Some dogs get you with a whipping tail, a playful disposition or, the ol’ standby, a pair of puppy dog eyes, which, by the way, remain puppy dog eyes well beyond the puppy dog years. But, the then 4-year-old Bounder got Dr. Kevin Petersen with something else, something he can’t quite articulate.
Anderson Silva retained the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title with a second-round knockout of Chael Sonnen in the main event of UFC 148 on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden.
To many Nevadans, Ralph Lloyd Denton was a cherished native son for the unabashed civil rights battles the Las Vegas attorney fought when such efforts weren’t popular.
On Saturday at the Rio, NHL goalie Roberto Luongo took on the poker world, playing in the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em World Championship.
Las Vegan Bryce Harper, a rookie outfielder with the Washington Nationals, has been named to the National League team for Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Kansas City.
USA Basketball announced its official team roster for the Summer Olympics, with the final three spots on the 12-man roster going to Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala and James Harden. They join LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love and Deron Williams on the team, which will defend its gold medal won at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Saturday told an Hispanic civil rights group that the nation’s fight to ensure racial equality, fairness and justice for all “remains far from over” and he vowed to step up prosecution of those who discriminate against Latinos, African-Americans and other minorities.
A 6-foot-tall tombstone that weighed hundreds of pounds fell on and killed a 4-year-old boy who was posing for photos with family and friends at a historic cemetery in a Utah ski resort town, authorities said.
LOS ANGELES – Football fans have the Super Bowl. Soccer enthusiasts have the World Cup. Cinephiles have the Academy Awards.
