Confident Griffin eager for challenge

Forrest Griffin believes he can beat Anderson Silva in a light heavyweight bout on the UFC 101 card at the Wachovia Center on Saturday night.

UNLV freshman not frightened of competition

UNLV freshman cornerback Courtney Bridget is a “high-character player” from Baltimore who doesn’t mind a bit of competitive fun with teammate Charles Childers.

Arlington Million puts classy track at center stage

The Arlington Million has not lost its shine as one of the prime stakes races. The racing festival built around the Million helps puts the spotlight on Arlington Park, one of the most fan-friendly, best-run racetracks in the country.

Snoop in da Ravens’ house

The Baltimore Ravens made an exception to a training camp rule that forbids players from bringing their dogs to practice.

Vegas UFL team adds QB Rattay

The fledgling Las Vegas franchise of the United Football League is filling out its player roster pleasing veteran NFL coach Jim Fassel.

Las Vegas tops Omaha in 11 innings

After stranding 10 runners in the first 10 innings, the 51s strung together four consecutive singles in the 11th and defeated the Omaha Royals 2-0 Thursday in a Pacific Coast League game in Omaha, Neb.

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Manthei, Titans claim Legion regional win

Bishop Gorman baseball coach Chris Sheff thought his team’s pitching would have to get better to advance through the American Legion Western Regional and gain its third trip to the World Series in four years.

Primm fight cards launching stars in the desert

You still see it in movies. How boxing once was. How it truly mattered to all those watching. How the action inside the ring was thought far more exciting than whatever celebrity might be attending outside it.

Comments sought on Devil’s Hole plans

The National Park Service is taking public comment on plans to renovate the site around a water-filled limestone cave that is home to the world’s only population of the endangered Devil’s Hole pupfish.

Wind capsizes boat; six rescued on Lake Mead

Six people had to be rescued after high waves caused their boat to capsize Thursday afternoon at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Man who quit over Orleans deaths on OSHA ‘watch list’

Don Barker, the former health and safety manager for Boyd Gaming who quit his position in protest over the company’s handling of safety issues following the death of two workers at The Orleans, has had his authorization to teach Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety courses revoked by the federal government.

Expense of emergency calls add up

A study of emergency responses to 911 callers by two private Las Vegas ambulance companies found that a small group of people is making serial requests for transports. The ambulance charges for the study period total more than $1.8 million.

$340,622 judgment rejected

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a $340,622 judgment against the Clark County School District that had been granted an educational software company.

Nevada Water Authority vote sought on pipeline project

Southern Nevada Water Authority chief Pat Mulroy will ask her board for an “up-or-down vote” on plans to pipe groundwater to Las Vegas from across rural eastern Nevada.

Praise, smiles for new UNLV President Neal Smatresk

The Board of Regents unanimously appointed UNLV Provost Neal Smatresk as the university’s new president Thursday. The vote ended a meeting full of high praise for a humble Smatresk, enthusiasm and a few laughs.

Trio indicted in LV slayings

Three men accused of executing and robbing two men alleged to be drug dealers were indicted Wednesday by a Clark County grand jury.

Chef serves couple night of intimacy

Trish Kinard wants you to know “there are some people here that just want to do something for nothing.”

Gibbons says shift political

Gov. Jim Gibbons is hoppin’ mad at a group of legislators who hijacked his proposed “stimulus czar” position.

Las Vegas man admits road rage death

The suspect in a fatal 2008 road rage incident pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter in District Court.

Witness says he shares defendant’s tax views

While Ron Paul is calling on Congress to audit the Federal Reserve, his brother Wayne Paul has been testifying here in federal court about how Wayne’s monetary views have shaped the beliefs of Robert Kahre, a Las Vegas business owner who is on trial for evading income taxes.

Las Vegans watch confirmation with pride

Shortly after watching Thursday’s historic confirmation of the nation’s first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice, college students Yonari Guzman and Marisol Montoya summed up their thoughts in three simple words.

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