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Flair thumbing record book

UNLV senior wide receiver Casey Flair inched closer to the Rebels’ career records for receptions and receiving yards Saturday, and he also closed in on the school mark for consecutive games with a catch.

Slippery QB exposes flaws in UNLV defense

The latest UNLV football loss to UNR is over, which means Wolf Pack coach Chris Ault is somewhere dancing on a couch wearing a lampshade and the Rebels now can just have nightmares about tackling Frankie Albert rather than looking pathetic trying to do so.

UNR quells Rebel uprising

Mike Sanford has coached UNLV to its best start in five years, but one major hole remains on his resume.

Bimbos, hookers off the air

A new sports-talk radio show is surfacing in the St. Louis area, and John Kijowski, who runs the station airing the program, said it will differ from competing shows.

Falcons likely in trouble

Rookie quarterback Matt Ryan made his NFL debut look too easy by leading the Atlanta Falcons to a blowout victory.

Expect Favre, Jets to rebound

Since joining the New York Jets, veteran quarterback Brett Favre has had good and bad days. What he has yet to do is win a game in his new home, and that could change today.

‘Covert’ injury report key for establishing lines

What qualifies as interesting reading for an oddsmaker? No, it’s not a good book or even a well-crafted column. At this time of year, the NFL injury report contains the most riveting words put to paper.

Mosley stops Mayorga in battle of former champs

CARSON, Calif. — Shane Mosley stopped Ricardo Mayorga with one second left in the 12th round of their junior middleweight bout Saturday night to possibly put himself in line for a title shot.

Sakic follows heart back to ice

For Joe Sakic, the decision to continue his Hall of Fame hockey career was easy. He merely listened to his body and followed his heart.

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Three reasons to like the BRONCOS-CHIEFS OVER (47)

HORSE RACING

OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA

UNLV wages war of words

The guy in the red T-shirt stands at a temporary podium and jibber jabbers.

Budget cuts hit prison college classes

CARSON CITY — Prison inmates seeking education behind bars have joined the ranks of those hit by state budget cuts.

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Owners reported suspicions

On Aug. 22, 2005, Bill Farnsworth, Wanda Murray and three other owners of condominiums at the Rhodes Homes development of Vistaña walked into the local headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

House votes to keep government running

WASHINGTON — Congress scrambled to finish its work for the year last week amid chaotic and contentious debate over plans to revive a struggling economy.

Spokeswoman fired for remarks about blacks

The spokeswoman for the Republican Party in Clark County was fired Saturday, after she said the Democratic Party made black people “dependent on the government.”

50-year marriage got its start here

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward‘s 50-year marriage, eons by Hollywood standards, started in Las Vegas at the El Rancho on Jan. 29, 1958.

Candidates tackle transportation at forum

How do you avoid gridlock within the region in 20 years? How feasible is a high-speed train between Los Angeles and Las Vegas? How do you entice area commuters to leave their cars at home and take a bus?

Airport thieves get left holding bag

You know the anxious feeling you get while you wait for your luggage to appear on the carousel at an airport? The one that says your luggage has been lost.

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VICTIM SHOT IN STOMACH

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