Southern runners eager to reverse North’s decade of success

Every other year the Northern Region teams come south for the cross country state meet. More often than not, at least in Class 4A, the hardware goes back with them to Reno, Carson City or South Tahoe.

Rebels excited to take on new faces, new challenge

Every day, UNLV senior Wink Adams has been showing up at basketball practice and seeing the same faces. He’s ready to finally see something different.

Rebels hope Clausen goes distance

With Omar Clayton forced to the sideline, the pressure will fall squarely on new starting quarterback Mike Clausen in UNLV’s most important game of the season Saturday.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Numbers point to Notre Dame upset of Boston College

Sophomore quarterback Jimmy Clausen is on the brink of leading Notre Dame to at least a minor bowl game this season. It might not seem like a lot, but it could be a major accomplishment.

Playoffs are here, the way-coolest time of year

The Halloween costumes have been put away (for the record, I dressed up as a real person) and it’s getting dark at 4:30 in the afternoon.

Ford steps up its drag racing efforts

The muscle car era of 40 years ago will never return, but Ford is trying to resurrect one aspect of it.

Wranglers goalie begins anew

Brent Krahn was the second goaltender taken in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, going to the Calgary Flames only eight picks after Rick DiPietro was the No. 1 overall selection by the New York Islanders.

Spelman, Durango oust Centennial

Kelly O’Quinn admits the thought crossed her mind that Thursday would be the final time she would be on the bench for the Durango girls volleyball team.

Mauney stays in money

North Carolina is a hotbed for stock-car racing, and it’s not the first locale that comes to mind as a breeding ground for bull riders.

Obama provides astute lessons

Horse racing could learn a lot from President-elect Barack Obama. And it matters not if Obama signs one piece of legislation to help the industry.

Local speedway hosts another drag racing event

Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host another big drag racing weekend beginning today, with nearly 600 teams competing in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Russian invasion in poker no bluff

Face it. Watching poker live or on television is hardly like watching Ellen Burstyn in “Requiem for a Dream.” There is the drama of winning millions of dollars and a shiny bracelet, and then there is an electroshock therapy scene that leaves you immobile.

IN BRIEF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

B-52 flyover to pay tribute to Air Force flight surgeon

An Air Force B-52 bomber will fly over Palm Mortuary’s Cemetery Northwest at 1 p.m. today as a tribute to Col. George Martin, a flight surgeon who was one of six crew members killed when a B-52 crashed this summer off the coast of Guam.

IN BRIEF

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Parade to honor injured vets

This year’s Veterans Day parade in Las Vegas will feature more than 50 soldiers representing the Wounded Warrior Project, and organizers say events like this one play a big part in a soldier’s homecoming after serving in combat.

Many states consider severe cuts to budgets

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The nation’s economic meltdown is taking state budgets down with it — especially in California, where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he wants to close a $11.2 billion gap in part by raising sales taxes on everything from cars to Disneyland tickets.

Man arrested, accused of kidnapping attempt

A 38-year-old man was arrested Thursday near the intersection of Sahara Avenue and Lamb Boulevard after he attempted to kidnap a woman and then tried to lure a girl into his pickup, Las Vegas police said.

Housing overhaul

Mushrooms sprouting from the ceiling. Rickety stairways. Mold growing in the bathroom.

State tax structure praised

CARSON CITY — Despite Nevada’s reliance on volatile sales and gaming taxes to fund much of its budget, the state’s revenue structure is superior to those of many other states by at least one measure, a study sponsored by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce has found.

Arizona man guilty in sex case

KINGMAN, Ariz. — A Kingman man who engaged in sex with his two stepchildren and filmed some of the interludes has entered a plea agreement that mandates a 30-year prison term.

UMC cancer care in flux

Only two weeks after University Medical Center’s kidney transplant program was jeopardized, the county hospital’s oncology services is taking a hit.

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