IN BRIEF

TENNIS

THIS WEEK

MONDAY

Beach ball kicks up trouble

Maybe a lifeguard should have run on the field and declared no goal.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Falcons, Bears to fly high

A bust in his debut with the Chicago Bears, quarterback Jay Cutler composed himself and has led the way to three consecutive wins.

Sanford’s decision-making leads to head-scratching

On second thought, perhaps Mike Sanford should remain UNLV football coach for the next decade or so. These 7 p.m. kickoffs can be tough on the ol’ deadline writing skills, but with the Rebels of late, you always have a pretty good idea where things are headed at halftime.

Bills have company in cellar

As beleaguered as the Buffalo Bills are and as hopeless as coach Dick Jauron appears, they have plenty of company in the basement.

Fourth-down stands help Mountain View

Mountain View made two fourth-and-goal defensive stops and clinched a playoff berth with a 42-22 victory over visiting Needles (Calif.) on Saturday.

HOW THEY SCORED

HOW THEY SCORED

BETWEEN THE LINES

THREE REASONS TO LIKE PATRIOTS (-91/2) OVER TITANS

Versatile Saints should have shootout with Giants

Five weeks are in the books, the NFL season has started to take shape and there are some readily apparent observations to be made. First off, several downright horrible teams are challenging the betting public.

McNeill chasing second title

A familiar face returned to the leaderboard Saturday at TPC Summerlin.

Palo Verde assistant dies hours after win

Dave Castro, who coached high school football in Las Vegas for more than 25 seasons — including the last five at Palo Verde — died early Saturday morning of cardiac arrest. He was 54.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Punt return sparks No. 12 Horned Frogs in win over Rams

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jeremy Kerley came to a near stop after tiptoeing the sideline. Then Texas Christian’s electrifying punt returner backtracked a couple of steps, curled into an open gap and sprinted into the end zone.

Reporter’s Notebook

LAS VEGAS MARKETING FIRM R&R PARTNERS is best known for the whole “What happens here” phenomenon, but they also produced another campaign with legs: The old lady who gives her water-wasting neighbor a swift kick to the conscience.

IN BRIEF

lake mead boulevard

Top News

T ributes trumped unanswered questions as about 2,000 people gathered Wednesday to remember Las Vegas police officer Milburn Beitel, who died in an Oct. 7 traffic accident.

Brooks puts buzz into Wynn resorts

It didn’t take long for the Garth Brooks‘ five-year Las Vegas deal to make an impact at Steve Wynn‘s resorts.

Bill allows detainee trials in U.S.

WASHINGTON — The House passed a 2010 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security last week after voting to allow terrorism suspects being held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base to be brought to the mainland for trial.

Debate on wild horses revived

RENO — A new federal proposal to manage wild horses is rekindling debate over another fixture of the Western range: cattle.

Efforts to secure IDs adding to headaches at DMV

Not long ago, a 78-year-old woman called to express her concern after she tried to renew her driver’s license and was asked for a birth certificate, marriage license and her firstborn child.

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