‘Bama on borrowed time

It’s debatable if there’s a luckier guy alive than Hugh Hefner. If there’s a college football coach luckier than Alabama’s Nick Saban right now, who is it?

IN BRIEF

BASKETBALL

Scout-team quarterback impressing

UNLV knew it was getting a highly touted football player when it signed quarterback Caleb Herring in February.

Patriots-Colts offers handful of sleepers

It’s always entertaining when Tom Brady and Peyton Manning get together. The two quarterbacks have battled head to head 10 times during their NFL careers and have been intertwined in a decade of excellence with the road to the Super Bowl leading through one of them.

Las Vegas revs up for NASCAR party

It took NASCAR a little too long to announce its schedule for the first Sprint Cup Champion’s Week in Las Vegas, but good things are worth waiting for.

Green Valley hopes to continue postseason run

Last Friday, Green Valley’s girls volleyball team did not look like a team that just had won the Sunrise Region championship.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Vera targets lofty goal

Brandon Vera can’t hide the immense respect he has for Randy Couture.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Megafight on deck?

It’s the fight virtually all boxing fans want to see, a fight the sport desperately needs to help re-ignite its mainstream appeal.

Palo Verde-Gorman sure to draw crowd

For the first time since I started writing for the Review-Journal, I’m already on location for a football game.

Lopez chooses redshirt

An idea weighed heavily on his mind for weeks, so UNLV freshman Carlos Lopez set out recently to survey some of those closest to him.

Zenyatta’s stirring victory becomes an instant classic

Without a doubt this year’s Breeders’ Cup was the most memorable ever because of one horse, Zenyatta. Her riveting win over 11 males in the Classic has to move into everyone’s top five races of all time.

Stoic Wranglers goalie finds a reason to smile

One of the fiercest competitors on the Wranglers, goalie Michael Ouzas can get so intense that coach Ryan Mougenel has encouraged him to loosen up a little.

IN BRIEF

HOME INVASION

Police officers, officials honored

Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie told stories Thursday that played out like Hollywood scripts.

Flu doesn’t factor in school absenteeism

Clark County School District student attendance this year remains relatively healthy despite the spread of the H1N1 flu, officials said Thursday.

State’s carbon dioxide emissions drop

Carbon dioxide emissions from Nevada fell 12.5 percent from 2004 to 2007 despite a growing population, an environmental advocacy group reports.

Bergeron Himel honored for athletic ability in CBS special

The incredible story of Brittney Bergeron Himel, who survived a near-fatal stabbing and has recovered to become an accomplished wheelchair athlete, will be highlighted during the upcoming ARETE Honors for Courage in Sports television special on CBS.

Ex-Miss California ‘really hurt herself’

CNN’s Larry King, in Las Vegas on Thursday to emcee the “Rock for the Cure” fundraiser at The Mirage, said Carrie Prejean, former Miss California USA, “really hurt herself” with her actions on his show Wednesday.

Arrest made in death of homeless man in Las Vegas

The man accused of striking and fatally injuring a homeless man in August on a Strip walkway bridge was arrested Wednesday, Las Vegas police confirmed.

Stand-up likes it straight-up

“Chelsea Lately” star Chelsea Handler jokes she’s destroying her internal organs with alcohol thanks to her “dedication and perseverance” to swill.

Regent plans run for seat held by Heller

CARSON CITY — Jack Schofield, a Nevada regent and former state lawmaker, has announced his intent to run against Republican Rep. Dean Heller for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District seat.

Problem reported on room tax poll

An automated phone survey that shows voters strongly favor Clark County suing online travel agencies for unpaid room taxes has one glitch.

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