SUNSET BOYS: Gorman too big for Centennial

Centennial has good size for a high school boys basketball team, with three starters standing between 6 feet, 5 inches and 6-7.

SUNRISE GIRLS: Brown closes out win for Patriots

With his team clinging to three-point lead and less than two minutes remaining Friday, Liberty girls basketball coach Rich Santigate needed someone to step up and take control.

Victory sweet for Carr, Canyon Springs

Shaquile Carr’s teammates formed a circle around the Canyon Springs senior guard at midcourt and followed along as he led another celebration.

Jordan’s clutch shots lift Centennial past Gorman

Tramina Jordan waited her entire high school career for a starring role in the Centennial-Bishop Gorman girls basketball rivalry.

UFC 170 breakdown

A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 170 today at Mandalay Bay:

LEFTOVERS: Rejected! James’ takes draw fire

King (LeBron) James was placed in check this week by ESPN anchor Bob Ley and NBA great Bill Russell, who each took exception to comments made by the Miami Heat star.

Boys Basketball Region Tournament Glance

Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the boys basketball region tournaments in Southern Nevada.

Troubled Lied Middle School gets new principal

Families of Lied Middle School have been subjected to their share of controversy over the past half year because two male teachers were charged with sex crimes against children, but the upheaval isn’t over. The teachers facing criminal charges are gone, but Principal Kimberly Bass-Davis has also been transferred away from Lied.

Judges want a VIP endorsement?

Judges and judicial candidates must be careful with whom they associate. The judiciary is supposed to be beyond reproach. A single sketchy relationship can impugn the integrity of the bench.

 
Mother asks why police had to kill her son

A week after her son was shot and killed by police near Red Rock canyon Tracy Meadows has more questions than answers.

Jabbawockeez go sci-fi in 9-minute short film

Welcome to the sci-fi future, a dystopia where breakdancing soldiers rescue our American freedom via the power of dance and poetry. Hello, 1980s movie themes, oh how we’ve missed you.

Five siblings reconnect; two crossed paths at Wal-Mart

The lives of five brothers and sisters born in North Dakota who were separately adopted at infancy took the twists and turns that 50 years bring. Some moved to different states; some married; some had children. But none of them ever knew the others existed.

8 reasons to look forward to spring in Las Vegas

We turned to our Facebook fans to see why we should all be looking forward to spring. Here’s what they had to say.

To storm or not to storm?

North Carolina fans rushed the court after a victory over Duke on Thursday night, once again sparking the popular Twitter debate over when such celebrations are acceptable.

Father and daughter vow to trim locks together for cancer research

Elli Raffi hides behind a nervous smile as she sits in her dad’s office. Her wavy, brown hair falls past her shoulders and down the middle of her back. As she talks, she combs her fingers through it as if she’s getting one last feel before it’s gone. Elli, 10, and her father, Alex Raffi, 45, are set to cut their hair with their Bald by Design teammates on March 1 at McMullan’s Irish Pub in honor of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money for childhood cancer research.

Report: Cleveland made trade offer for 49ers’ Harbaugh

A Cleveland Browns offer for 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh in exchange for draft picks never happened, but it would have meant Harbaugh would have coached twice a year against his brother, John, who is at the helm of the Baltimore Ravens.

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