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Gators dominate boards, Silverado

Silverado’s girls basketball team had 16 days to try to figure a way to work around Green Valley’s post players.

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BOWLING

Playoffs, geography not his strong suit

Before this past season, the Miami Dolphins last made the NFL playoffs seven years ago, so former team owner Wayne Huizenga might not have been accustomed to paying attention to the postseason.

TrackNet telecasts ready to resume

Local horseplayers probably will be able to resume full-scale betting on races from Santa Anita and other major tracks today, the result of an agreement between the signal provider and state race books.

Organizers build local bridge with global soccer event

The schedule was simple back then. Bracketing didn’t take much thought. There were two soccer teams in the local Catholic Youth Organization, and they played each other six straight weeks. That was the season. Six matches between Our Lady of Las Vegas and St. Francis De Sales.

Mayfield, other upstarts earn spots at Daytona

Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch celebrated in Victory Lane, far away from the real winners of Thursday afternoon’s Daytona 500 qualifying races.

TrackNet blackout could’ve been averted

Hallelujah! After three weeks, the TrackNet blackout is over. As soon as today, we could be back betting and watching Santa Anita, and four other tracks, in the race books of Nevada.

Health, timing deter Willis

With a quick leap from the baseline, UNLV guard Tre’Von Willis grabbed a rebound with his right hand and dunked.

Repository comments questioned

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday sought to put distance between Energy Secretary Steven Chu and a published report that suggested he favored keeping the Yucca Mountain Project alive for a while longer.

Clark County issues notices about work at CityCenter

A flurry of Clark County notices, which document either problematic construction work or a failure to check work, has descended on the CityCenter project on the Strip.

Sport’s popularity in area stays strong over decades

The Showboat was the most famous bowling center in the country 30 years ago — back when the PBA ruled its weekly Saturday afternoon time slot on ABC with the late Chris Schenkel calling the strikes and spares.

Mental health services defended

CARSON CITY — Lawmakers Thursday challenged cuts in the state’s mental health services and said they will not agree to reductions that would jeopardize the health and safety of Nevada communities.

Board OKs $2 million for aquatic complex

The Clark County School Board on Thursday approved a $2 million contribution for a swimming complex, the Heritage Aquatic Park, currently under construction in Henderson.

Lawyer says no evidence ties client to slaying

A lawyer representing the former owner of a North Las Vegas strip club argued Thursday that prosecutors presented insufficient evidence to prove that his client ordered the 2005 killing of an ex-employee.

Las Vegas man imprisoned for life for child pornography

A Las Vegas man will spend the rest of his life in federal prison after being convicted of advertising, transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography over the Internet, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Five-month bowling event may pump $100 million into Las Vegas economy

The first of 85,000 bowlers began arriving this week to compete for a $7 million prize fund in the 106th annual U.S. Bowling Congress Open Championships in the temporary 60-lane facility that has been built inside the cavernous Cashman Center. The event is expected to attract 240,000 visitors before its July 24 conclusion. Those visitors will generate more than $100 million of economic impact, USBC officials say.

Engine flames, plane returns

A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport just after takeoff Thursday afternoon when a fire warning light for one of the plane’s engines illuminated.

China praises help for crash victims

Chinese officials on Thursday thanked the responders and the Las Vegas community for taking care of victims in the Jan. 30 fatal bus crash south of Hoover Dam.

GOP says Reid added railroad pork to bill

WASHINGTON — High-speed railroads that might someday whisk visitors between Las Vegas and Southern California received a boost under the economic stimulus bill. But Republicans are trying to make Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., pay a price for the plan.

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