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Smith rewards Olivier’s scrutiny

Jamie Smith is the basketball player that has undoubtedly kept college coaches up late visualizing all the rebounds and instinctive plays and clutch shots they might have owned had they just looked harder at those darn highlight tapes.

Findlay Prep atop national poll

Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team rose to No. 1 in USA Today’s national Super 25 poll Tuesday for the first time in the program’s three-year history.

Timely pass keeps Truex Jr. on track

Add NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. to the list of athletes who have relied on adrenaline to play over pain.

WAC considers bringing tourney back to Vegas

The Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament departed Las Vegas in 1999 when UNLV left the league to help form the Mountain West Conference.

UFL set to name coaches today

The fledgling United Football League takes a significant step in its quest for credibility with a skeptical public today when it announces who will coach its four franchises.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Formula supports Utah’s Nevill as Player of Year

It took four years for Utah center Luke Nevill to quiet the criticism that he was a 7-foot-2-inch, 265-pound underachiever. He stood head and shoulders above the crowd but seldom was a standout as he made progress seemingly at the pace of his lumbering stride.

Divorce papers filed for Wynns

Steve and Elaine Wynn, who had teamed up to build some of the Strip’s most luxurious and profitable casino properties, are facing divorce for a second time.

Fighting to recoup investment losses

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s state government will spend $500,000 hiring a law firm to investigate and determine whether to file a lawsuit against a securities investment firm that recommended that the treasurer invest $50 million with the now bankrupt Lehman Brothers banking firm.

Cosmopolitan’s building flaws downplayed

The Cosmopolitan high-rise under construction on the Strip has recently been faulted by county building inspectors for pervasive work flaws that would compromise the structure’s fire safety if left uncorrected.

Bill aimed at minors’ pimps

CARSON CITY — An Assembly committee was asked Tuesday to endorse a broadly written bill that would make anyone who induces a minor to become a prostitute subject to felony charges and possible lifetime supervision as a sex offender.

Signs go south for LV

Forget apology-seeking letters. Maybe Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman should send President Barack Obama a bill.

Social services agency in pinch

CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers reviewing the state’s nearly $1.5 billion share of federal stimulus money were told Tuesday that the agency overseeing the state’s social service programs could start running out of money by the end of this month.

Agency told to reinstate fired pilot

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Transportation has been ordered to reinstate a pilot who was terminated last April for violating a safety regulation.

Suspect in death faced ’07 charges

A man arrested earlier this week by Henderson police in connection with the death a 6-week-old boy pleaded guilty in 2007 to a domestic battery charge.

Police accuse six of attacking couple

A man, woman and their unborn child survived a stabbing attack by six men earlier this month while they walked near Harmon Avenue and Carmine Street, Las Vegas police said.

Room tax OK’d, but Gibbons won’t sign

CARSON CITY — A room tax increase that could bring in $233 million over the next two years was approved by the state Senate on Tuesday, but it will go forward without Gov. Jim Gibbons’ signature.

Foes want city measures on ballot

The city of Las Vegas has been "irresponsible" in its redevelopment efforts, and the City Council acted unconstitutionally when it barred two proposed ballot measures from the June 2 city elections, according to a complaint filed Tuesday with the Nevada Supreme Court.

Pointing Toward Exam Days

Clark County School District juniors and seniors who have passed their high school proficiency exams have cause to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday.

Air Force: Bases inject $5 billion

The Air Force is calculating the economic benefit of the Nellis and Creech bases to the Southern Nevada economy at more than $5 billion.

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