Detroit Lions running back Kevin Smith either has too much spare time on his hands or is too much of a wide-eyed optimist for his own good, but in a recent blog post, he predicted the Lions would make the playoffs this season.
Andre Ward had heard about the advantages of training in Las Vegas.
The Wranglers entered the National Conference finals on Saturday armed with the top power play in the ECHL.
LOS ANGELES — Eric Stults turned in his second career shutout. Center fielder Matt Kemp made three outstanding defensive plays. Juan Pierre finished with three RBIs.
His father won an AFC Championship with the New England Patriots and yet he has seen the commemorative ring twice. It might be just once. No one thinks about it all that much.
Several years ago, Howie Clark earned the label as a baseball journeyman, and then he just kept going.
The fight was more competitive the second time around, but the result was the same. Chad Dawson was better than Antonio Tarver.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers have their hands full as they start their 15th week of the 2009 session on Monday, trying to resolve differences in a state spending plan that must be balanced by new taxes and other revenue sources.
Nevada’s long tradition of marginal regulatory oversight generates compelling news stories any time there’s a hepatitis C outbreak, rash of construction deaths, or a billion-dollar mortgage company bustout.
WASHINGTON — Congress took action on three bills last week responding to the mortgage crisis.
WAS IT DEJA VU WHEN the historic Moulin Rouge, the city’s first integrated casino, caught fire on Wednesday? It sure seemed like it.