Banner-toting drone starts brawl, ends soccer qualifier

A small drone dangling an Albanian banner and circling the soccer field touched off fighting between Serbian and Albanian players and fans Tuesday, forcing a European Championship qualifier to be called off.

Seahawks’ Wilson tops jersey sales

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has the hottest-selling jersey in pro football, according to data released Tuesday by the NFL Players’ Association.

Horschel wants to keep momentum going

Billy Horschel got hot at the end of last season and won the FedEx Cup championship. Horschel hopes to keep the momentum going when he plays in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open this week at TPC Summerlin.

Las Vegas marketing gurus target free-spending Millennials

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will embark on a new strategy next year to target three markets expected to be most relevant to the city in the next decade.

Americans face foreclosure nightmare as wages garnished, assets seized

Many thousands of Americans who lost their homes in the housing bust, but have since begun to rebuild their finances, are suddenly facing a new foreclosure nightmare: debt collectors are chasing them down for the money they still owe by freezing their bank accounts, garnishing their wages and seizing their assets.

Giants take 2-1 NLCS lead with Game 3 win over Cardinals

The San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on a wild throw in the 10th inning on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.

 
Coast Guard rescues woman after car rolls into ravine

Authorities say a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter was called in to help rescue a woman who veered off a mountain road, rolled hundreds of feet down an embankment and spent the night at the bottom of a ravine in Northern California.

Aborted fetuses to be shown on giant screen near Liberty Bell

An anti-abortion group has secured a permit to erect a video screen near the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, a popular destination for young schoolchildren, to show images of aborted fetuses this week, the U.S. National Park Service said on Tuesday.

Travel industry officials await renewal of funding mechanism

Travel industry leaders aren’t hitting the panic button just yet over the Senate’s failure to reauthorize legislation that provides a funding mechanism to market the United States to the world.

Judge to issue key ruling on Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal

WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal bankruptcy court judge will issue what the owners of Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort consider a life-or-death decision on Friday for the troubled gambling hall.

New Jersey Senate approves sports-betting bill

TRENTON, N.J. — State lawmakers passed a measure that could clear the way for sports betting in New Jersey, aiming to boost the state’s ailing casino and racetrack industries.

Federal judge dismisses charge in Clinton shoe throwing case

At the request of prosecutors, a federal magistrate judge Tuesday dismissed a second misdemeanor against a Phoenix woman accused of throwing a shoe at Hillary Clinton during an April speech in Las Vegas.

Massachusetts mayors denounce anti-casino study

BOSTON — Massachusetts mayors and town executives on Tuesday challenged a study by anti-casino activists that claims new casinos will reduce city and town profits from the state lottery.

SEC commissioner Slive to retire in July

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive will retire next summer after 13 years leading the league to unprecedented success and prosperity.

Book festival promises to be page-turner

Read any good books lately? If you have, the 13th annual Vegas Valley Book Festival on Oct. 16-18 is just the place to meet like-minded readers and enjoy panel discussions, keynote speakers, readings, book signings, workshops, vendor exhibits, art exhibitions, spoken-word performances and other activities.

Harley-Davidson revved for run at new Strip location

Though Harley-Davidson first arrived in Las Vegas in the mid-1940s, their motorcycles, clothing and accessories just recently rode onto the Strip.

VOLLEYBALL: Smith, Mustangs rally to top Gaels

Ashley Smith had 15 kills and two blocks Monday to help Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team rally for a 16-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-16 victory over visiting Bishop Gorman.

 
50-plus arrested in St. Louis-area protests

More than 50 people were arrested in a series of peaceful rolling protests in the St. Louis area on Monday, staged to draw attention to police violence more than two months after a white officer killed an unarmed black teenager in a local suburb.

Bong pic of Ole Miss star shows up on Tenn. message boards

With No. 3 Ole Miss traveling to Knoxville to play Tennessee on Saturday, Rebels head coach Hugh Freeze seemed to downplay a photo of Rebels standout sophomore defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche smoking marijuana from a bong.

Outgoing Washoe school boss opposed to M-16s

The outgoing superintendent of the Washoe County School District says he doesn’t believe school police should be armed with military-style assault weapons.

‘Thunder’ dances its way into Disney flick

Dancers from “Thunder from Down Under” provide the last joke in kid-friendly “Alexander” comedy, proving the troupe’s ubiquity.

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