FIELDER’S CHOICES: Put faith in ‘Prep Football Baby’ … while she’s up

I’ve been on a good run lately, picking games at a 75 percent success rate over the past three weeks. The last time I was this hot was a couple of summers ago when I correctly solved six straight “Wheel of Fortune” puzzles while I was staying with my grandma.

 
Maryland school district cuts religious holidays from ‘15 calendar

Maryland’s biggest school district has stripped references to religious holidays from next year’s calendar, removing Christmas, Easter, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah from the lineup of days off.

Focus on fairness marks judge’s distinguished career

There are two undisputed facts about Senior U.S. District Judge Philip Pro. He is one of the best on the bench, and he never needed a microphone.

Jacobson shows consistency during run to WSOP title

The first question Martin Jacobson was asked by the media was on the subject of perfection. And the Swedish poker pro quickly dismissed the notion.

Interactive lunch show is a twist on ‘Romeo and Juliet’

“Frankie and Nina’s Big Italian Wedding,” an interactive lunch show, is “loosely based on the Romeo and Juliet theme. It’s two families that hate each other, but they get over it,” said actor and director Jon Paul Raniola.

Put faith in ‘Prep Football Baby’ … while she’s up

I’ve been on a good run lately, picking games at a 75 percent success rate over the past three weeks. The last time I was this hot was a couple of summers ago when I correctly solved six straight “Wheel of Fortune” puzzles while I was staying with my grandma.

Nevada fishing report

LAKE MEAD — Anglers able to net gizzard shad have reported moderate success for striped bass. Anglers focusing their netting efforts on more turbid water have caught more bait than those netting elsewhere. The areas near Crawdad Cove or along Boulder Beach have been producing fish with most being in the 1- to 2-pound range. Trolling has been effective along Boulder Beach. Catfish are hitting on anchovies in the coves and many are coming in at two pounds or more.

U.S. weather sites hacked, victimized by cyber attacks

The U.S. agency that operates the National Weather Service said on Wednesday four of its websites were hacked in recent weeks, becoming the latest federal agency to fall victim to a cyber attack.

Minaj apologizes for Nazi-inspired imagery music video

Nicki Minaj apologizes for what critics characterize as Nazi-inspired imagery in her new video. Amazing how many hip-hop artists apparently have no idea that a thing called “Google” exists.

Here’s 99 Words About … The end of a bad fall season

Even after some heavy retooling from the version sent to critics in May, the drama about the CIA analyst (Katherine Heigl) in charge of the president’s daily briefing still feels like a “Homeland” clone desperately in need of a Brody.

Pressed to run for Senate, Sandoval noncommittal

Pressed by Republicans in Washington to run against Sen. Harry Reid, Gov. Brian Sandoval shrugged off the idea on Wednesday, at least for the time being.

BYU cut still feels cruel to Decker

UNLV quarterback Blake Decker grew up a Brigham Young fan, but was cut by the Cougars after walking on in 2013. Now he’s excited to try to beat them when the football teams meet Saturday.

 
Toxicology report says Taveras was drunk in fatal crash

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras apparently was driving drunk when he died along with his girlfriend in a fatal crash in the Dominican Republic last month.

Fans mourn death of PBS ‘Zoboomafoo’ lemur

Millions of fans mourned online the death of a lemur that starred in the PBS show “Zoboomafoo” and helped introduce a generation of Americans to the beady-eyed primate group, the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina said on Wednesday.

Arizona candidate for UNLV president talks qualifications

Len Jessup, dean of the University of Arizona’s Eller School of Management and one of three candidates to be UNLV’s next president, told a packed audience of faculty, students and alumni that he was ready to take on the mandate of making the university a prestigious research school.

Zion Canyon offers a world of fall colors — PHOTOS

Along the Virgin River between the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and Canyon Junction are some of the best areas for viewing fall colors. This may be the last weekend to enjoy the changing of the season at Zion National Park in Southern Utah.

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