In push for LeBron, Cavs erase owner’s 2010 rant

One day last week, an obscure page of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ website that was believed to have been deleted started getting an inordinate amount of traffic.

Feud scuttles Dublin shows planned by Brooks

Garth Brooks’ five-concert comeback launch in Dublin has turned into a colossal refund nightmare. Political pressure forced Brooks to call off the five consecutive concerts, which were scheduled for late July in the 82,000-capacity Croke Park.

Former Iraq war soldier gifted home in North Las Vegas

Wounded warrior Jesse Daunis, 41, held his 3-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, after receiving the keys to a North Las Vegas home from Wells Fargo and Operation Homefront representatives on Tuesday.

EDITORIAL: Sage-grouse politics

The fate of a chicken-size bird carries huge economic and political stakes across the West. The sage grouse, long a threat to the thriving energy sector, is also a threat to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

EDITORIAL: Polls show we need smaller federal government

Americans are fed up with Washington. Poll after poll shows citizen confidence and trust in federal institutions plunging to historically low levels, a degree of unhappiness that threatens the vitality of our democracy.

Hill, Schoen betting on the World Cup

Las Vegas Review-Journal sports writers Adam Hill and David Schoen have been given $5,000 fantasy bankrolls to bet during the World Cup on either sides, totals or props. Below are their bets for today, with an explanation of their picks.

Meat their match: Readers offer favorite sites for prime cuts

OK, we get it: Taste of the Town readers love Village Meat & Wine. We already knew that; over the years, the independently owned shop at 5025 S. Eastern Ave. has frequently been recommended by readers to their cohorts searching for fairly obscure items.

Small plates: El Dorado Cantina and sea scallop lollipops

July 24 will be the grand opening of El Dorado Cantina, which had a soft opening last month. Also, check out a recipe for sea scallop lollipops with spiced olives.

LeBron works out in Las Vegas, says he has ‘no complaints’

LeBron James worked out and had a meeting agenda Tuesday in Las Vegas. If James knows where he will be playing next season, he still isn’t saying. Asked by The Associated Press how free agency was going, the four-time MVP said “no complaints.”

Nevada panel advances $1.4 million to fight Yucca Mountain

A state panel on Tuesday approved nearly $1.4 million to continue Nevada’s fight against Yucca Mountain, despite the nuclear waste repository project being described by one official as “the walking dead.”

 
2-year-old amputee walks again

Two-year-old Kayden Elijah Kinckle was born with a crippling birth defect, but despite these physical disabilities, the toddler has managed to beat the odds and walk again … and his joy is infectious.

Vaughn’s pinch-hit homer powers 51s past Reno

Pinch hitter Cory Vaughn hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to help the 51s pull away for a 6-2 Pacific Coast League road victory over the Reno Aces on Tuesday night.

 
Beating video shocks California Highway Patrol chief

The head of the California Highway Patrol said he was shocked and the agency’s reputation is hurt by a video showing an officer repeatedly punching a woman he pinned on the side of a Los Angeles freeway. CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow vowed a prompt comprehensive investigation.

 
Sleeping Yankees fan files lawsuit against ESPN announcers

A Yankees fan has filed a $10 million lawsuit against two ESPN announcers contending they mocked him when he was caught on national television sleeping in his seat during a game at Yankee Stadium.

Thunderstorms rock boaters at Lake Mead, agency reports

Multiple people at Lake Mead needed rescuing after a thunderstorm complex rocked their boats Tuesday, according to the National Park Service.

Diaz to move up a weight challenge

The undefeated super bantamweight moves up to featherweight for the first time when he faces Ramiro Robles in a 10-round bout at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Nevada Republicans wary, Dems mixed on border money

President Barack Obama’s request for Congress to spend almost $4 billion to address the immigration crisis on the southern border drew a mixed reaction Tuesday from Nevada Democrats, while Republicans greeted it warily.

State education tax battle to gain money through summer

A low-key but high-stakes campaign is underway by opposing groups to win the hearts and minds of Nevada voters ahead of the general election and a critical vote on a margins tax to fund public education.

In beautiful and moving memorials, Italy pays tribute to revered artists

For the painters, musicians, sculptors and writers who have inspired this art-loving country for centuries, their works are the truest memorials, whether concertos of Antonio Vivaldi still regularly performed in the Venice church where he served as violin master or Michelangelo’s masterpieces that pack crowds daily into the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Obit remembers man as ‘small-time con-man’

An obituary that was published on the Victoria Times Colonist website on Tuesday remembered a man quite differently than many obituaries do… as a small-time con-man with grandiose schemes.

Fatal crashes drop sharply halfway through 2014

Fatal crashes in Southern Nevada have dropped sharply through the first half of 2014, authorities said. But there’s still work to be done.

1956 Grand Canyon crash site becomes historic landmark

The National Park Service created a national landmark Tuesday to commemorate a 1956 collision between two airliners over the Grand Canyon.

UFC 176 canceled

UFC 176, scheduled for Aug. 2 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, was scrapped Tuesday night. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo had to pull out of a main event title defense against Chad Mendes last week, and UFC officials were unable to book a suitable replacement bout

 
“Thunder” undies key evidence in robbery case

Joey Kadmiri tried to steal the props and costumes — even the underwear — of “Thunder From Down Under” performers and fought violently when they caught him, a prosecutor told jurors Monday as Kadmiri’s trial opened.

 
Priscilla Presley to Elvis fans: ‘calm down’

Priscilla Presley is asking fans of her late ex-husband Elvis Presley to “please calm down” after a report that two jets — the Lisa Marie and the Hound Dog II — could be removed from Graceland.

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