The second annual Cirque Week was a 10-day event that gave fans several behind-the-scenes experiences and special access to Cirque du Soleil shows.
Ranching and farming lifestyles for decades were handed down to the next generation.
It was good of UNLV’s basketball team to make the trip, to travel the 1,700 or so miles into the freezer box that is this city during the holidays, to show up at the Kohl Center on Saturday and offer 343 other Division I-A basketball teams a perfect blueprint of how not to have a prayer against Wisconsin.
No recording devices were on board the Sundance tour helicopter that crashed Wednesday and killed all five passengers, leaving investigators to continue sifting through maintenance records and witness interviews in search for the cause of the accident.
On Friday at the MGM Grand Garden, it was two-and-a-half hours of smiles (mostly Jay-Z), scowls (mostly Kanye West) and hip-hop craftsmanship as exquisite as a supermodel’s curves (both of them).
DALLAS — J.R. Ewing has returned to Dallas. With Larry Hagman reprising his role as the conniving Texas oilman, filming is underway at locations all over the city for TNT’s new television series “Dallas,” which will also see the return of Patrick Duffy as J.R.’s brother Bobby and Linda Gray as J.R.’s ex-wife Sue Ellen, along with a new generation of Ewings.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — In the Hungarian capital, Steve Jobs has been cast in bronze. A Hungarian software company will unveil a bronze statue commemorating the co-founder of Apple on Dec. 21 in recognition of his leadership and vision, and appreciation for Jobs’ support of the fledgeling firm while Hungary was still under communist rule.
NEW YORK — Lady Gaga was in the Christmas spirit at Z100’s annual Jingle Ball concert, but her version of “White Christmas” would have made Bing Crosby blush. Gaga performed a slightly naughty rendition of the holiday classic Friday night as part of her mini-concert at the radio station’s event at Madison Square Garden.
MADISON, Wis. — Ben Brust hit all seven of his 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead 14th-ranked Wisconsin to a 62-51 victory over UNLV. Justin Hawkins’ 3-pointer from the corner pulled UNLV within 57-49 with 3:48 remaining. But Mike Moser missed a layup and then lost control of a defensive rebound before Brust buried his seventh 3 to seal the outcome. Chace Stanback scored 16 points and Carlos Lopez added nine for the Rebels (9-2). Moser, UNLV’s leading scorer and rebounder, went scoreless in the first half and finished with four points and 10 rebounds.
Matt Shiozawa missed qualifying for the past two National Finals Rodeos.
If not for a nice save by Ontario goalie Chris Carrozzi on a first-period breakaway Friday night, Las Vegas left wing Eric Lampe would’ve pulled off an improbable hat trick of unassisted shorthanded goals at Orleans Arena.
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