ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Timberlake bowled over

Wardrobe malfunction? Turns out Justin Timberlake experienced one of those with Peyton Manning, too.

Chargers masters at wasting chances

SAN DIEGO — In singing, success doesn’t always translate to talent. Tens of thousands have better vocal cords than your Madonnas and Mariah Careys of pop legend.

Driven by family losses, UTEP standout Jackson presses forward

Stefon Jackson considered entering the NBA Draft last summer but thought it through and decided to finish his college career, one marked by highlights on the court and low points in his personal life.

IN BRIEF

TRACK AND FIELD

LV police find body, suspect homicide

A young woman was found dead Sunday morning in her apartment near Paradise and Desert Inn roads, Las Vegas police said.

Even after death, some people want to do it their way

Dead or alive, Jim Bozarth doesn’t want to be cooped up. So the 55-year-old has written into his will that when he dies he wants skydivers to scatter his ashes to the winds.

PAIR FIND WORK FIT FOR A QUEEN

In its heyday, the Queen Elizabeth 2 was considered the last of the great transatlantic ocean liners, with service and accommodations fit for royalty.

Tribal members sue BLM

CARSON CITY — A group of American Indians has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management to stop an open-pit gold mining project in Nevada that tribal members say will disrupt a mountain used for religious and cultural purposes.

Tuition hike tallied

A 25 percent increase in tuition and fees for Nevada’s college students would mean it is no longer cheaper to go to college here than in most other Western states.

Plans for Carson City facility on track

CARSON CITY — Carson City officials say plans are on track for its 14-acre fairgrounds to open early next year after $3.5 million in renovations.

Karaoke bars: Cheap, fun therapy

There’s probably no place in Las Vegas that’s recession-proof. But if there is, it might be the karaoke bar, where admission is free, drinks are relatively cheap, and the entrance isn’t saddled with nightclub-long lines of clotheshorses.

IN BRIEF

FOUND AT APARTMENT COMPLEX

Freedom’s Watch effort winding down

Freedom’s Watch, the conservative group backed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson, is pretty much kaput, sources with knowledge of the organization said.

Olympic medalist shows other skills

Michael Phelps‘ passion for poker isn’t the only reason he’s been showing up in Las Vegas.

Accident victim’s medical bills raise questions about anesthesiologist

Dr. Michael Braunstein has been an anesthesiologist in Las Vegas for more than 30 years. For the past 15 years, he has had a separate business called IME, where he looks for medical billing errors. In other words, he knows what he’s doing, unlike the rest of us, who stare at complex medical bills in bewilderment and wish upon a star that they’re accurate.

School daze

Barack Obama’s two young daughters, it was announced last week, will attend the exclusive Sidwell Friends private school when the family moves into the White House in January.

‘Change’ coming to Washington

Indications multiply that those who hoped Barack Obama and the resurgent Democratic Party would calm down and govern “to the center” are about to face a rude awakening.

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