COLLEGES: Maryland, Virginia net spots in NCAA men’s lacrosse final: Niko Amato made 13 saves to anchor a suffocating defense, and unseeded Maryland beat fifth-seeded Duke 9-4 on Saturday in Baltimore to reach the NCAA men’s lacrosse title game.
CONCORD, N.C. — To hear Kurt Busch talk, his race team is struggling mightily and maybe some behind-the-scenes changes will save the season.
By the time you are reading this, 36-year-old Townsend Bell of San Francisco, who will start fourth in today’s Indianapolis 500 in a car fielded by Henderson’s Sam Schmidt, probably will have gotten a good night’s sleep — provided there wasn’t a party going on down the hall at his hotel in downtown Indianapolis, like the night before he qualified.
About the only thing the NCAA didn’t do when it slammed Southern California’s football program with penalties was ban Traveler, the Trojan horse, from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
INDIANAPOLIS — When Alex Tagliani leads the 33-car field into the first turn of the Indianapolis 500 today, he’ll be tugging along a century’s worth of triumphs, thrills and tragedy.
Conner John Gardiner, 3, looks toward the mound Friday while he waits for his turn to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at the Las Vegas 51s game at Cashman Field. Conner attended the game with his father Matt, right, and grandfather John DiBella, who offers his hand for support. The 51s played Pacific Coast League rival Tacoma on “Distressed Hat Giveaway” night.
CARSON CITY — Time is running out for the Nevada Legislature as the 17th and final week of the 2011 session begins Monday with the budget still very much in doubt because of a state Supreme Court ruling that questions the legality of funding tactics.
CARSON CITY — Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto refused GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval’s request to seek clarification from the state Supreme Court on its controversial Thursday decision, which seriously impacts his proposed state budget.
Election Day is just around the corner, and while opinion polls have offered conflicting information, one Las Vegas mayoral candidate had a clear edge in the social media race.
As they wipe the sleep from their eyes this morning after a legislative week reminiscent of “The Hangover Part II,” it’s hard to know which of Nevada’s top political players feels a greatest sense of relief.
When the state Supreme Court blew an estimated $657 million hole in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget plans, the governor quickly turned directions and announced that he would back extending a series of tax increases that were set to expire.
Franny Forsman has lived on a Cherokee reservation, in a drug rehabilitation center and in a commune. She’s worked at a horse stable in England and as a drug counselor in Indiana.
WASHINGTON — Congress voted last week to extend three expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act that President Barack Obama said were critically needed national security tools.
The last night of Brittany O’Dale’s Las Vegas bachelorette weekend is forever etched in her memory. She would do anything to forget it.
Out of the hundreds of things you should do or see on the Strip, what should come first? And how do you figure that out?
Frank Mir was dismissive last week when someone asked which advantages Roy Nelson might have in their Ultimate Fighting Championship bout.
From left, Matt Kindell, Jeffrey Kindell and Kevin Nance take a break Saturday from placing flags next to gravestones for Memorial Day at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City. The three are members of the Boy Scouts of America.
Former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson dominated Matt Hamill tonight, winning a unanimous decision at UFC 130 at the MGM Grand Garden.
A leading Democratic lawmaker said legislators and Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval are considering a line of credit, mining taxes and revenue from abandoned casino winnings as options to balance the state’s next two-year budget.
The Senate and Assembly approved nearly 80 bills Saturday as legislators rushed to clear the dockets before the June 6 adjournment. Both houses intend to work through the Memorial Day weekend.
There’s a wind advisory for the valley until 6 p.m. Sunday. Expect southwest to west winds from 20 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph.