Taking a page from Andre Agassi and Tiger Woods, Oscar De La Hoya will host a musical celebration in Las Vegas in 2010 to raise money for his foundation, which helps children in De La Hoya’s hometown of East Los Angeles.
LOUDON, N.H. — Blame the tough racetrack, the Car of Tomorrow or simply circumstance. Whatever the reason, no winners have repeated in the last four years of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Terrell Owens knows melodrama and controversy, but does he know comedy?
LOUDON, N.H. — Kyle Busch figured out a way to win again in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series.
Dave LaRoche, the 51s pitching coach, was a two-time All-Star who compiled 126 saves and had a 3.53 ERA over a 14-year major league career.
CARSON CITY — A man who was shot in the leg after stopping to assist a motorist in Washoe Valley north of Carson City has been honored.
It looked like nothing could stop John Ensign. Before he revealed almost two weeks ago that he’d had an extramarital affair with a former campaign staffer, Nevada’s junior senator was at the top of his game. Consistently popular with home-state voters, he was feeling out a higher national profile and getting good reviews. Now the rising star has fallen, likely for good.
The two fighters circled each other, probing, pawing, waiting to strike.
State health officials delivered cease-and-desist letters Friday to two Las Vegas retail stores suspected of operating as illegal and unlicensed surgical centers.
WASHINGTON — The House last week passed a far-reaching energy bill to combat global warming.
Sonja Ewell was accustomed to dealing with big egos from 15 years working in the entertainment industry. She also knew a little bit about boxing, having spent two years working at HBO Sports.
A second doctor with Las Vegas links to Michael Jackson on Saturday confirmed that he made visits to Jackson’s Las Vegas residences.
The federal stimulus package is formally known as The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but its acronym sounds like a scowl from a pirate, “Arra!” This is what passed for a joke during a seminar in Washington, D.C., last week for educators receiving stimulus funds. The speaker even wore a pirate’s patch over his eye, reported Charlene Green, the Clark County School District’s deputy superintendent for support services.
Shellee Renee’s name is misspelled in a caption with a story about living in high-rise buildings featured in today’s Living section.
In politics they call it AstroTurf, choreographed letter-to-the-editor submissions that are meant to look like the opinions of genuine grass-roots folks.
There’s something to be said for spending money in a down economy: You’re sure to get some good deals.
Truth be told, Toby Murray wanted to be a boxing referee. But after just one amateur bout, she quit.
Pat Lundvall was enjoying her successful law career when her phone rang in early September 2007. At the other end of the line was Gov. Jim Gibbons, and he had a proposal for Lundvall.
When envisioning what downtown Las Vegas could be, city officials dreamed big.
Conventional poker wisdom, made famous in the movie “Rounders,” goes something like this: If you haven’t identified the fish (or sucker) after the first 30 minutes at the table, it’s probably you.