ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Politician out to quash BCS

The push to rid ourselves of the joke known as the Bowl Championship Series continues to pick up steam.

Drag racing season to open at LVMS

Las Vegas Motor Speedway opens the drag-racing season this weekend with its annual Blast-Off Testing session.

MOTOR SPORTS

SPRINT CUP

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Classy Hirsch was fine columnist, even better person

The death of Joe Hirsch last week elicited heartfelt eulogies from those who were fortunate to know him. Hirsch was the executive columnist for the Daily Racing Form for more than 50 years. His writings will form the foundation of how future generations will look back on the sport.

IN BRIEF

BOXING

IN BRIEF

SMOKE IN LAVATORY

Education takes hit in Gibbons’ budget proposal

CARSON CITY — Higher education faced the biggest cuts Thursday in Gov. Jim Gibbons’ budget proposal, which sought to bridge a huge revenue gap in the coming two years.

City hall by any name still smells, foes declare

A casual observer looking at Wednesday’s Las Vegas City Council agenda could be forgiven for missing an item on the proposal for a new city hall.

Federal lands bill advances Nevada projects

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a giant federal lands bill Thursday that advances a handful of Nevada projects that were stalled in Congress last year including the study of historical Cold War landmarks.

Nevada delegates get assignments

WASHINGTON — Work assignments for Nevada lawmakers in the new Congress rounded into shape this week.

‘Folies’ to end a 49-year LV run

“Folies Bergere,” the longest-running show on the Strip and one that helped make feathered showgirls the image of Las Vegas, will close March 28 after 49 years.

NLV mayor outlines future

North Las Vegas State of the City addresses are traditionally upbeat affairs that focus on the bright side of life in the city.

Two police officers arrested in casino incident

North Las Vegas detectives arrested two of the department’s own officers Thursday, who are suspected of misconduct during a December incident involving a casino patron.

Beauty pageant warms up to LV

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman greeted the 2009 Miss America contestants Thursday with an offer that pageant organizers emphatically turned down.

Tourism officials want bill to include program

A program to encourage global travelers to visit everywhere from Las Vegas resorts to California beaches could be tucked into the $825 billion economic stimulus bill unveiled Thursday in Congress.

Nevada’s ranking still low

Nevada has made minor strides in caring for its youngest residents but still lags behind most of the country when it comes to children’s safety, health and education, according to the latest report card from the Children’s Advocacy Alliance.

Truck’s entry at Nellis prompts a shutdown

A man who drove through the gates of Nellis Air Force Base in a U-Haul truck and claimed to have an explosive Thursday afternoon prompted a shutdown of the base for about two hours.

Busy rocker takes small knock

Vince Neil got into an expensive fender-bender near the Hard Rock Hotel on Thursday. I know this because I called him at 4 p.m., and he said, “I just got rear-ended in my Lamborghini.”

Gibbons states his case for drastic cuts

CARSON CITY — In a grim State of the State address, Gov. Jim Gibbons Thursday pitched his budget not as a set of drastic cuts, but as the state’s only route back to prosperity, which he said could not be achieved through higher taxes.

Theater nurtures spirit of prison population

The documentary begins with two men rehearsing dialogue in what appears to be a wide-open field. They seem content, dedicated and talented. But then, the camera pulls back and reveals a guard tower, fences and the faces of other prisoners.

Going High-Profile

Ghostbar can consider itself unique for a lot of things, including the lowercase typography of its name and a reputation as MTV’s home away from home with high-profile gigs on the channel’s “The Real World” and Video Music Awards.

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