Kunzer-Murphy gets UNLV job, three-year contract

The Nevada Board of Regents on Friday took “interim” off Tina Kunzer-Murphy’s title, giving the new UNLV athletic director a three-year contract.

U.S. gets tough draw in World Cup: Germany, Portugal, Ghana

Defending champion Spain will play its opening World Cup game against the Netherlands, a repeat of the ill-tempered 2010 final. The United States was drawn in the toughest group with Germany, Portugal and Ghana.

Ex-Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman dies at 86

Former Nevada Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman of Reno, who championed the causes of women and children, conservation and education, has died at the age of 86.

Racetracks raising admission is road to failure

Decades ago, the horse racing industry would study the Las Vegas casino business hoping to emulate its success. The business here was booming, and racing was starting to take on water.

Dramatic video shows BASE jumper survive failed jump

An Ohio BASE jumper is recovering after a poor parachute opening left him spinning out of control into a cliff wall in Utah.

BCS path clear for Seminoles, Buckeyes

Truth is stranger than fiction, especially in college football. The first half of that sentence is a Mark Twain quote. The best coach in the nation, Nick Saban, probably would agree with both halves after failing to take Auburn to overtime and looking like a jackass in the process.

Reports: Mariners sign Cano to $240 million deal

The Seattle Mariners and free agent second baseman Robinson Cano agreed to a 10-year, $240 million contract on Friday, according to multiple media reports.

Petersen leaves Boise State to coach Washington

Chris Petersen is headed to Washington after finally being persuaded to leave Boise State. Petersen agreed to become the Huskies’ new football coach on Friday, leaving behind an unprecedented run of success.

Fantasy rodeo pays big bucks

Come December each year, it really gets down to crunch time for millions of Americans who participate in fantasy football leagues.

Houston Texans fire Kubiak weeks after sideline collapse

Gary Kubiak is out after the Houston Texans dropped to 2-11, and Wade Phillips will guide the team through the end of the season. Kubiak, the only Texans coach to reach the playoffs, recently returned to duties after a medical episode during a game.

 
Teen arrested for stealing Porsche part from Walker crash

Authorities say they’ve arrested an 18-year-old accused of stealing part of the Porsche that “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker was in when he was killed in a crash.

Hero’s homecoming: Veteran gets mortgage-free home thanks to nonprofit

If there is one word to define veteran Christopher Bales, it is “humble.” The soon-to-be southwest valley resident is about as humbled to receive a mortgage-free home as he was to receive his Purple Heart. Bales, of Coarsegold, Calif., is set to move into a new home in January thanks to PulteGroup and Operation Finally Home, a nonprofit organization that helps provide homes to veterans.

FTC says flashlight app tracked consumers’ data without consent

The maker of a popular Android mobile app that turns your phone into a flashlight has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that the software secretly supplied cellphone locations to marketers, even when consumers rejected its terms of service.

Sunset Park is the place for inaugural Sunset Wonderland

“Sunset Wonderland is like Central Park meets Sunset Park,” said Kim Ehler, recreation specialist for Clark County Parks and Recreation. The first-year holiday attraction packs Sunset Park with lights, activities and an ice skating rink.

At Christmastime, flocking is Las Vegas man’s specialty

When 25-year-old David Carter is not shimmying up palm trees in the summer, risking his life to cut its fronds, he’s “flocking” at one of the oldest Christmas tree lots in Las Vegas.

 
South Africa, world mourns Mandela; funeral set for Dec. 15

Flags were lowered to half-staff across South Africa and people in black townships, in upscale mostly white suburbs and in the country’s vast rural grasslands commemorated Nelson Mandela with song, tears and prayers on Friday while pledging to adhere to the values of unity and democracy that he embodied.

Seminars offer self-marketing tips for creative types

With more than 30 years in the music business, drummer and producer Dan Shinder knows a thing or two about success. His latest venture is Drum Talk TV. It launched in January and now reaches a half million viewers in 70 countries. It would never have grown to that point, he said, if he hadn’t known how to market himself. Now, Shinder has begun a seminar-based program called Marketing The Creative Mind. The next one is set for Dec. 14 in Las Vegas.

Bull rider lands on his feet, thanks to charity

Bull rider Steve Woolsey knows all too well what it’s like to be injured and unable to compete in his chosen profession.

Show still goes on for Holly Madison

Holly Madison wants the best of both worlds: balancing motherhood with her love of entertainment.

Right decision on FSU’s Winston, wrong cast of buffoons

There couldn’t be official charges, couldn’t be an arrest, couldn’t be a trial, couldn’t be any resolution to the Jameis Winston sexual assault investigation other than what was decided Thursday.

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