Rays find fault with Philly fans

Despite residing in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia sports fans have earned a reputation for being rude and rowdy.

ON TV/RADIO

FOOTBALL

Sports books pay as if Phillies won

Despite what appeared to happen Monday night in Philadelphia, the Tampa Bay Rays lost Game 5 of the World Series. At least in the view of Nevada sports books, the Phillies won 2-1.

Obama in favor with politically minded Rebels

UNLV backup quarterback Mike Clausen carries a backpack with the popular and artsy red, white and blue sticker of Barack Obama, and sometimes wears a T-shirt showing his support for the Democratic presidential nominee.

Rain makes mess of Game 5

PHILADELPHIA — There’s no telling when we’ll see the World Series again. Rain, rain made it go away Monday.

Silva not sharp in ‘weird’ win

Anderson Silva, among the best and most dominant strikers in mixed martial arts, went long stretches without doing much of anything against overmatched challenger Patrick Cote on Saturday night.

Room tax backers can’t wait

On the November ballot, education activists are asking voters in Clark and Washoe counties nicely — please approve a 3 percentage point increase of the room tax to better fund public schools.

IN BRIEF

VALLEY INCIDENT

‘Lest They Be Forgotten’

Eighty-six-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor Clifton Dohrmann described it as “a portrayal of the true American spirit.”

Clark County, courts propose higher civil fees

For years, the growing number of civil lawsuits filed in Clark County has overwhelmed the court system. It now can take more than three years for a civil complaint to reach trial, officials said.

High court to hear Higgs appeal

CARSON CITY — An attorney for convicted killer Chaz Higgs will argue before the Nevada Supreme Court on Nov. 4 that there was insufficient evidence to convict Higgs of murdering his wife, former state Controller Kathy Augustine.

Absentee ballot concerns aired

CARSON CITY — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has asked the Justice Department to help ensure that overseas voters who faced delays in getting absentee ballots from Washoe County election officials are able to vote.

Michelle Obama rallies supporters

The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama spoke to about 3,000 people in Doolittle Park in the heart of Las Vegas’ historically black neighborhood Monday night.

Tussauds awaits election winner

One week from today, either Barack Obama or John McCain will head to his rightful place at Madame Tussauds wax museum in The Venetian. The candidates’ “clay heads” are sitting in London, waiting to be fleshed out after voters do their thing.

Man faces murder charge in death of 2-year-old

A 40-year-old Las Vegas Valley man was arrested on a murder charge after a 2-year-old child died after being in his care in August, police said Monday.

Juveniles rescued in prostitution roundup

One Las Vegas Valley juvenile and two Northern Nevada juveniles were rescued from child prostitution in a four-day national sweep of 27 cities, an FBI spokesman said Monday.

County closing homeless ‘bank’

Charles Jones knew he wouldn’t be able to kick his drug habit and get off the streets if he continued receiving his $802 Social Security check in a single monthly sum.

Trucker faces sentencing in extortion plot

A Tennessee truck driver who obtained confidential gaming documents and tried to use the information to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from Las Vegas hotel-casinos is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

300,000 in state cast early ballots so far

With the election still a week away, nearly a quarter of the Nevada electorate has already cast ballots, according to the secretary of state.

Porter has the edge

The race in the 3rd Congressional District, in which Democratic state Sen. and UNLV professor Dina Titus challenges three-term incumbent Republican Jon Porter, remains tight as it goes down to the wire. Last Thursday, the two candidates participated in their final televised debate.

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