BOYS BASKETBALL: Booker powers Stars past Lynx

Deishuan Booker had 32 points and nine assists Friday to lead Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team to a 78-30 home win over Lincoln County.

UNLV loses baseball opener to No. 23 Nebraska before sellout

Playing before 3,173 fans — the first sellout in Wilson Stadium history — the Rebels botch three scoring chances, strike out 14 times and lose starting pitcher Zak Qualls after only five pitches in a 2-0 defeat to the Cornhuskers.

Green Valley puts five into semifinals, holds narrow lead

WINNEMUCCA — Green Valley’s quest to win a fourth straight state wrestling title got off to a solid start on the first day of the Division I tournament Friday.

School choice program bill introduced in Nevada Assembly

A centerpiece of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s plan to give parents more choice in where their children attend school was introduced Friday in the Assembly.

Just the facts: Friday turning around U.S. rugby team

With first-year coach Mike Friday on the sideline, the Americans go 2-0 in pool play, pounding Japan and then rallying to defeat Portugal, at the USA Sevens rugby tournament at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Harper, Mountain Ridge honored at UNLV opener — PHOTOS

Washington Nationals all-star outfielder Bryce Harper, a Las Vegas native, and members of the Mountain Ridge Little League team threw out the first pitches before Friday’s UNLV baseball season opener.

One dead in southeast valley shooting

A 35-year-old man was killed in a southeast valley apartment complex shooting Friday evening, Las Vegas police said.

Strip lights to be dimmed in honor of Tarkanian

The legendary former UNLV basketball coach, who died Wednesday at age 84, will be honored at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for three minutes, only the ninth time the lights have been dimmed on the Strip.

 
U.S. airlines warn Expedia-Orbitz merger could hurt travel business

The U.S. airline industry expressed concerns on Friday about the tentative merger of Expedia Inc and Orbitz Worldwide Inc, saying it could hurt the travel business, but hinted it would not lobby actively against the deal.

Alaskan company plans Vegas aerial drone base

The state’s fledgling drone industry gave the local economy a lift Friday with the unveiling of a company with Alaskan roots that plans to employ 150 people in Southern Nevada by 2016.

CCSD honored for improving advanced placement focus

The Clark County School District was honored nationally as a College Board Advanced Placement District of the Year for leading large district schools in increasing the number of students taking advanced classes and improving successful scores on AP exams.

Building at Gramercy slated for implosion Sunday

The Las Vegas Valley’s second building implosion in less than a week will mean some roads will close for a while Sunday on the southwest side of town.

Woman gets 20 to life in fatal attack

A Clark County jury decided Friday that a 31-year-old woman should spend 20 years to life in prison for the brutal slaying of a man inside a northeast valley apartment last year.

 
Knicks owner admits response to angry fan email was wrong

New York Knicks owner James Dolan said his vitriolic response to an email from an angry fan was “tit for tat” and he knows he should not have responded that way.

Southern Nevada confirms 5th measles case

The fifth measles has been confirmed in Southern Nevada this year, and the infected person has been identified as the source of the Strip restaurant worker who became ill with measles this week, public health officials said Friday.

LeBron James elected VP of players’ union

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was voted first vice president of the National Basketball Players Association on Friday, according to multiple reports.

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