LOS ANGELES — A few seconds after seldom-used Boston reserve Shelden Williams missed an uncontested dunk, Kobe Bryant floated to the rim and somehow willed a layup through tight defense to put the Lakers ahead by 22 points.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is restoring nearly 3,700 workers to full-time work schedules and pay, but announced that it will lay off 261 workers at its two Strip resorts, casino executive Steve Wynn said.
With a lagging economy, it wouldn’t have been too surprising if it took a few years for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon to attract a title sponsor.
Jorge Padilla’s go-ahead three-run double capped a four-run rally with two outs in the ninth and carried the 51s to a 6-5 victory over the Salt Lake Bees in a Pacific Coast League game Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
Burlesque star Dita Von Teese excused herself from a photo opportunity Tuesday at McCarran International Airport when Virgin Atlantic Airlines’ Richard Branson walked up with a bottle of Bombay Sapphire Gin.
LOS ANGELES — This time, Kobe Bryant got plenty of help from his teammates.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Twice, Brazil was brilliant, and it was enough to edge North Korea 2-1 in a first-round World Cup match.
In a Monday e-mail, Bob Fulkerson, chief of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, told supporters the group wouldn’t be able to gather the 97,000-plus signatures required to put a proposed mining tax hike on the 2010 ballot.
Aloha A Go Go, 2101 N. Rainbow Blvd., received 20 demerits June 1. Violations included employee food commingled with food for public. GRADE: B.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
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