Go to class, and maybe win a car

RENO — A car dealership is trying to motivate students to go to class, and students with perfect attendance records can enter a drawing for a new car .

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BASEBALL

Wildfires rage in Flagstaff area, New Mexico, Colorado

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Firefighters in aircraft on the ground battled the second serious wildfire to threaten buildings in two days Sunday as officials urged hundreds to residents to flee their homes and a huge plume of smoke spread over parts of this forested mountain city.

Neutrality helps city draw star athletes

If you’re one of those people who gets upset that Vegas doesn’t have a major league sports team, console yourself with this thought:

His story: A timeline of Jackson’s last 24 hours

A year ago, the world watched as Michael Jackson balanced on the edge of a precipice. Behind the once-proclaimed King of Pop was a bleak stretch of pain and artistic decline. Ahead lay 50 London concerts, a high-rolling bid to reassert his musical brilliance and re-establish control of his life.

Employees get tested for drugs

In the latest nightlife industry crackdown, random drug testing was conducted Friday on large numbers of nightclub and Rehab managers and employees at the Hard Rock Hotel, sources said.

Allgood plays to her strengths as thrower

Legacy junior-to-be Avione Allgood has won three state track and field championships — two in the shot put and one in the discus.

It was a day for a true long shot

Three holes into his final round at the U.S. Open, Dustin Johnson had dug his grave. He went from a heavy favorite to win to a clumsy cartoon character with no shot.

Varner, Shalorus fight to WEC draw

After 15 grueling minutes, World Extreme Cagefighting lightweights Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus each left the cage battered and broken.

Ambrose’s mistake hands Johnson win

SONOMA, Calif. — Marcos Ambrose had his first career Sprint Cup Series victory in sight when a late caution threw a roadblock into his path.

IN BRIEF

Graeme McDowell holds on, wins U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Graeme McDowell doesn’t have the golfing pedigree of a U.S. Open champion at Pebble Beach.