Bishop Gorman can’t stop rally by De La Salle

De La Salle used a pair of clock-consuming drives in the fourth quarter to defeat visiting Bishop Gorman 28-14 Saturday night in Concord, Calif.

In Brief

Although Andrew Bynum showed up on time for training camp with the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers, he’ll be back on the court even later than his coach expected.

Late moves give Mir victory over Filipovic

INDIANAPOLIS — The crowd at Conseco Fieldhouse booed for much of the 14 minutes that Frank Mir and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic battled in the main event at UFC 119.

Three Up, Three Down

New Mexico vs. UNLV. The resistible force against the movable object. The dregs of the earth vs. the bottom of the barrel. Abe Vigoda at quarterback, throwing passes to Betty White.

On TV/Radio

BASEBALL

Hauck deserves to savor victory

Bill Ireland won his first against Saint Mary’s, but I think that was before the Gaels started recruiting all those 6-foot-10-inch power forwards from New Zealand.

Semitrailer crash, fire temporarily closes I-80 near state line

RENO — A semitrailer truck crashed on U.S. Interstate 80 near the Nevada-California line, sparking a brush fire and closing a stretch of the highway over the Sierra for about three hours Saturday.

This Week

Reporters’ Notebook

During the coroner’s inquest into the death of Erik Scott, police officer William Mosher was asked if it is common for a police officer to pull a weapon hundreds of times in five years.

Police take steps to protect pedestrians

If a human being is walking between two solid lines — or in some cases across solid rectangular dashes — people in motor vehicles must stop. For some reason, this doesn’t always happen.

Parties, candidates target voters by focusing on hot-button issues

On a recent Monday, a half-dozen troops assembled in downtown Las Vegas for what they call a “quick blitz” campaign. Armed with clipboards and petitions, two leaders entered the Fremont Street Experience, passing by “the world’s largest pint,” a beer glass-shaped pub named Hennessey’s Tavern.

St. Thomas residents knew progress doomed their town

It launched a new era that would completely transform the Southwest, but the dedication of Hoover Dam didn’t change what was about to happen to St. Thomas.

cerca calendar

Outdoor brief

Out there

HIKES

It’s Las Vegas versus New York in a battle for the tourists

Las Vegas is the second most popular tourist destination in the United States, according to Forbes. So what does the Big Apple have that keeps edging us out? After all, we have a New York skyline, too. And ours has a roller coaster!

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