Strong outing helps Cecil post first victory with 51s

Having won twice in the majors this season, Las Vegas left-hander Brett Cecil entered Thursday’s game against Portland at Cashman Field in search of his first victory of the year for the 51s.

Pacquiao camp denies Mosley matchup

Shane Mosley wants Manny Pacquiao in the worst way. So badly so that he was willing to put out a false alarm that he had him.

Just running Triple Crown a tall task

The Triple Crown is a grueling five-week campaign that few horses go through nowadays. In fact, Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and Flying Private will be the only horses to race in the Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes this year.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

IN BRIEF

FOOTBALL

UNLV should call Smith’s number

The point guard in Robert Smith could handle tonight without dropping a tear or bead of sweat. Calm. Cool. A massive grip around his emotions.

UNLV’s Gouldsmith a ‘Survivor’

Amid speculation he might lose his job because he has not won enough games, UNLV baseball coach Buddy Gouldsmith again proved he could be a contestant for the reality show “Survivor.”

Gaughan sees major problem

Michael Gaughan is 66 years old, but his memory remains sharp, especially when it comes to Las Vegas and its failed pro sports ventures.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

DA’s office fights O.J.’s release bid

Incarcerated former football star O.J. Simpson’s bid for release on bail while the Nevada Supreme Court considers an appeal of his convictions was opposed Thursday by the Clark County District Attorney’s office.

Local Muslims say Obama’s speech was inspirational

Las Vegas Muslims are hoping that President Barack Obama’s outreach in Egypt will help rebuild fractured ties between the United States and the world’s Muslim nations.

Graham witnesses orgy-fication

Heather Graham plays a stripper who is a single mom in the new Las Vegas-filmed comedy “The Hangover” (opening in theaters today). Pfff, what kind of fiction is that? Vegas strippers aren’t single moms!

Conviction upheld in showgirl’s death

CARSON CITY — The first-degree murder conviction of Las Vegas resident Daniel Ramet for killing his showgirl daughter and then leaving her remains in a bedroom for a month before they were discovered was upheld Thursday by the state Supreme Court.

Not guilty plea in waiter’s death

The 28-year-old man accused of slaying a Trevi waiter on the Strip pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in District Court.

Advocacy groups teamed up to win legislative battles

CARSON CITY — An unlikely duo made for an effective lobbying team in the 2009 Nevada Legislature, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada and the conservative Nevada Eagle Forum showing, once again, that politics makes strange bedfellows.

Two injured when car jumps median, strikes CAT bus

Two people were taken to area hospitals with nonlife- threatening injuries Thursday after a crash involving a Citizens Area Transit bus near the corner of Lamb Boulevard and Boulder Highway, Las Vegas police said.

Seniors won, lost in Legislature

CARSON CITY — Advocates for elderly Nevadans had some successes with proposals considered by the 2009 Legislature, but saw others shelved by lawmakers or vetoed by Gov. Jim Gibbons.

Sgt. Pepper succumbs to lung ailment

Sgt. Pepper, a dolphin at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, died Wednesday night of complications from a lung infection, five days shy of his second birthday.

Civil trial in pit bull attack halted

A mistrial was declared Thursday in the case of Brian Pye, the former owner of a landscaping business who claims he became permanently disabled after a 2003 attack by two pit bulls at a Las Vegas storage facility.

Bargaining rights bill vetoed by Gibbons

CARSON CITY — A bill granting state workers some collective bargaining rights — excluding talks on wages or other economic matters — was vetoed Thursday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.

CORRECTIONS

The name of successful Las Vegas Justice of the Peace candidate Melanie Tobiasson was misspelled in Jane Ann Morrison’s Thursday column as well as her May 19 column.

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