Champs field Spartan lineup

It’s standard procedure for high school wrestling champions to plot a strategy to repeat the year after winning it all.

Dogged Willis is difference

TUCSON, Ariz. — Tre’Von Willis is the basketball player who acts as if he has never committed a foul, whose face can contort into a maze of annoyance, who can give the impression of a guy perpetually perturbed by the mistakes of others.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Change of scenery suits NASCAR, fans

It was 40 degrees with rain Wednesday in New York City, but the weather was perfect for the first major event of the first NASCAR Champion’s Week in Las Vegas.

Transient injured in collision dies

A transient man who in November was severely injured in a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Bullhead City, Ariz., died Tuesday at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas.

Hearing in officer’s slaying draws crowd

At least 15 detention officers — some armed with assault rifles — lined the North Las Vegas courtroom where six suspects in the slaying of Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton were arraigned on Wednesday.

Charity roasters not so charitable

Comedian Kevin Burke, best known for his one-man show “Defending the Caveman,” stole the show during his stand-in role as emcee of the Jimmie Johnson charity roast on Wednesday.

LV strikes development deal with Culinary union

There’s a classic scene in “The Empire Strikes Back” in which Lando Calrissian, who is hosting some of the rebel protagonists at his mining colony, says: “I’ve just made a deal that’ll keep the Empire out of here forever.” Then a door opens to reveal that our heroes are about to have a forced lunch with Darth Vader.

Change to H1N1 rules lauded

When 78-year-old Mary Ann Sokol found out that state public health officials decided Wednesday to allow seniors with chronic health conditions to get an H1N1 flu shot, she was more than pleased.

Probe spurs Arizona gang arrests

KINGMAN, Ariz. — Alleged illegal motorcycle club gang activity and a biker brawl in Bullhead City prompted a six month investigation that led to search warrants and arrests across Northern Arizona Wednesday. Officers from nine law enforcement agencies served eight search warrants in Mohave, Yavapai and Coconino counties and arrested six motorcycle club members.

IN BRIEF

FEDERAL AUDITORS

Nevada wants to count on you

Nevada residents: The state’s leaders want you to be counted in the 2010 census — every last one of you.

Center gives dose of reality

Over here, we have a plastic baby, half born. Its soon-to-be mother is screaming. Nurses hover. They comfort. They urge more pushing.

NLV official is granted severance

North Las Vegas City Manager Gregory Rose will receive a big parting gift just in time for the holidays: $337,040 in severance pay.

Legislative session can aid Nevada education

CARSON CITY — Momentum is growing to hold a special session of the state Legislature in coming weeks if only to change a law on teacher evaluations and make Nevada eligible for as much as $175 million in federal education grants.

LV OKs city hall project

On a series of near-unanimous votes Wednesday, Las Vegas City Council members approved construction of a new city hall, a project that stirred up high hopes, vitriol and even lawsuits on its long road to the final vote.

Outside the Box

It’s been a tough couple of years for Las Vegas restaurants, with seemingly as many closings as openings. But their number is getting a boost this week as MGM-Mirage rolls out the CityCenter’s Vdara on Tuesday, Crystals today and the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas on Friday. And the restaurants in them are as diverse as the clientele promises to be.

Manilow breathing life into Paris

Barry Manilow will jump-start the dormant theater at Paris Las Vegas, a prominent symbol of the recession for the city’s entertainment.

Setting the Scene

Las Vegas, as we all know, is a haven for illusion.

Dance celebrates Joan of Arc

Concert Dance Company and the the College of Southern Nevada Dance Ensemble join forces in a multi-media examination of the life, times and imagery of Joan of Arc.

The Mapes gain cult following

It all began, really, with a potato gun stuffed with tortillas and beer.

MISSING LINKS

You know those occasions when you need four Google windows open at once? What? No? Well, you never know when that moment might come along. Instead of having a mess of windows and tabs open, just visit googlegooglegooglegoogle.com. Here, in one handy window, are four fully functioning Google pages, just waiting for your searches.

A Taste of Culture

The search for culture along Las Vegas Boulevard — the kind not associated with topless dancing, Elvis impersonating or stage hypnosis — looks decidedly more promising north of U.S. 95. And “December to Remember” strives to show just how much of it lives between Bonanza Road and Washington Avenue.

No One Left Out

One of the great things about living in Las Vegas is the number and variety of musical performers who bring their shows to town.

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