Governors: Spend on infrastructure

PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s governors got to work on Tuesday, taking their case for a $136 billion infrastructure spending program to the president-elect. The governors hope the plan will funnel immediate government money toward bridges, roads and rail lines in the hopes of creating jobs and spurring the economy out of recession.

Big 12 title game just a big joke

Texas Longhorns fans won’t be sending holiday cards this year to Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe.

Oscar banks on low-key ‘Nacho’

When Floyd Mayweather Sr. decided not to train Oscar De La Hoya for his 147-pound fight with Manny Pacquiao, the ”Golden Boy” needed someone who didn’t necessarily know him but knew something about Pacquiao and how to defeat him.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Willis ready for homecoming

FRESNO, Calif. — At a time when his prevailing emotion could be frustration, UNLV’s Tre’Von Willis has a valid reason for saying he’s “very excited.”

Torres on top of game

For several years, Miguel Torres was one of the best mixed martial artists in the world, even though he was competing in relative obscurity.

A struggling nation in Pacquiao’s corner

You could argue the closest we have to him is the president-elect, a person who can excite and unify masses while performing on a platform of hope. Barack Obama has promised change. Manny Pacquiao allows others to live it.

IN BRIEF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Wranglers come up short as Falcons gain shutout victory

After dominating first-place Fresno on Monday in a 4-0 win in which the Wranglers also pounded the Falcons in three fights, Las Vegas had nothing left for Tuesday’s rematch at the Orleans Arena.

Officials rethink security

NEW YORK — Shortly after news spread that gun-toting terrorists had launched a deadly siege on Mumbai, 75 blue-and-white police cars, lights flashing and carrying 150 officers, fanned out across Manhattan.

CORRECTIONS

Ricky Vazquez was convicted of second-degree murder, not voluntary manslaughter as stated in a photo caption in Tuesday’s editions.

Reno homeless protest new restrictions at center

RENO — Some homeless men in Reno are criticizing new rules at a men’s drop-in center that they say prevents them from cleaning up to look for work.

Task force captures fugitive

A law enforcement task force Tuesday arrested a fugitive in Las Vegas who is a suspect in a fatal shooting in Dallas, U.S. marshals said.

Knievel will try jump at Mirage

Back in July 1999, after jumping 25 new cars at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado, daredevil Robbie Knievel was asked what was next on his list of things to jump.

IN BRIEF

DAUGHTER KILLED IN CALIFORNIA

Resolution passes to seek tighter rein on local air traffic

In an effort to gain more control over Southern Nevada air traffic, Clark County commissioners Tuesday cast a resolution to pursue federal legislation that will give the Aviation Department authority over what type of aircraft can fly from each airport in the county’s system.

From Azure to Lamb, desert strip to remain

This week readers want to know when Azure Avenue will go west all the way through to Lamb Boulevard; whether Clark County plans on putting up street lights on the western Las Vegas Beltway; and how to get on Interstate 15 north from U.S. Highway 95.

Spellings hails No Child Left Behind

The federal No Child Left Behind Act, an education law intended to improve student achievement, can also help public schools weather the tough economic climate, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Tuesday.

49 states get failing grade for college cost

An independent report on American higher education flunks all but one state when it comes to affordability, an embarrassing verdict that is unlikely to improve as the economy contracts.

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