Mares could earn spot on Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard with win on NBC card

Abner Mares is professional enough to not let his mind wander too far beyond his next fight. But Mares admits the idea of fighting on the undercard of the May 2 megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is quite appealing.

 
Airstrikes target Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria — VIDEO

U.S.-led coalition launched 20 airstrikes in Syria since early Thursday, targeting 13 of them near the key border town of Kobani, where the Combined Joint Task Force said they hit eight units of Islamic State fighters.

Bill would repeal Adam Walsh sex-offender act in Nevada

State Sen. Richard “Tick” Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, and Assemblywoman Michele Fiore, R-Las Vegas, introduced Senate Bill 99 in February to repeal the state’s version of the federal Adam Walsh Act.

‘When will my dayclub open?’

I am anticipating a flurry of emails of people asking me when hotel pools will open for daytime clubbing. So here’s your very-latest news of dayclub/pool party openings.

You might take Ed Vogel for granted, but not his work

Whether he was patrolling the halls of the Legislature or roaming the backroads of his adopted Silver State, for 37 years Ed Vogel was a remarkably durable and reliable scribe.

Sporting clays added enjoyment to Valentine’s Day

When it comes to deciding how to celebrate Valentine’s Day you generally won’t find shotguns and clay pigeons among the list of options. So imagine our surprise when my brother-in-law and nephew walked into the living room of the Southern Utah farm house we had rented and announced that we had an appointment to shoot a round of sporting clays.

For desert wildflower fans, it’s bloom or bust

Experienced wildflower watchers know that you find some flowers in some places every year. You have to follow the water.

Chefs for Kids combines fine food, fundraiser

Chefs for Kids presented awards and served up a fun benefit Feb. 21 to support its nutrition program for children in “high needs” schools in the Clark County School District.

No gray of any shade: Great sex isn’t narcissistic conscription

In the swirling mystery of human sexuality, there is a line between profound, ecstatic intimacy and disturbing pathology. I’m not in the business of deciding where that line is for you. But there is a line. And observing and investigating that line is an important exercise.

South Carolina college under fire for stance on homosexuality

A small, Christian college in South Carolina said on Friday it had not banned gay students or homosexuality from its campus under its controversial new “Statement on Human Sexuality,” which calls the practice sinful.

 
Stolen NASCAR Sprint Cup car found on rural Georgia road

A NASCAR Sprint Cup car stolen from the hotel where the team was staying turned up on a rural Georgia road Saturday — the day before the scheduled race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but not in time for the team to qualify.

RJ Picks: UNLV vs. Wyoming

The Rebels host Wyoming today at the Thomas & Mack Center. Tip is at 5:00 p.m.

Nevada court: State did not violate minor’s rights

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the constitutional rights of a North Las Vegas minor who posted a threat of violence on his Facebook page were not violated when a Family Court judge found him to be a delinquent.

 
ISIS court orders release of 29 Christian hostages

An ISIS court in northern Syria has ordered the release of 29 Assyrian Christian hostages among more than 200 captured by the Sunni extremist group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday, citing an Assyrian commander.

 
Death threats before Putin’s political opponent brutally killed

Nemtsov had enemies politically and personally. Even among the opposition, his outsized character pulled some into his orbit and pushed others away, at times polarizing the fractious team of oppositionists.

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