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Riding Patriots on money line is losing wager

With the New England Patriots’ stunning fall now a certainty without Tom Brady at quarterback, the NFL’s hierarchy is being redefined.

51s, Blue Jays ready to ‘make best of it’

The 51s and Toronto Blue Jays have agreed on a two-year player development contract and will announce the deal today in a news conference at Cashman Field.

IN BRIEF

PRO BASKETBALL

Gondrezick eyes speedy recovery

One day after undergoing a heart transplant operation, Glen Gondrezick was not resting comfortably. He was in pain, as expected. But he was feeling optimistic about the future.

Principals Voice Concerns

Empowerment schools as an education reform have gotten much hype, but resistance to the concept is emerging from an unlikely place: the principal’s office.

Judge no stranger to high-profile cases, TV cameras

District Judge Jackie Glass is becoming a staple on the nightly news because of the O.J. Simpson trial, but she’s no stranger to high-profile cases or the TV cameras.

McCarran flight path case set for arguments

Arguments over McCarran International Airport’s northwest Las Vegas Valley flight path will be heard next month before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Faux-J room joins Vegas knockoffs

To the array of Las Vegas knockoffs, from a lava-spewing volcano to an indoor Grand Canal and a petite Eiffel Tower, add the Faux-J experience.

Obama lets Elko know, ‘I need you’

ELKO — Four years ago, Elko County was so Republican that then-Democratic Chairwoman Dorothy North said Democrats worried about vandalism if they put bumper stickers on their cars supporting presidential candidate John Kerry.

McCain, Bush won’t meet in Nevada

President Bush and his party’s presidential nominee, John McCain, will both be in Nevada next week, but you won’t see them together.

Smoking bans and casinos

Casinos in Illinois have posted double-digit revenue declines since a smoking ban took effect there in January. And it’s not primarily because high air fares stop tourists from visiting the Windy City in search of a game of chance.

By the numbers

The national push to get kids to learn algebra in the eighth grade — championed in Clark County by former school superintendent Carlos Garcia — has failed miserably across the country.

Too little, too late for sinking slot maker?

Slot machine giant International Game Technology has been hobbled by the slumping economic conditions that have beleaguered the gaming industry.

Developer forges on with MacDonald Highlands

Developer Rich MacDonald understands the challenges of the local real estate market, yet he’s proceeding with an estimated $160 million to $180 million in new-home construction and community enhancements at MacDonald Highlands.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Real estate company appoints director

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