‘Golden Child,’ 23, ready for title bout

He has been dubbed “The Golden Child,” and Daniel Jacobs has done nothing to tarnish the nickname Golden Boy Promotions has bestowed upon him.

IN BRIEF

HORSE RACING

Three Up, Three Down

Is there a more meaningless penalty in sports than “vacating” a bowl game victory or Final Four appearance?

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

RANKING THE REBELS: 23 – “Sudden” Sam Smith

“Sudden” Sam Smith, Years: 1975 to 1977, Career highlights: Starred on the “Hardway Eight” team that went 29-3 and reached UNLV’s first NCAA Final Four in 1977.

Gordon puts best foot forward

With so much talent and so few opportunities to make a positive impression, the pressure was on for most of the players in the USA Basketball Showcase on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Kazmar adapts to new role

When Sean Kazmar wanted to play in the Arizona Fall League in 2008, the only position open was in the outfield, which he never had played in his life.

Lawyer demands ‘slander’ hearing

Jacob Hafter, a Las Vegas lawyer and former attorney general candidate, has demanded a hearing with the Nevada State Bar, which sanctioned him during the run-up to June’s primary election because of comments attributed to him.

Jobless benefits extended

WASHINGTON — After more than a month of stalemate, Congress last week passed a bill that extends unemployment benefits through November for millions of people who have been out of work for more than six months.

THIS WEEK

Monday

Top News

For Kenny Guinn, education was everything. It fueled his ascent from migrant farm work in California to the Nevada Governor’s Mansion, and it became his legacy when he created the Millennium Scholarship program.

Reporters’ Notebook

If you thought your Monday was tough, just wait until you hear about Michael Dorotiak’s.

Reid, Angle pitch to bloggers

Speaking to an audience of skeptical liberal bloggers, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid vowed Saturday to keep fighting to pass sweeping reforms — from energy to immigration to health care with a government option — that President Barack Obama promised in his campaign to win the White House.

Diva actress turns sweet on tweets

Was it a meltdown or misinterpretation? Whatever it was, Oscar-winning diva Marlee Matlin spent part of Thursday on Twitter trying to downplay a stormy appearance at an event associated with the Miss Deaf International pageant in Las Vegas.

CORRECTION

A caption on a photo with a story about pay for elected officials in the city of Bell, Calif., in Saturday’s Review-Journal contained an error. The city of Bell is in Los Angeles County.

Book chronicles rise of IGT founder Redd

In “King of the Slots: William ‘Si’ Redd,” former Las Vegas Review-Journal executive Jack Harpster chronicles how the son of a sharecropper pulled himself from abject poverty using keen business sense and plain hard work to become a multimillionaire and founder of slot giant International Game Technology.

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