Wranglers skate past Thunder

After playing three games in three days at Victoria, British Columbia, the Wranglers returned to Las Vegas late Monday and were still tired in Tuesday night’s game against Stockton.

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First-half run carries Utes past Lady Rebels

The Utah women’s basketball team closed the first half with a 16-2 run to blow open a tight game en route to a 71-52 victory over UNLV on Tuesday at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

Jalen Grimble picks Hurricanes

Jalen Grimble has been fielding calls from college football coaches, recruiters, scouts, reporters, friends and just about anyone else with a phone for weeks.

Former UNLV golfer’s confidence soars with fast start

While Bubba Watson was celebrating his victory at the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday, Bill Lunde was celebrating, too, even though he finished 13 shots behind Watson. The former UNLV All-American and member of the Rebels’ 1998 national championship squad had made three straight cuts to start his 2011 season on the PGA Tour.

Utah coach exercises patience with young squad

Utah coach Jim Boylen has tried to be calmer this season. The Utes are youthful, with no seniors on the active roster, and Boylen is riding out the growing pains. UNLV hosts Utah at 7:30 p.m. today at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Elko lawmaker is a real road warrior

CARSON CITY — New Assemblyman John Ellison, R-Elko, plans on working all week in the Legislature, then making the 320-mile drive home to Elko on Friday nights so he can work all weekend on his electrical contracting business, then driving back on Sunday night to do it all over again.

Report ranks Nevada last in health care for kids

A new report ranks Nevada behind every state and the District of Columbia on its “State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance.” If Nevada improved its child health care performance to the rate of Iowa, the top state when it comes to preventive care visits, 161,540 more children up to age 17 in Nevada would receive both routine and preventive medical and dental care visits each year.

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