Jackson Asiku can forget about plans to line up a fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa or Juan Manuel Lopez after the terrible beating Jhonny Gonzalez gave him Wednesday at the Las Vegas Hilton.
After Nate Marquardt slipped from his grasp on the ground, Rousimar Palhares tried to alert the referee that his opponent had greased up his leg to make Palhares’ vicious leg locks difficult to secure.
UNLV linebacker suffered a brain injury while skateboarding in 2009 and now spends time between his Dallas-area home and an assisted-living facility. Quarterback Omar Clayton and tight end Austin Harrington spoke recently about their visit with Saldi.
MEXICO CITY — For one day Wednesday, Mexico looked beyond its drug war to throw a 200th birthday bash celebrating a proud history, whimsical culture and resilience embodied in the traditional independence cry: “Viva Mexico!”
A think tank is accusing state officials of misleading the public by exaggerating a projected budget shortfall. Budget Director Andrew Clinger and others have said Nevadans must tackle a $3 billion budget shortfall in a two-year period that starts July 1.
Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle’s new TV commercial accuses U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of helping illegal immigrants who are taking jobs from unemployed Nevadans. “Harry Reid, the best friend an illegal alien ever had,” the narrator says.
Developer James Rhodes, who filed bankruptcy petitions for many of his real estate holdings in 2009, is buying some back. A bankruptcy judge Wednesday entered an order accepting the only bid for 1,600 acres near Kingman, Ariz., from Sagebrush Enterprises. Rhodes is its president.
MGM Resorts International has named longtime company executive Corey Sanders chief operating officer, the casino operator’s No. 2 position.
