Ex-WWE fighter eases into MMA

Bobby Lashley has an obvious example to follow as he tries to transition from the world of sports entertainment to professional mixed martial artist.

NBA announces summer schedule

With the NBA Draft less than 72 hours away, many of those who will meet commissioner David Stern on Thursday in New York can start packing for a trip to Las Vegas next month.

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BASEBALL

Glover enjoys moment in sun

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Lucas Glover steadied his hands for a 3-foot par putt on the 18th hole, an anticlimatic finish to five dreary days at a U.S. Open filled with more delays than drama. The unlikely champion turned to soak up a beautiful sight beneath gathering clouds Monday at Bethpage Black. “I just looked at the scoreboard to make sure this was really happening,” Glover said.

IN BRIEF

PRO FOOTBALL

ACLU files motion, urges different judge in case of readers’ online comments

Kent Dawson should not be — in the view of the ACLU — the federal judge hearing its request to stop federal prosecutors from tracing the identities of two Review-Journal readers whose online comments might be considered threats of violence against jurors or prosecutors in the criminal tax trial of Robert Kahre.

A Pussycat tale of blood, sweat, tears

Nicole Scherzinger is just a Pussycat Doll, right? She’s pretty. She sings. Fame and fortune probably just fell into her lap, don’t you think?

Earnestness propels mediocre ‘Naked Boys Singing!’

It’s easy to resist the Onyx Theatre’s “Naked Boys Singing!” — for about 15 minutes. No one will accuse this 10-year-old off-Broadway mediocrity of being a good show. But it sits well after a few drinks. There are even a couple of poignant moments that sneak up on you.

Request for dismissal upsets federal judge

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors cited problems with evidence Monday when they asked a judge to drop charges against a Chinese-Mexican businessman accused of importing methamphetamine to the United States.

Ensign back in Senate, stays mum

WASHINGTON — All eyes were on Sen. John Ensign as he returned to the Senate on Monday, but the Nevada Republican declined to say anything more about his extramarital affair and the ensuing scandal that has embroiled him and the Las Vegas couple involved.

Parents to face charges after 10-year-old boy shoots girl in face

The parents of a 10-year-old boy who shot a 7-year-old girl in the mouth last month face multiple felony charges in connection with the shooting because the .38-caliber pistol used by the child was not properly secured, a police report released Monday states.

Justice’s car plows into store

State Supreme Court Justice Kris Pickering drove her Mercedes-Benz station wagon into the front of a UPS Store near Rancho Drive and Charleston Boulevard about 9 a.m. Monday, the store’s owner said.

Rains in June bring bumper crop of food to Sierra Nevada bears

RENO — Wet weather in June has spurred a bumper crop of berries and other vegetation favored by bears, leading to a considerable decrease in human-bear conflicts in the Sierra Nevada, wildlife biologists said.

IN BRIEF

GOES THROUGH BRICK WALL

Police try to identify skeletal find

The skeletal remains of an unidentified person found by a hiker in a remote area of the northwest valley this weekend was most likely a man between the ages of 20 and 40, police said Monday.

Higher ed’s PC addiction

Political correctness is an addiction in higher education. Administrators can be counseled for wasting their productive hours and resources on such pointless, self-destructive behaviors, but sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes they need an intervention.

IN BRIEF

Ratings cut for bonds that backed monorail

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