Picking on someone his own size

Competing against opponents who were up to 80 pounds heavier than him had its disadvantages for Clark wrestler Jacob Chaparian.

Picking on someone his own size

Competing against opponents who were up to 80 pounds heavier than him had its disadvantages for Clark wrestler Jacob Chaparian.

Quarterback makes Cimarron repeat threat

Jaymee Luke is a four-year starter on the girls soccer team in the fall and a sprinter in track and field in the spring.

Quarterback makes Cimarron repeat threat

Jaymee Luke is a four-year starter on the girls soccer team in the fall and a sprinter in track and field in the spring.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Brown, Bulldogs rally to top Cougars

Troy Brown had 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists Wednesday to help Centennial’s boys basketball team rally for a 62-58 win over visiting Coronado.

 
Locked out of home teen tries chimney, gets stuck

Firefighters spent an hour rescuing a scared Arizona teenager from a chimney where he got stuck after getting locked out of his home.

Snowshoe Thompson deserves stamp of approval

Justice demands that the U.S. Postal Service honor John “Snowshoe” Thompson with a commemorative stamp. After all, he didn’t get paid by the government for delivering the mail for 20 years from 1856 until his death in 1876.

Freshmen play like it, especially on defense

This is what they don’t write about in those lavish recruiting profiles. These are the things you don’t hear about when a prep basketball star signs with your favorite college.

 
Protestors gather in wake of NYC chokehold death decision

A grand jury cleared a white police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of an unarmed black man stopped for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, triggering protests in the streets by hundreds of New Yorkers who likened the case to the deadly police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.

Rebels fall to Arizona State; Vaughn leaves game with injury

All that started well ended in insult and injury for UNLV, which was blown away in a 77-55 loss to Arizona State on Wednesday before a crowd of 5,822 at Wells Fargo Arena.

Summerlin area prepares to hail the holidays with family events

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s coming to the Summerlin area. Various local shopping centers and groups are gearing up to present holiday events through December.

Things to do in Henderson Dec. 4-10, 2014

Henderson calendar highlights include an appearance by reptile expert Tom Crutchfield and a Green Valley High School performance of “Bang Bang You’re Dead.”

CCSD moves to fire janitor with criminal past

Clark County School District moved Wednesday to dismiss Michael P. Curley, the Valley High School janitor who the Review-Journal found had pleaded guilty in June to two counts of gross misdemeanor conspiracy to commit stalking.

4 vehicles catch fire at Venetian parking garage

Four vehicles were on fire at The Venetian parking garage Wednesday night, according to the Clark County Fire Department.

Devante’s Diary: Reflecting on my time as a Rebel

Going out for Senior Night, it was emotional … and it really hit me that this was my last game as a Rebel. You suddenly think about the good times you had here and what you did for the program and what the program did for you.

Land to expand may come, but UNLV needs money to move

UNLV is only a couple of U.S. congressional votes away from expanding its acreage six times over. But Nevada’s largest university is still a whole state legislative session away from obtaining the seed money to develop the land.

2 found dead in northwest valley home

Metro homicide detectives on Wednesday evening were investigating the deaths of two older people in the northwest valley.

World’s richest rodeo back in town

The eyes of the rodeo world will be upon the Thomas & Mack Center starting tonight as 119 of the sport’s biggest stars battle for big-time money and nightly go-round buckles.

Steer wrestler Eldridge eyes another sizzling NFR streak

When the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association spurned the advances of Orlando, Fla., and Dallas last winter and agreed to a new 10-year deal to keep the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas through 2024, Elko native Dakota Eldridge felt like he had won a gold buckle.

Duffee finally hoping to get UFC career on track

There are several reasons Todd Duffee has yet to live up to the immense potential he has flashed since making his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut with a seven-second knockout of Tim Hague in 2009.

Kendall Smith leaves UNLV basketball team, will transfer

Sophomore guard Kendall Smith, who did not play in UNLV’s past three games because of an ankle injury, is unlikely to return to the basketball team and plans to transfer.

Ex-Cake drummer sentenced in molestation case

A former drummer for the alternative rock band Cake has been sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for molesting a 3-year-old girl during a Thanksgiving party five years ago.

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