RENO — A Reno casino has hit the jackpot: An underground geothermal water source just north of one of its new 17-story hotel towers that will generate enough heat and hot water for all 2.1 million square feet of the resort’s space.
This is what Tom Busch sees weekly that NASCAR fans don’t: one of the best Sprint Cup drivers in the world spending his day off under the hood of a car for six hours with a young driver eager for guidance.
PROVO, Utah — Brigham Young scored off enough of Colorado State’s mistakes early that it didn’t matter much when the 19th-ranked Cougars started making some gaffes of their own.
The predictions of a poor season for the Denver Broncos might ultimately prove true, but after two weeks and as many wins, they are headed toward becoming one of the NFL’s surprise teams.
It’s becoming a typical NFL season in Las Vegas, where long-term memory sometimes is overwhelmed by what was witnessed most recently.
An NFL team plagued by poor quarterback play gets booed by the home fans and the coach finds himself on the hot seat. For a change, that’s not a description of the Detroit Lions, only because coach Jim Schwartz is too new to the job.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — UNLV tailback Channing Trotter sensed at the hotel that some teammates were too relaxed.
DeVonn Porter rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns to lead Agassi Prep’s football team to a 24-20 Class 2A Southern League win Saturday over Calvary Chapel at Rancho High.
After getting married on Aug. 23, Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick postponed his honeymoon so he could work out with his teammates.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — UNLV’s defense figured to have trouble stopping Hawaii quarterback Greg Alexander and the run-and-shoot offense a week ago.
Anthony Lenk hasn’t had a fight since April and the time off is killing him.
Tony Bennett tells me his next Vegas performance will be in January at the Las Vegas Hilton. But he also tells me he’s just signed a new, “unbelievable” $10 million contract with Sony-Columbia.
Come on, Bob Stupak. Give us a sign. From up above or down below, tell us how you placed your life’s final bet.
As Clark County struggled with a tightening budget in a slumping economy, it continued to shell out hefty salaries and severance packages last year to many employees, especially firefighters.
My habit of text messaging while driving went by the wayside awhile ago, but it wasn’t because I believed I posed a danger to fellow drivers. I just happened to learn the hard way that I wasn’t very good at it.
The Las Vegas pediatrician stood in her office and whispered a question into the phone.
OVERHEARD ON THE SCANNER: “He’s there with an ice pick but he’s not threatening anyone.”
WASHINGTON — The House voted last week to extend unemployment payments to workers in states hit hardest by the recession.
The Clark County School District may be going through some tough economic times, but Abbey Crouse never has to worry about school supplies. The teacher just wishes she could use district stationery to thank Goodsprings Elementary School’s many benefactors who hang out at the Pioneer Saloon, the old mining town’s last surviving commercial enterprise from its frontier days.
As Americans debate what their health care system should or should not look like, it’s easy to forget that Americans already are some of the most educated health care consumers in the world. Among this abundance of information, there also is this: the Hospital Compare Web site, operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which provides consumers with head-to-head comparisons of the quality of care offered at hospitals in their area.
The Web site is www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov.
Bob Stupak, the Las Vegas gaming entrepreneur who took the city to new heights, died Friday at the age of 67.
Recently a helpful reader named William, much concerned about the continued survival and profitability of the Review-Journal, sent a letter advising us to change our editorial ways or face extinction.