LAS VEGAS CONVENTIONS

Conventions scheduled for the Las Vegas area this week:

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS

COVER STORY: There’s anecdotal evidence that local attorneys are increasingly turning to solo and small practices in the fiscal downturn. And when they do make the move these days, it’s not always about the economy.

Companies go big in Nevada with concentrating power plants

The Mojave Desert’s solar potential may be even more powerful than billed. Two under-construction power plants — SolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes near Tonopah and BrightSource’s Ivanpah Solar just south of the state line west of Interstate 15 — aim to transform the sun into a laserlike beam that focuses on massive towers to generate power.

Thames’ double-double keys Aztecs’ OT victory over UC Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Xavier Thames racked up a double-double, scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds, to carry San Diego State to a 76-75 victory over UC Santa Barbara in overtime on Saturday night.

Barkley powers USC to blowout of UCLA

LOS ANGELES — Matt Barkley passed for 423 yards and six touchdowns in his possible Coliseum farewell, Robert Woods set the conference’s single-season receptions record while catching 12 passes for 113 yards and two TDs, and No. 10 Southern California finished its resurgent season with a 50-0 demolition of Pac-12 title game-bound UCLA on Saturday night.

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