Gonzaga right where it belongs this time of year

Think of good problems to have. Too much work when others are being laid off. Warming a bench in the NBA while making the league minimum. Rock star with eight groupie dates for seven nights.

IN BRIEF

PRO FOOTBALL

Rebels open spring football drills

UNLV will have a better idea in August about its running game when Bradley Randle arrives. And the Rebels will know more about their pass rush when B.J. Bell starts suiting up.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Shaky Saint Mary’s earns date in finals

The West Coast Conference has the marquee matchup it wanted for its tournament title game. But it didn’t come without anxious moments Sunday.

Gonzaga shows off quickness

The ball was loose on the floor near the foul line, and Jeremy Pargo went after it, even though he had a 6-foot-11-inch, 275-pound opponent to contend with.

UNLV golfers aim to build momentum

It still is a long way to May, when the postseason for collegiate golf programs gets decided. But UNLV women’s coach Missy Ringler knows this is an important week for her team.

Kurt back on track with win

HAMPTON, Ga. — Kurt Busch grabbed the checkered flag, shifted his car into reverse and headed off on a unique victory lap.

Finder thinks picture historic

A Las Vegas collector believes he has found a hitherto undiscovered early photograph of Ulysses S. Grant, the general most responsible for winning the Civil War who later served as president from 1869 to 1877.

Living simple, happy lives on the weekend

Terri Mayes is doing end-of-Friday-night cleaning at King Putt Indoor Mini Golf. It opened in a shopping center on Lake Mead Boulevard in January, while the rest of the world was trying to stay in business.

Pharmacist says she knows ‘druggie writers’ even without seeing them

Lori Ortale may be one of the few pharmacists in Las Vegas who believes the Nevada Supreme Court should decide pharmacists should be held liable if someone who receives a controlled substance from her goes out and harms someone else while under the influence.

IN BRIEF

THREE VEHICLES INVOLVED

Experts see chance for release of eagle

RENO — Wildlife experts say they’re cautiously optimistic that an eagle that crashed through the windshield of a tractor-trailer on a Nevada highway can be released back into the wild in two or three months.

UNLV sends team to national debate tournament

Last year, a rookie UNLV debate team got beaten in the qualifying round of the district tournament, which meant no trip to the national championships.

Teen loves big Barbie collection as doll celebrates 50 years

Marcella Velcre and Ariel Akhobadze are, like, BFFs and totally inseparable. But no matter how close the 16-year-olds are and no matter what the best friends forever share, Akhobadze will never understand Velcre’s Barbie collection.

Children with autism learning to reach out through university’s program

Edward O’Connell walked outside his Las Vegas home and began to play with some boys in his neighborhood.It might sound like your typical after-school or Saturday morning neighborhood activity. It’s not. Edward, 9, has autism. And until that particular day, he had shown no desire to play with other kids.
It’s a task just to get him to show interest in his own family, said his mother, Sue O’Connell. But through a new social skills training group offered at Touro University’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Edward and other children with autism spectrum disorders are starting to reach out.

Bash by Beacher a Paris par-tay

If this was Jeff Beacher‘s last hurrah in Las Vegas, he left ’em collapsing in laughter.

Boards and commissions

Like many other states, including Nevada, Washington is struggling with serious revenue declines. Facing a $6 billion budget deficit, Gov. Chris Gregoire, a Democrat, said last week it was time for “belt tightening” and vowed to go after some budgetary “sacred cows.”

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