Gorman stakes claim to top spot

Bishop Gorman senior tight end Alize Jones took a seat at midfield as the final seconds ticked off the clock Friday night at Gorman.

COMMENTARY: Rankings are inexact, but Gaels rate as great

The thunder and lightning and heavy rain couldn’t conceal the truth longer than an hour, that in the world of national high school football rankings, nothing is certain.

Agassi Prep mauls Lions

Stephan Laushaul ran for 130 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as the Agassi Prep football team routed host Calvary Chapel 51-0 on Friday night in a Division III Southern League game.

EDITORIAL: For Henderson, North Las Vegas constable

Southern Nevadans are sick of hearing about the constable’s office. The incompetence, arrogance and outright stupidity of Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura have put him, his deputies and his office in the news far too often over the past four years.

Agassi Prep mauls Lions 51-0

Stephan Laushaul ran for 130 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as the Agassi Prep football team routed host Calvary Chapel 51-0 on Friday night in a Division III Southern League game.

 
65th Aggressor Squadron falls prey to Nellis budget cuts

Nellis Air Force Base closed a chapter Friday in the storied history of the 65th Aggressor Squadron, but the legacy of the pilots who flew its F-15 Eagles continues in the Middle East where their U.S. and coalition sparring partners are bombing Islamic State targets.

UFC 178 matchups

Capsule previews of the main card fights at UFC 178.

Royals end 29-year postseason drought

Kansas City’s long postseason drought is over. The Royals clinched a playoff spot for the first time in 29 years, beating the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday night behind seven scoreless innings from Jeremy Guthrie.

 
Rain-swollen Muddy River floods parts of Moapa Valley

Friday night storms left parts of Moapa Valley under water, according to the National Weather Service. The Muddy River in Moapa swelled to 12 feet in less than 90 minutes Friday after intense rainfall on the east side of the Sheep Mountain Range, near Coyote Springs and U.S. Highway 93.

Rebels look for a fresh start in Mountain West opener

UNLV went into the football season with high hopes of building on last year’s bowl appearance, but rather than make progress in the first four weeks, the Rebels have regressed.

 
NLV police plead for patience, refocus shooting investigation

North Las Vegas police have not yet dropped Patrick Harper, 16, as a suspect in a North Las Vegas shooting that led to the teen being jailed. Harper was released Tuesday when evidence surfaced showing it was unlikely he was at the scene of the shooting.

Soccer players plan lawsuit over women’s World Cup turf

Lawyers representing 40 top women’s soccer players challenged FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) on Friday by saying they would file a lawsuit against them over staging next year’s women’s World Cup in Canada on artificial turf.

Las Vegan Gallagher excited for first LVMS ride

Since 1999, Allegiant Air owner Maurice Gallagher Jr. has grown the Las Vegas-based airline from virtually nothing to $1 billion in revenue.

Work on Death Valley overlook delayed

Zabriskie Point, a popular overlook at Death Valley National Park, won’t be closing next week after all.

Feds put NLV on notice in disabilities dispute

The Department of Justice is putting North Las Vegas under its thumb to make sure the city complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Streaking Blue Devils threat to win outright as ’dog at Miami

The Blue Devils are 4-0 and have won 12 consecutive regular-season games, the nation’s second-longest win streak behind Florida State. Look for them to win outright as a 7-point underdog.

Alcatraz hosts works of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei

One of China’s most famous dissidents has appropriated the United States’ most famous former prison as a way to highlight the plight of activists held in detention.

Las Vegas tourism posts best August on record

The state’s August gaming revenue numbers may have been lackluster, but at least the tourists came to Las Vegas last month. And in record numbers.

Idaho bear not welcomed at ‘home of the Grizzlies’

A young black bear that visited a northern Idaho middle school whose mascot is a grizzly bear has been captured and will be returned to the wild.

People wonder: Can you build one stadium?

With UNLV seeking a publicly funded campus stadium and Findlay chasing a subsidized downtown sports venue, Rock Rocheleau asked the car dealership chain executive during a stadium information meeting: “Maybe the two of you can come together and build one stadium?” It’s a fairly common question, but there’s more than one answer to the question.

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