Paralympic athletes dominate the floor in basketball, rugby

The Paralympic Sports Club Las Vegas, operated by the city of Las Vegas and Clark County School District, connects Southern Nevadans who have physical disabilities with adapted sports opportunities.

R-J owner Stephens Media LLC names director of digital media sales

Tom Stallbaumer has been named director of digital media sales for Stephens Media LLC, company President and CEO Mike Ferguson said today. Stallbaumer will be responsible for organizing and overseeing online sales efforts across the company, Ferguson said.

Coming in this week’s Las Vegas Business Press

RISING STARS 2011: An attorney, executives — even a reality TV star — are on the way up in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Business Press announces the
10 winners of its sixth annual Rising Stars competition.

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Week in Review: Top News

Rep. Dean Heller made it official Tuesday, announcing his candidacy to replace Sen. John Ensign and immediately garnering the support of several possible Republican rivals.

Week in Review: Reporters’ Notebook

The Review-Journal newsroom is full of basketball scribes and devoted sports gamblers, but last year’s NCAA Tournament pool was won by Las Vegas City Hall reporter and casual fan Alan Choate.

Henderson family struggles with job loss, foreclosure threat

Tera Burbank and her husband, John Clark, are construction workers who have been out of work for more than a year. The Henderson residents live off unemployment and student loans.

Mobile-phone technology puts sports book in your palm

Frank Mercadante Jr. likes to wager on college football; it doesn’t really matter who is playing. He’ll bet $20 or $30 on a regular-season game, sometimes he’ll place $50 on the outcome of Bowl Championship Series bowl game.

RTC exec finds bus rides moving

If Jacob Snow is going to talk the talk, he had better walk the walk, or at the very least ride the bus. His words, not mine.

Doctor accused of reusing needle guides leaves patients angry

Lee Horstein remembers the phone call from Dr. Michael Kaplan. “It was after my second prostate biopsy from him about four years ago,” the 69-year-old retired businessman said as he sat in an auditorium at the Nevada Cancer Institute. “I had a feeling that it wasn’t going to be good news when the doctor himself was on the phone.”

Legislator seeks to repeal helmet law

After failing for five straight sessions to repeal the state’s 39-year-old motorcycle helmet law, Sen. Don Gustavson has developed a new, perhaps winnable, strategy: Let them take off their helmets, and they will come.

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