Stifling joy in football shouldn’t be goal

College football is not meant to be played in a stuffy boardroom, where everyone owns identical roles and each move is choreographed. It is not meant to possess the monotony of an upper division lecture on business law.

IN BRIEF

GOLF

Willis absorbs lessons from failed season

Before turning the page, junior guard Tre’Von Willis talked about the importance of reflection, of not forgetting what led to UNLV’s ill-fated tale of last season.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT OAK TREE AT SANTA ANITA

Palo Verde doubles team earns state berth

When Palo Verde boys tennis doubles team of Tanner Berkabile and Pascal Nilsson won the first set of their state play-in match 6-1, it looked like they would cruise to victory over a Green Valley duo that only had played five previous doubles matches.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

After beating, senior vows to resist fear

When the knock came at her front door the afternoon of Oct. 14, and Constance King listened to the strange man’s tale of his poor, missing puppy, she couldn’t help but be courteous. The alternative isn’t in her nature, she said.

Water rate increases in works

Las Vegas Valley Water District customers could see their monthly water bills go up by about $3 a month next year as part of a proposed rate increase detailed Tuesday.

Ex-LV officer convicted of molesting girls

A former Las Vegas police officer charged with molesting two girls during his time on the force accepted a plea agreement Monday.

Universities pass on financial woes

With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.

Three DUI stops in three weeks

RENO — A 50-year-old Reno man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving for the third time in less than three weeks.

Prisons expert says Nevada among lowest in recidivism

CARSON CITY — A nationally recognized prisons expert said Tuesday that Nevada has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the county, but that may be due to released inmates who end up in California prisons.

Judge weighs warrants

A district judge probably will decide soon whether to unseal search warrants issued in Clark County after pop superstar Michael Jackson’s death.

Henderson man found dead in truck

A 52-year-old Henderson man was found dead after a car crash in the southwest valley Tuesday morning. Las Vegas police believe the accident might have been caused by a medical condition.

Restaurant application off the table

A request to build a fast-food restaurant next to a pet cemetery has been withdrawn, but cemetery supporters remain wary because the property at issue still could be rezoned for commercial use.

Chancellor to serve on federal panel

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Tuesday that he has appointed the state’s higher education chancellor to a federal board that advises the U.S. secretary of education.

Author Ellroy has no love for Sin City

Here’s a novel approach to promoting your latest book: Badmouth the city on the next stop of your book tour.

Beltway project at issue

A road-widening project on the northern Las Vegas Beltway that has become mired in a legal morass could be mothballed. … Several Clark County commissioners expressed impatience Tuesday with the continuing feud between bidders to widen the Beltway between Decatur Boulevard and Tenaya Way. They suggested spending the $140 million earmarked for the project on other road improvements.

Report on workplace safety hardens grieving mother’s resolve

The mother of a worker who died trying to save the life of a colleague in 2007 feels vindicated by a new report that found “an urgent need for corrections in oversight and changes in all phases” of the state’s worker and occupational safety program.

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