IN BRIEF

Miami Heat star guard Dwyane Wade is listed as day to day with a strained left calf.

Greenspun affiliate sues Station Casinos

A longtime and normally profitable business partnership between two of Las Vegas’ most prominent families has turned very ugly.

Strip grab is a hoax

The news was alarming: Last month, police announced that a tourist was abducted at gunpoint from the Strip and held captive for more than 24 hours before escaping to safety.

IN BRIEF

State credit union gets aid

The state’s biggest credit union has received a $22 million financial bailout from the mutual insurance company that insures its deposits.

Bisping keeps motivation handy

Michael Bisping’s most recent UFC victory was impressive enough, but it couldn’t blot out the memories of his most devastating defeat — mainly because he won’t allow it to.

Rebels out to end drought

Much like Buddy Gouldsmith’s tenure as UNLV baseball coach, the Rebels started strong last season before faltering.

Wall, Wildcats live up to star billing

A basketball player can be likened to a movie in that the trailer does not always accurately depict the quality of the film. John Wall, Kentucky’s freshman point guard, was billed as a star before he played a college game.

Former Culinary leader Jeff McColl dies at 78

Former Culinary Local 226 president and secretary-treasurer Jeff McColl died Monday in Las Vegas. He was 78.
McColl, who also was managing editor of the Review-Journal, rose through the union ranks after starting a public relations firm in 1961 with the Culinary as his primary client.

County seeks Hollywood deal in effort to settle Foxx’s estate

Here’s an only-in-Vegas story courtesy of Redd Foxx and Clark County Public Administrator John J. Cahill.
More than 18 years after the comedian and actor died, Cahill announced Thursday that the rights to Foxx’s life story would be marketed — with details handled through a probate court.

IN BRIEF

aid to voters

ON TV/RADIO

■ Old Dominion at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m., ESPN2 (31)

BT

He chuckles heartily, a rolling thunder laugh, when recalling that as a kid, his parents might of thought him as a future incarnation of the Unabomber.

Orleans offers free slot play; Eastside Cannery has poker promotions

From 2 p.m.-10 p.m., today and Saturday, The Orleans is giving away $500 in free slot play every 15 minutes to a randomly selected slot player. All players at all slot and video poker machines qualify as long as you are actively playing and have your Club Coast card properly inserted into the card reader.

Barcelona Tapas & Bar

It’s sheer coincidence that this review of Barcelona Tapas & Bar should run during the same week that Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba closed to make way for a Mexican restaurant (snooooooooze), but the confluence of events has me thinking about tapas in general.

On Life and Laughs

Comedian Larry the Cable Guy met his wife backstage at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. I don’t know why I didn’t already know this story. But Larry the Cable Guy fills me in.

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