Sometimes it takes a little smoke and mirrors to get people to see what you see.
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If I was the marketing person for “MLB 13: The Show,” this is how I would advertise it: “You can text message your friends while you bat, because this game moves so slow, you will have all the time in the world!”
In distant Pakistan, outside of the large city of Karachi, a female social activist was gunned down last week, apparently for helping poor people build houses in a fast-developing region desired by the local mafia.
Mark Shannon’s two-run homer capped a five-run eighth inning surge that powerd the UNLV baseball team past New Mexico 8-7 on Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
Some Las Vegas institutions get lampooned in “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” which came out Friday.
Alleged cover-ups of wrongdoing, a failure to act on internal investigations and a lack of written procedures for investigating misconduct are undermining the administration of Family Court marshals.
The way Michelle Desrochers looks at her boyfriend and then places her hand in his, you can tell she adores him. He understands her, Desrochers, 24, says of Carlos Sierra. He treats her with respect and kindness, opens doors for her and even finishes her sentences.
In an ever-changing Western Athletic Conference, there remains one constant: New Mexico State is tough to beat at tournament time.
Adam Hughesman scored midway through the first period, and Wranglers goaltender Mitch O’Keefe made it stand up as Las Vegas beat the Colorado Eagles 1-0 in Loveland, Colo. O’Keefe stopped 28 shots for the Wranglers (33-28-5), notching his first shutout of the season.
Fresno State went on a stunning 23-point run to take a 22-point second-half lead — and had to hold on to win.
Something about the Mountain West tournament brings out the best in New Mexico junior guard Tony Snell.
NEW YORK — There was so much to reflect on just minutes after the last championship game of the Big East tournament as we know it.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Larson’s first chance to get a big win in NASCAR ended with him claiming a controversial win.
CARSON, Calif. — Timothy Bradley overcame an early beating and a 12th-round knockdown to win a narrow unanimous decision over Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday night, defending his WBO welterweight belt in dramatic style.
Baseball was back at Cashman Field on Saturday, and even though it wasn’t the Dominicans vs. Team USA, or 51s vs. River Cats, it was Big League Weekend, Cubs vs. Rangers, and it was 84 degrees, and the beer was cold. And because fireworks weren’t scheduled, you didn’t have to stand in line that long.
Last season, Jeff Samardzija simply wanted to prove he could be a starting pitcher for the Cubs.
SMITHFIELD, Utah — A Utah dentist arrested on a child sexual abuse charge has died in a Las Vegas hospital of an apparent drug overdose in a case that’s similar to an earlier one involving his brother.
RENO — Nevada wildlife officials are defending their handling of a black bear that died during an attempt to capture it at Lake Tahoe.
ENNIS, Mont. — About 500 wild horses have arrived so far at the Spanish Q Ranch in western Montana as Bureau of Land Management officials work to reassure neighboring landowners about the long-term holding facility.
RENO — The state of Nevada has signed a cooperative agreement with wild horse protection advocates allowing longtime critics of horse roundups to buy animals that otherwise might end up at the slaughterhouse.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers may be burning the midnight oil as they face their first big deadline when the seventh week of the Legislature kicks off Monday.
Eugene Poteat is a living piece of Cold War history, and the 83-year-old retired CIA senior scientific intelligence officer believes the conflict is still under way.
If Nick Diaz’s plan with all the antagonizing of Georges St. Pierre leading up to their fight was to sucker the champion into a brawl, he quickly found out the scheme had failed.
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