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Spartans frustrate Buckeyes’ big man

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tom Izzo is not a coach who likes to take his foot off the gas pedal.

Seminoles have become a force in Indian gaming

Sitting in the lounge of NYY Steak in the newly remodeled Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, Tony Sanchez Jr., took a few moments to ponder a question about the nature of the Seminole Indian Tribe’s relationship with its home state of Florida.

Watson’s win in OT guides Gators’ repeat

Green Valley’s Spencer Watson knew he didn’t have to win his final match Saturday at the Sunrise Region wrestling tournament at Las Vegas High.

Washington Digest: House backs ‘line item veto’ for president

The House voted last week to grant the president the authority to “line item veto” items in spending bills, a power sought by presidents but one that divides lawmakers.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Reporters’ notebook

We’re filling the notebook with Twitter traffic about the caucuses because the overload of snark was a notebook writer’s dream come true.

Connecting the lines a key to Nevada railroad plan

With the help of a $700,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration delivered last year, the Nevada Department of Transportation is dusting off those old railroad tracks to see what shape they are in and evaluate the connections.

Survivor remembers Las Vegas’ mob days

The luckiest man in Las Vegas looks up from the pages of the morning newspaper and smiles. The cafe is busy with breakfast traffic, but he is almost anonymous — just the way Joey Cusumano likes it.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Top news

The story that was supposed to be over dragged on and on.

Benefactor helps UNLV students who fall through cracks

When Las Vegas gaming executive and real estate developer Philip Cohen died a year ago, he did something unusual for a man who’d never graduated college: He left millions of dollars to UNLV.

Mob Museum spotlights organized crime as opening nears

The Mob Museum opens in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday. Also known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, it’s in large part an attempt by people who know the dark side of Las Vegas’ mob era to take control of the story line.

How some UNLV buildings got their names

Take a walk through virtually any university’s campus, and names both familiar and unheard of are plastered on the sides of many of the buildings.

Private gifts to Nevada’s universities make a difference for students

Hollie Taylor was at the end of her rope. She’d been denied admittance to UNLV, which probably should not have been surprising considering she’d been out of school for 15 years, had two kids and worked two full-time jobs.

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