Ryan has Falcons on rise

Under normal circumstances, betting on rookie quarterbacks on the road is hazardous to your financial health. But there are exceptions to every rule, and Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons is one.

Balanced Wranglers cruise

Playing their first game in a week, the Wranglers looked like an entirely different team Friday night than they did in their first five games of the season — and, in many ways, they were.

ON TV/RADIO

FOOTBALL

Racing friendship is no snow job

Did you hear the one about the guy who makes snow for a living and who woke up one day to find himself a crew member for an NHRA team, handling everything from tires to rear suspension to repacking parachutes?

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Chavez Jr. makes name

His name is sporting royalty in his native Mexico, and he aspires to do great things as his father did.

No bull: Practicing or performing, Lostroh loves to ride

Any bull ride can leave a rider bruised, battered and bloodied. Even if he makes the eight-second buzzer, he still has to dismount safely, and bulls seem to get angrier when they unload their passenger.

In career year, Wilkerson’s goal in sight

In the first 11 years of Tim Wilkerson’s professional drag racing career, he won five NHRA national event titles — quite an accomplishment for a driver and team owner without major financial backing.

IN BRIEF

FOOTBALL

Rebels’ toughness put to test

Between getting knocked unconscious and temporarily losing his vision, Omar Clayton took a beating at Brigham Young last Saturday.

Early voting closes with rush

More than 40 percent of Nevada’s voters had already cast their ballots before Friday, when some long lines at the polls marked the last day of early voting.

Five-day sweep protects kids from sex offenders

A five-day local and federal sweep of fugitive sex offenders has put 25 people in police custody and checked hundreds more for compliance with state sex offender regulations.

Gaming sector loses big in October

October’s stock market roller coaster ride for the gaming sector was not for the queasy.

Mock vote gives victory to Obama

CARSON CITY — Republican presidential candidate John McCain can forget about getting the youth vote — that is, the really youthful vote — in Nevada.

Beers alleges libel in lawsuit

State Sen. Bob Beers is alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday that his Democratic opponent and the Nevada Democratic Party libeled him in campaign fliers and TV spots this week.

Political veterans wrangle

Two seasoned politicians are locked in a tense matchup for a seat on the Clark County Commission.

Violinist works well with Jerusalem Symphony

With a program of works from Israel and the United States, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra brought solemnity and joy to its performance Thursday at Artemus Ham Hall.

Candidates to stump in valley

Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Michelle Obama, Rudy Giuliani: They’re all here in Nevada in the final days of the presidential campaign.

Staff to handle voter complaints

Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Padda has been assigned to handle complaints related to voter rights abuses and election fraud for the state of Nevada on Tuesday. Padda will work in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Strip club granted more time

There might yet be hope for the shuttered Crazy Horse Too topless club.

IN BRIEF

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