Aces pitchers shut down 51s

The Reno bullpen finished off the 51s on Tuesday after a solid start by Tony Barnette as the host Aces scored a 4-2 Pacific Coast League victory.

Wranglers face wave of change

The Wranglers have for six years been a cruise ship gliding around the Caribbean, directed by people with a deep affection for the organization and a profound enthusiasm for producing a stellar product.

IN BRIEF

SOCCER

Calhoun literally flips out

Toughness is one of Jim Calhoun’s most obvious traits. The Connecticut basketball coach often butts heads with the media and other assorted critics, never shying away from confrontation.

Wranglers’ Gulutzan takes step up

Glen Gulutzan, the only coach in the six-year history of the ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers, left the team Tuesday to become head coach of the expansion Texas Stars of the American Hockey League. The franchise, located in Austin, will be the AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars.

No shock: Tiger Woods is favored at U.S. Open

Tiger Woods is the 7-4 favorite to win the U.S. Open, which begins Thursday at Bethpage State Park’s Black course in New York, where Woods was the winner in 2002.

School sports realignment postponed

RENO — The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association still has plans to realign its classes. It just won’t happen for the 2009-10 school year.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

State girls soccer status quo intact

RENO — High school girls soccer again will be played in the winter in the South’s Class 4A leagues next school year, and the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association reluctantly decided to continue to recognize two state champions.

Tall Order

New adjutant general named by Gibbons

CARSON CITY — William Burks, a brigadier general in the Nevada National Guard, was named the state’s adjutant general Tuesday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.

Suspect arrested in slaying

A man wanted in connection with the February slaying of a 28-year-old man was picked up by border patrol officers in San Diego and faces extradition back to Southern Nevada for the homicide, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

Judge lowers bail in fatality

A judge on Tuesday lowered the bail for Vladimir Lagerev, charged with killing a UNLV student in an April crash that occurred when Lagerev was drunk and driving in the wrong direction on a freeway onramp.

Mom sues in police shooting death of woman

A California woman is pursuing a lawsuit on behalf of her daughter, who was shot and killed by police in 2007 after a disturbance complaint at a fast-food restaurant, according to federal court records.

Police wonder if there are more victims

Law enforcement officials in Las Vegas and Nye County expressed concern Tuesday that a man arrested earlier this week in connection with the 1994 sexual assault and homicide of a 7-year-old girl might have had other victims.

Pay raises weighed for some

Las Vegas City Council members today will consider a half-percentage point pay increase for a small group of city employees to make up for an increase in the required contribution to the Public Employees Retirement System.

County OKs revised budget

Clark County on Tuesday patched up the budget wounds inflicted by the state’s $125 million revenue grab over two years, though officials said they expect lingering pain well into the future.

Flashing lights must be lawful

This week readers want to know if a motorist has to pull to the right for a private security vehicle and what are the height limits on vehicles?

Education spending not clear-cut

CARSON CITY — Despite a slight increase approved by lawmakers in the state’s base per-pupil spending for kindergarten through 12th grade students, Nevada’s public education chief said Tuesday that school districts actually will have less money per pupil for the upcoming fiscal year.

State Senate’s Hardy resigns post

State Sen. Warren Hardy, R-Las Vegas, resigned from the Legislature on Tuesday in order to focus on lobbying for the builders association he works for.

In Brief

BONANZA AT MLK

Lobbyist’s contracts stir debate on scrutiny

A routine renewal of a longtime lobbyist’s contracts turned into a heated discussion among Clark County commissioners about how those who are paid handsomely to promote the county are seldom scrutinized.

Fire UNLV president, Rogers urges

Jim Rogers promised that he would not go away quietly, and he proved it Tuesday. In one of his last acts before retiring as the state’s higher education chancellor, Rogers declared that UNLV’s president, David Ashley, should be fired.

Pet food case brings guilty pleas

The owners of a Las Vegas company accused of importing tainted pet food ingredients that killed an estimated 1,950 cats and 2,200 dogs around the country pleaded guilty Tuesday under an agreement calling for three years of probation and fines.

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