More than 1,000 people cried out for equal rights for gays and lesbians Saturday in Las Vegas as part of a string of protests reacting to the ban on same-sex marriage passed 11 days ago in California.
In his quiet, unassuming way, Kenny Bayless has developed into one of the world’s best boxing referees.
After watching Coleville score on its first nine possessions Saturday, Pahranagat Valley football coach Ken Higbee decided his team’s only chance to win was to keep the ball from the Wolves.
Randy Couture didn’t show his age Saturday night. Rather, he showed his size in a futile attempt to conquer Brock Lesnar, a 6-foot-31/2-inch, 265-pound giant.
MESQUITE — Faith Lutheran’s boys soccer team had a wise strategy in the Class 3A state championship game Saturday.
RENO — Beating a champion never is easy, and it certainly wasn’t Saturday for Lake Mead.
Coming off arguably their worst performance in franchise history Friday, the Wranglers responded Saturday with arguably their best game of the season.
The Washington Redskins received encouraging news about their injured top running backs, learning primary backup Ladell Betts plans to play tonight against the Dallas Cowboys, and starter Clinton Portis expressed optimism about making “progress” with his situation.
It’s often amazing how quickly things can change in the NFL.
Injuries to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and running back Willie Parker have sapped some of the strength from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Thirty years have passed, and Joe Pisarcik still can’t catch a break.
When opposing coaches brag about a UNLV senior, the subject of praise most often will be Wink Adams.
Several lofty words could have summed up Danny Sanchez’s performance for Las Vegas on Saturday at Bettye Wilson Park.
It’s not often the better coaching job in a UNLV basketball game takes place opposite the Rebels bench.
FERNLEY — A new casino has opened as what its owners call Nevada’s first smoke-free resort from the start.
BOB BEERS, THE BOMBASTIC REPUBLICAN who lost his state Senate seat to a marketing expert, is looking for something to do. He’s been bored. He doesn’t want his political career to end. He’s trying to get appointed to the Board of Regents, which governs the state’s universities, but that prospect remains uncertain.
•In Saturday’s Morning Briefing item referring to insurgents getting close to Mogadishu, the country in which Mogadishu lies was misidentified. It is Somalia.
When I spoke to Keith Robinson on Nov. 7, he was quite irate.
Nevada legislators will soon find themselves grappling with at least a $1 billion difference between projected revenue and actual collections in the two-year period starting July 1.
Deep below the tranquil waters and fancy trappings of Lake Las Vegas, work has begun on a repair job designed to ensure the future of one of Nevada’s most opulent neighborhoods.
RENO — Opposition is growing over a proposal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to kill or allow unrestricted sale of wild horses captured from Western public lands.
Academics and opinion-makers love to lament the state of public education and offer their lofty plans to revamp a system hampered by underfunding, overcrowding, and a lack of student discipline.
Authorities are investigating the possibility that a truck-driving serial killer might be responsible for the deaths of several young prostitutes in the Las Vegas Valley.