Bellfield steps up late for Rebels

At the most critical stage of UNLV’s young season, Oscar Bellfield felt the heat of the spotlight. He was cool and clutch, the sophomore guard performing the role of a star.

Selfless play, resilience key UNLV

There’s a lot to like about this season’s UNLV basketball team, and not just because the Rebels beat 16th-ranked Louisville, not once but twice, on Saturday.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

San Diego State rips Northern Arizona

SAN DIEGO — Malcom Thomas scored 21 points, and San Diego State scored 23 of the first 25 points in an 89-48 rout of Northern Arizona on Saturday.

Colts fill holes, keep surging

It’s tough to argue against the Indianapolis Colts’ Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne representing the top pass-catch combination in the NFL.

BETWEEN THE LINES

THREE REASONS TO LIKE THE RAVENS (-7) OVER THE STEELERS

Quick-striking Gaels silence doubts, coast

SPARKS — Bishop Gorman’s football team faced many questions heading into its Class 4A state semifinal game Saturday afternoon at Reed High.

Hall, BYU get last word

PROVO, Utah — Max Hall wanted to be clear: He really, really doesn’t like Utah.

ON TV/RADIO

BASKETBALL

Top News

It was a somber week in a terrible year for the Metropolitan Police Department, which buried two of its own in separate funerals three days apart.

7-year-olds get past shooting

Two weeks ago, a 7-year-old Ries Elementary School student took a 9 mm handgun to a southwest valley school bus stop crowded with children.

IN BRIEF

douglas county schools

reporters’ notebook

AT A RECENT MEETING, County Commissioner Susan Brager questioned why the police didn’t cite the mobile pole dancers for seat belt and safety violations.

Give thanks, if you can, for road work

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, so what better time to express gratitude for some transportation projects that have made life a little easier and, well, hurl turkeys at others that seem never-ending.

Give ’em health, Harry, in terms we can understand

Several months into his presidency, Harry Truman stood before the American people and presented a bold legislative proposal to improve the nation’s medical system and make health insurance available to the masses.

They’re telling us what we think

Wendell Potter, the former health insurance executive turned critic, was telling me last week that the industry was not inherently evil, but merely insulated in a fatally flawed culture that emphasizes serving investors over helping sick people.

Indigent defense

The Nevada Supreme Court has instructed Clark County District Court judges to start charging fees to defendants represented by the public defender’s office or otherwise represented by lawyers paid by taxpayers — on a sliding scale based on their ability to pay.

Americans struggling with economic anxiety

Sarah Palin has come out with her new book and it is causing quite a stir. Regardless of what you may think about the former Alaska governor, she has tapped into the grassroots of America and proved that she has a sense of the pulse and values of Joe Sixpack and Sally Doe.

Defrauded by the state?

When does a prolonged, demonstrated indifference to state law and the state constitution among elected politicians and appointed bureaucrats become a malevolent conspiracy against the public?

A mistake the lead-heads won’t fix

We all make mistakes. Most of us are big enough to make things right when a mistake is brought to light.

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