Well, well. It seems as though Jeff Long might be smarter than we thought. He hadn’t come off as the sharpest tool in the first two weeks of the college football playoff committee releasing its rankings, but the committee chairman saved a bit of face Tuesday.
TCU still has Baylor beat in the College Football Playoff rankings — even though the Bears got the better of the Horned Frogs on the field.
Allonzo Trier scored 30 points on Tuesday to lead Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team to a 124-65 win over Impact Academy at Henderson International.
American Gaming Association CEO Geoff Freeman would like to believe the trade group had at least a small role when Massachusetts residents overwhelmingly voiced support for casinos by a 60-40 margin. He’s probably correct.
Five key questions as UNLV’s football team prepares for Saturday’s 4 p.m. PST at Brigham Young.
It was unusually quiet inside the Rio’s Penn & Teller Theater for much of Tuesday night, but when the harmless king fell on the turn at 9:41 p.m., Martin Jacobson’s friends stormed the stage. And they definitely were not silent.
Frank Ramano is upset about an airline misplacing some very precious cargo on a recent flight: his dog, Ty.
As the first of three finalists in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas presidential search wrapped up two days of interviews, it became clear some university faculty are ready for new, outside leadership.
Global warming threatens to turn the parched West to toast. But, all things considered, Las Vegas Valley Water District General Manager John Entsminger is feeling pretty good these days.
Martin Jacobson of Sweden and Norway’s Felix Stephensen will go heads-up Tuesday night for the World Series of Poker Main Event title and $10 million first prize.
Federal investigators are looking into allegations of discrimination, retaliation and a sexually hostile work environment in the Grand Canyon’s river corridor.
Legendary Beach Boy to perform concert special to be taped for TV.
At Downtown Project, Tony Hsieh’s role — in the eyes of the public — is murky. Hsieh is bankrolling the $350 million downtown initiative to revitalize the East Fremont corridor — but exactly what does he do at DTP?
A Maine man who authorities originally said fell to the sidewalk while rappelling down a fire escape after breaking into a Portland flower shop was actually part of a stunt that had gone awry.
Senate Democrats, who lost their majority in the Nov. 4 general election that saw major Republican victories across the state, picked Sen. Aaron Ford of Las Vegas on Tuesday as their minority leader for the 2015 legislative session.
North Las Vegas first responders, Sunrise Children’s Hospital and Medical Center and a non-profit organization will conduct a traffic checkpoint Wednesday morning to encourage the proper wearing of seat belts, North Las Vegas police announced.
The Board of Governors of MLS, which is expanding to 24 teams, is meeting in New York on Dec. 6, with expansion expected to be among the primary discussion topics, said Dean Howes, a soccer stadium adviser helping Justin Findlay on a downtown stadium proposal in Las Vegas. At that time, Las Vegas may learn whether it is selected as the final Major League Soccer expansion team.
More than 250 panels of petroglyphs have been mapped in Grapevine Canyon near Laughlin. The easily accessed desert canyon is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Former UNLV great Matt Williams has been chosen National League Manager of the Year after guiding the Washington Nationals to the league’s best record in his first season on the job.
Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges is getting great reviews for singing on a Vegas concert album recorded at Red Rock Resort.
A right-of-way settlement for Project Neon has been reached for just more than a half acre of undeveloped land at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Alta Drive. The Transportation Department board of directors unanimously approved a $716,600 settlement agreement on Monday.
Suburban Philadelphia school staff tried contacting the parents and visiting the home of a 3-year-old around the time prosecutors say he was beaten to death by his mother and her boyfriend. But the school wasn’t aware of any abuse, school officials say.
A Michigan freshman who survived two plane crashes that killed his parents and siblings scored the first point of his college career in the Wolverines’ 86-43 exhibition victory Monday night over Wayne State University.
With Republicans set to assume control of both chambers of the Nevada Legislature — along with all the state’s constitutional offices — parents across Nevada can only wait with bated breath to see if Republicans will move to implement the fundamental reforms Nevada’s K-12 education system needs.
The political establishment doesn’t think much of the electorate’s collective intelligence. Campaign TV ads prove as much.
Here’s a breakdown of the leading candidates for the various Mountain West football awards. UNLV’s Devonte Boyd could edge Wyoming’s Brian Hill’s top freshman.
The body of an elderly man was found in an apartment complex dumpster Tuesday, but Las Vegas police investigators don’t suspect foul play.
Proponents of expanding gun background checks in Nevada said Tuesday they have more than twice the number of signatures needed to put the issue on the 2016 ballot.
