RECRUITING: Gorman’s Hong picks Columbia

It would’ve been easy for Danny Hong to give up the dream of playing college football after losing the starting quarterback position earlier this season at Bishop Gorman.

Pioneers start, finish

The formula for the Canyon Springs boys basketball team typically calls for Jordan Davis to provide an early offensive spark before turning the scoring load over to Channel Banks.

 
First openly gay man in NFL engaged to boyfriend

Michael Sam, who is no longer with a team in the National Football League, posted a photo of himself on Facebook kneeling before his boyfriend Vito Cammisano and presenting him with a ring.

Boulder City casino resurrected as Hoover Dam Lodge

The property once known as the Hacienda officially has changed its name as Nevada Restaurant Services continues the complete renovation of the Boulder City staple.

2 more flu deaths reported in Southern Nevada

Two additional seasonal influenza-related deaths have been reported in Southern Nevada, bringing to four the number of people who died with flu being a likely contributor, public health officials said Friday.

Nevada education officials identify 78 failing schools

Nevada education officials released a list of 78 underperforming schools Friday, a day after Gov. Brian Sandoval proposed a plan for the state to take over failing schools and operate them as charter schools.

Man found in NLV drainage ditch died of gunshot wound

The man whose body was found in a drainage ditch in North Las Vegas on Thursday was shot to death, police said. North Las Vegas police officers found the body near East Azure Avenue and North Lamb Boulevard.

Humble peaks hold significance for hikers

From Denali to Mount Rainier to Mount Washington, the U.S. is full of majestic, towering peaks that have long challenged people to climb them. This story is not about those.

Rams tread new ground

Ronald Childress is the first to say Rancho’s boys basketball team still is in rebuilding mode.

Struggling Rebels prepare to face San Diego State

The Rebels are struggling, having lost four of five games and needing binoculars to see the top of the Mountain West standings, a 1-3 side in conference that suddenly has an effort problem.

Brady, Belichick must overcome Luck to add to Super Bowl legacy

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick can add to their prodigious NFL partnership, while Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck aims to take a giant step forward in Sunday’s AFC title game.

Greg Maddux heads 2015 NIAA Hall of Fame class

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Greg Maddux highlights the 2015 class to be inducted into the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Hall of Fame. Maddux, a baseball standout at Valley, leads the eight-member class, to be inducted Feb. 26 at Orleans Arena.

Quest Academy to play as independent

The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association announced Friday afternoon that Quest Academy would become an independent effective immediately and no longer participate in the Division IV Southern League for boys and girls basketball.

Sandoval’s education improvement plans draw praise, concerns

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s ambitious plans to reform and improve Nevada’s public education system have much to like, but plenty to be concerned about as well for parents, lawmakers, teachers, the business community and school officials.

1 ID’d in apparent murder-suicide in southwest valley

One of two bodies found Thursday evening in a southwest Las Vegas Valley home in what police said the next day was a murder-suicide has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Stiverne says he learned lesson from only loss

WBC heavyweight champ Bermane Stiverne defends his belt for the first time when he faces undefeated Deontay Wilder Saturday night at the MGM Grand. Stiverne says he learned a valuable lesson in his only defeat — to Demetrius King back in 2007.

Man dead after crash at Sahara and Sloan

A driver is dead following a two-car crash in the east valley Friday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.

Home movie theater has old-time theme

Most of us are happy if we have enough space in our homes to set aside for a couch, La-Z-Boy recliner, and a 50-inch television. A few lucky Las Vegans have both the space and the budget to build a dedicated, full-blown home theater that provides a better-than-authentic movie theater experience.

Switch plans $1 billion Las Vegas expansion

Switch company blueprints to build a $1 billion, 3 million square-foot data center near Reno made a splash as part of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s State of the State speech on Thursday. Perhaps less heralded was Switch’s equally sizable re-investment in its hometown, where a new $1 billion data storage site is set to get underway.

NHP launches Super Bowl drunk driving crackdown

Get ready to see more police officers on the roads and in ads for the next two weeks as law enforcement prepares to crack down on drunk driving leading up to the Super Bowl.

Businessman targets 130,000 ‘avid hockey fans’

Bill Foley is counting on 130,000 “avid hockey fans” with incomes of at least $55,000 in the Las Vegas market to plunk down $150 to $900 for a season ticket deposit as the first step toward creating a National Hockey League expansion franchise at the new $375 million arena being built behind New York-New York.

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