Locomotives add 19 players

The Las Vegas Locomotives added 19 players to their United Football League inaugural season roster Monday, including three former Utah players.

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Couture, UFC sign six-fight deal

Randy Couture dropped a unanimous decision to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102 in Portland, Ore., on Saturday night, but the 46-year-old Las Vegan has no plans to give up fighting any time soon.

Bowker makes most of stint with Fresno

It’s rare for a player to make his mark in the major leagues before he does so at the Triple-A level.

Agassi lends hand, no strings attached

NEW YORK — Andre Agassi’s passion made him beloved among the New York fans. Now that exuberance is devoted to his charter school in Las Vegas, his emotion stoked by this year’s inaugural graduating class all going to college. Agassi, Doug Flutie, Mia Hamm and David Robinson were honored as athletes who give back at opening night of the U.S. Open on Monday.

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20 Questions with UNLV Coach Mike Sanford

A weekly Q&A feature’s first installment is with fifth-year coach Mike Sanford, whose Rebels open the season at 7 p.m. Saturday against Sacramento State at Sam Boyd Stadium. Each week, the Review-Journal will ask 20 questions of a member of the UNLV football team.

Column on Reid sparking response

The headlines say no one reads newspapers, but the flap between Sen. Harry Reid and the Las Vegas Review-Journal tells a different story.

Air advisory through Wednesday in valley

Clark County officials issued an air quality advisory through Wednesday, alerting people with heart and respiratory conditions to stay indoors to avoid the smoke and ozone blown into the Las Vegas Valley from California wildfires.

Rally: Shrink government

The government wants to control when and how you die, what you can access online and, frankly, pretty much everything else you do in your private life. So said hundreds of people Monday at a gathering billed as one stop on a nationwide tour that will culminate with a humongous event in Washington, D.C., intended to let the big shots on Capitol Hill know who’s really in charge.

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High hopes for downtown riding on new transit center

Las Vegas Valley leaders predicted Monday a new transit hub will not only help resuscitate the economy in downtown Las Vegas but also persuade commuters to abandon their vehicles for public transportation.

Ex-councilwoman to serve on Board of Regents

Gov. Jim Gibbons named a Southern Nevada educator and former Boulder City councilwoman to the state’s Board of Regents on Monday.

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Defendants apologize for killing, ask for mercy

Two men found guilty of murder for the May 2007 fatal bombing in the Luxor parking garage begged for mercy on Monday. The same jury that found Omar Rueda-Denvers and Porfirio Duarte-Herrera guilty of building and planting the pipe bomb that killed Willebaldo Dorantes Antonio is expected to decide their fate today.

People tell Reid of health concerns

Democrats are looking beyond their political leaders and to everyday citizens to regain lost momentum for health care reform. On Monday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about 500 people heard moving stories of people who lost their savings and their loved ones after failing to find affordable health care.

County clerk dies in leukemia battle

Clark County Clerk Shirley B. Parraguirre, who argued passionately for independent oversight of court records and who ushered her office into the digital age during her 11-year tenure, died Sunday night after a long battle with leukemia. She was 69.

Henderson hiker’s body found in Utah

The body of an 18-year-old Henderson hiker who disappeared in the Utah wilderness early last month was recovered Sunday evening, authorities announced Monday.

City licenses

Green Valley Lock and Safe is based in Henderson, but serves customers throughout the Valley. Owner Jeff Schonzeit says that means he needs at least four business licenses: one each for Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Clark County.

Station Casinos’ creditors file new objection

Unsecured creditors on Monday filed a second objection to parts of Station Casinos’ plans to fund continuing operations while the locals gaming company is in bankruptcy.

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