LEFTOVERS: Tebow not awful as TV analyst

The final Bowl Championship Series title game drew massive ratings and will be remembered as one of the best games of the mythical championship game era.

Wranglers snap losing streak

John Armstrong scored early in the third period to force overtime and the Las Vegas Wranglers eventually defeated Utah 3-2 in a shootout in West Valley City on Tuesday night.

Canyon Springs’ patience hampers Rancho

Rancho’s girls basketball team has made its mark with a patient offense and fantastic defense. In the fourth quarter Tuesday, Canyon Springs gave the Rams a painful dose of their own medicine.

FedEx truck catches fire after crash

A fiery crash involving a FedEx delivery truck and a pickup shut down part of Eastern Avenue Tuesday night.

Yolanda King named Clark County CFO

Assistant County Manager Yolanda King was promoted to chief financial officer for Clark County on Tuesday.

Rebels wary of UNR’s tireless, talented Burton

Wherever he goes, Deonte Burton tends to draw a crowd of defenders. He also is attracting some not-so-secret admirers of another kind.

Bad VA experience: Las Vegas veteran worries about next time

Decorated Las Vegas veteran’s bad experience with the VA Medical Center has him worried that the new facility won’t be able to save his life if he has a medical emergency.

BCS goes out with a bang; time will tell if new system has same effect

The BCS saved its best for last in Florida State needing all sorts of dramatics to overcome Auburn 34-31. It was a marvelous ending to a blemished way of determining who really is best at season’s end. New will be improved. Or so we hope.

 
The big picture: Ultra HD getting a lot of looks at CES

Leading up to the 2014 International CES, trade show spokeswoman Tara Dunion noted that Ultra HD sets will be on everyone’s mind this week. She seems to be right.

UMC chief resigns, takes post at Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican

Brian Brannman, the chief executive officer of University Medical Center, is resigning his post for an executive job with Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican, which has three acute-care hospitals in Southern Nevada.

Correction

A story on Tuesday about U.S. Sen. Dean Heller misstated the name of his younger daughter, Emmy.

Arguments aired over class-action lawsuit involving payday loan company

CARSON CITY ­— The Nevada Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to uphold a lower court ruling establishing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of as many as 16,000 people subjected to default judgments by a payday loan company.

Prominent cowboys say they are defecting from PRCA

Professional rodeo’s most prominent cowboys — led by 11-time world all-around champion Trevor Brazile — say they are defecting from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association to form their own organization, but they are coy about their views on the future of rodeo in Las Vegas.

Motorcyclist killed in parking lot crash on Decatur

A 27-year old man died after a motorcycle crash Tuesday morning in a parking lot on Decatur Boulevard, near Flamingo Road, Las Vegas police said.

 
FBI investigating 3 UTEP basketball players for betting

Three players for UTEP’s men’s basketball team bet on at least one sporting event, a university official said Tuesday, and they are no longer enrolled at the school.

Inmate dies at Valley Hospital

A Nevada Department of Corrections inmate died Sunday after being hospitalized for a medical condition last week, prison officials said Tuesday.

Audit: Nevada inspects oil, geothermal wells infrequently

An audit shows that the Nevada Division of Minerals seldom inspects the 430 geothermal and 111 oil wells in the state and in one instance relied on an email from the oil producer that he had performed a required test on blowout prevention equipment.

Two Nevada Supreme Court justices file for re-election

Supreme Court justices Mark Gibbons and Kris Pickering wasted no time Monday filing for re-election to new six-year terms immediately after the secretary of state’s office opened at 8 a.m.

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