Ramirez 9-0 after second-round TKO

Jose Ramirez isn’t at the point of his professional boxing career where he can take opponents for granted.

Is Flores ready to top ticket?

Candidates propped up by identity politics often get trapped in their own biography. When they seek higher office, they struggle to widen their appeal.

Margins tax equals doom!

Opponents of The Education Initiative say the margin tax will have devastating consequences for Nevada, but is their rhetoric a bit overwrought?

EDITORIAL: Nevada prepares for arrival of fracking

Nevada is poised to join the country’s energy revolution. The one that has nothing to do with solar panels and wind turbines. The one that actually makes money and creates high-paying jobs.

EDITORIAL: Addressing mental health with urgency

Plenty of government bodies can be criticized, justifiably, as unresponsive. The Behavioral Health and Wellness Council isn’t one of them.

Reid wades in river of denial

Harry Reid has long loved having it both ways, saying one thing and doing another, and otherwise refusing to admit to his own words and deeds. But last week’s dizzying display of denial was stunning, even by the Senate majority leader’s own low standards.

BASEBALL: Cofer’s homer in seventh lifts Cougars

Jackson Cofer’s two-run home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Saturday broke a 7-7 tie and lifted Coronado’s baseball team to a 9-8 win at Desert Oasis.

GIRLS SWIMMING: Graham helps Silverado to victory

Gabriella Graham won two individual events at Multi-Generational on Saturday to help Silverado’s girls swimming team to a 201-81 win over Valley.

Rice to stay at UNLV

Dave Rice is not leaving Las Vegas, after all. The UNLV basketball coach is no longer a candidate at South Florida, according to a report by ESPN.

Cerca calendar: April

April 10-12, Reno: Reno Jazz Festival. This event features competitions, clinics and more than 300 performances by amateurs and professionals. UNR campus. 775-784-4046. www.visitreno.com.

SOFTBALL: Amato, Cougars down Gators

Danielle Amato tossed a three-hitter and went 2-for-4 with two doubles to help Coronado’s softball team to a 4-1 win over host Green Valley on Saturday.

Dodgers’ dollars guarantee nothing

Money can buy happiness, at least temporarily. The Los Angeles Dodgers handed Clayton Kershaw the richest deal for a pitcher in baseball history, and a big bankroll has turned the odds in their favor.

Washington Digest: Congress backs Ukraine aid, Russian sanctions

Congress last week neared completion of legislation that would assist Ukraine’s new government and impose sanctions to express U.S. outrage over Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

Automotive marketing exec preaches passion, excellence

Mitch Cummins is a longtime automotive sales and marketing executive who more than two years ago launched Las Vegas-based Opportunity Max, a digital consulting service that he recently sold to the Maritz Corp., a global sales and marketing services company.

Christie clear winner of Adelson primary

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie emerged as the front runner Saturday as Republican candidates came to compete in the “Adelson primary.”

Terry Fator just shuffles jokes in revamp

Terry Fator’s live show is getting to be a little like “The Muppet Show.” After five years, there’s no reason for him to behave as if we’re not as familiar with his puppet characters as we are with him.

76ers beat Pistons to avoid losing streak record

The Philadelphia 76ers snapped their NBA record-tying, 26-game losing streak, routing the Detroit Pistons 123-98 on Saturday night to avoid establishing the longest skid in U.S. major pro sports history.

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