rev. Herbert Ward describes Army Sgt. Michael Shiver, he makes sure one phrase resonates: his is an American success story.

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