Know the code: Baseball’s unwritten rules

A bench-clearing brawl between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers on June 11 was essentially caused by different interpretations of baseball’s set of unwritten rules — which, ironically, have been written in several books, including the 2010 tome “The Baseball Codes.”

The law of the land?

We’ve heard it too many times to count since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act one year ago: ObamaCare is the law of the land.

‘Disappointed’ Messi kicks it up in Vegas

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi showed up in Las Vegas on Wednesday after canceling a Los Angeles charity exhibition following a dispute with promoters.

UFC 162 main event: Silva does talking in octagon

Anderson Silva has preferred to let his feet and fists do the talking for him. He will look to continue the longest winning streak in UFC history when he puts his belt on the line against Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC 162 at MGM Grand on Saturday night.

Middleweight Mark Munoz cuts down to 185 for UFC 162 bout

Mark Munoz stepped on the scale one day in early January and realized he needed to make a change. He had been suffering from depression following a devastating knockout loss to Chris Weidman last July, and the evidence of the UFC middleweight’s six-month eating binge was staring back at his bloated face.

UFC chief White employs Twitter assistant to deliver message

Presidents of multimillion-dollar sports leagues usually don’t wear jeans with holes, hang out on game day in a Spartan man cave deep inside the bowels of the arena and fire off tweets to fire up fans before the main event.

Motorcyclist dies in Henderson crash

A 20-year-old motorcyclist died Thursday when he was thrown from his bike and hit a light pole, Henderson police said.

NBA moves: Pelicans, Blazers, Kings make deal

New Orleans, Portland and Sacramento have agreed to a three-team trade sending guard Tyreke Evans to the Pelicans, center Robin Lopez to the Trail Blazers and guard Greivis Vasquez to the Kings, people familiar with the deal said.

3 hurt in head-on crash in Carson City

CARSON CITY — Three people were hurt in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 50 in Carson City.

Nevada man arrested in Seattle with suspected explosives

Seattle Police are investigating a Nevada man arrested near the University of Washington in a stolen pickup truck filled with weapons, body armor and suspected explosive devices.

U.S. airlines cancel Mexico flights due to volcano

At least six U.S. airlines canceled more than 40 flights into and out of Mexico City and Toluca airports Thursday after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed out ash, steam and glowing rocks, airport officials said.

 
Muslim Brotherhood figures seized in Egypt sweep

Egypt’s military moved swiftly Thursday against senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood, targeting the backbone of support for ousted president Mohammed Morsi. In the most dramatic step, authorities arrested the group’s revered leader from a seaside villa and flew him by helicopter to detention in the capital.

 
Two teens critical after parasailing accident in Florida

The owner of the company involved in a parasailing crash that seriously injured two Indiana girls in the Florida Panhandle says he’s praying for their recovery.

Dining Guide: New American

Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with New American restaurants this week. Restaurants are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J critic Heidi Knapp Rinella (H.K.R.) are indicated by initials. Price symbols are based on the cost of an average entree: $ = entrees less than $10; $$ = entrees from $10 to $20; $$$ = entrees from $20 to $30; and $$$$ = entrees more than $30.

Sinkhole swallows car in Ohio

A spokeswoman for a northwest Ohio city says the collapse of brick sewers beneath a road caused the sinkhole that swallowed a moving car.

Coroner: Arizona firefighters died from burns, oxygen deprivation

The 19 firefighters killed over the weekend in an Arizona blaze died of burns and inhalation problems, according to initial autopsy findings released Thursday.

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