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Edwards brakes for test session

Running lap after monotonous lap is a necessary evil when fine-tuning a car, trying new parts or testing tires.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Cheyenne football star Sullivan commits to UNLV

UNLV continued to make headway with local football recruits, receiving a commitment Thursday from Cheyenne High School’s Marcus Sullivan.

Barrel racer takes first title in stride

Lindsay Sears can saddle up her horse, Martha, tonight and ride all out — not that she seems to know any other way to ride.

Shooting slump won’t faze Darger

One element is more important than any other in the psychology of a shooter. It’s the ability to be an eternal optimist, and it is ingrained in UNLV senior Joe Darger.

Sport’s problems aren’t going away

I last attended the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming in Tucson in 1993. I would like to tell you that 15 years later the subject matter, changes and reforms in the racing industry were like night and day. But, after recently returning from Tucson, I must say, no, that’s not the case.

Ellenberg, Gaels run past Gators

In the eyes of Green Valley girls basketball coach Lorenzo Jarvis, Thursday’s matchup between the No. 3 Gators and host Bishop Gorman came down to tempo.

NFR EIGHTH GO-ROUND SUMMARY

A calculator will come in handy during the last two nights of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.

CORRECTIONS

The date for The Dirty Panties’ concert at the Beauty Bar was incorrect in Thursday’s Neon section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The show takes place Saturday.

Auto dealers explain dilemma to Ensign

Five members of the Nevada Franchised Auto Dealers Association spent half an hour on the phone with Sen. John Ensign on Wednesday, urging the Nevada Republican to reconsider his vocal opposition to $14 billion in loans to the Big Three U.S. carmakers.

Deaf organization sues over lost money

The fate of a community center for the deaf could be in jeopardy because the organization raising funds for the project fell victim to the closure of Silver State Bank, according a complaint filed in federal court this week.

As ever, Leno ready to talk, joke

Jay Leno does stand-up at The Mirage tonight and Saturday, just a few days after NBC said Leno will host a “Tonight Show”-like hour at 10 p.m. every weeknight, starting next fall.

Obama urged to keep Yucca on track

WASHINGTON — Executives for the nuclear industry’s lobbying arm said Thursday they have told aides to President-elect Barack Obama that the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository should remain in the nation’s energy playbook, and there is no need to rush decisions about the project.

School budget plan advances

After a discussion called “emotionally repugnant” by Superintendent Walt Rulffes, Clark County School Board members voted 5-1 to accept economic assumptions requiring $120 million in budget cuts for the 2009-10 school year.

City to take over housing authority

The city of North Las Vegas soon will take over management of the North Las Vegas Housing Authority in a last-ditch effort to right the failing agency that provides housing to the poor, officials said.

Infections prompt U.S. study

Congressional concerns about disease outbreaks in ambulatory surgery centers, including the hepatitis C outbreak at a Las Vegas endoscopy center, have prompted a nationwide study to determine what role the facilities play in the spread of health care-associated infections.

Bus stops facing safety check

When drunken or drugged drivers plow their cars and trucks into bus stops, the results often are a worst-case scenario. Passengers doing nothing more than awaiting a ride to work are killed or seriously injured. Now, more than 3,000 bus stops and shelters in the valley will be reviewed to determine if safety improvements can be made, officials with the Regional Transportation Commission announced.

ROUGHING IT — MAYBE NOT

About 400 exhibitors are camped out through Saturday in the Las Vegas Convention Center for Cowboy Christmas, the official gift show of the National Finals Rodeo.

Woman sentenced for fatal stabbing

Latrovia Reed burst into tears the moment she stepped into a courtroom on Thursday.

IN BRIEF

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