2 arrested in armed robberies, cabbie shooting

Two men have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies, including one against a taxi driver who was shot while escaping, North Las Vegas police said Thursday night.

SOFTBALL: Rivera, Pioneers edge Chaparral in seventh

Tea Rivera scored on Gabi Burgara’s grounder to second with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday to lift Canyon Springs’ softball team to a 6-5 home win over Chaparral.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Peterson, Mustangs top Falcons

Quinn Peterson had 12 kills, nine digs and four blocks on Thursday to lead Shadow Ridge’s boys volleyball team to a 16-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-22 home win over Foothill.

Rebels’ McCaw out at least one game with concussion

UNLV guard Patrick McCaw took a shot to the nose in Wednesday’s game and doctors diagnosed him with a concussion Thursday morning. He’ll miss the Rebels’ final regular season game on Saturday at San Jose State and will be evaluated daily to see if he can play in the Mountain West Tournament next week.

BYU’s upset of Gonzaga spices up WCC tournament

Brigham Young enters the West Coast Conference basketball tournament at Orleans Arena confident after upsetting Gonzaga last week. The Cougars’ win spoiled the Bulldogs’ perfect conference season.

Shared Belief big favorite in Santa Anita Handicap

Shared Belief beat California Chrome and Hoppertunity in the San Antonio at Santa Anita Park. Shared Belief is the only one of the three to race in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Handicap.

Police apprehend Boulder City bank robbery suspect after chase

A man who police said robbed a Boulder City bank Thursday morning was taken into custody near U.S. Highway 95 and Martin Luther King Boulevard about 30 minutes after the robbery.

Faught, Bonanza open baseball season with 13-0 victory over Foothill

Spencer Faught pitches a one-hitter for Bonanza, which bats around twice in the five-inning win in the Bengal Varsity Tournament. The Bengals will meet defending Division I state champion Liberty on Friday in the round-robin tournament.

Dale Jr. all smiles

Ever notice that NASCAR takes on a higher profile and appears more successful when Dale Earnhardt Jr. is smiling That bodes well for the 2015 Sprint Cup season.

NASCAR haulers parade down Strip — PHOTOS

NASCAR haulers staged near the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign to make their annual parade down the Strip Thursday.

Suarez could become Mexican face of NASCAR

NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Daniel Suarez is not only a promising young driver, but he is from Monterrey, Mexico. Should he deliver on his potential and become a force in NASCAR, that could create a market in the country of about 120 million people.

Elaine Wynn files paperwork seeking to regain board position

Wynn Resorts Ltd. board member Elaine Wynn filed paperwork with Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, seeking to regain her seat on the casino company’s board of directors, less than a week after she was not re-nominated.

Giants outfielder Hunter Pence out 6-8 weeks with broken arm

San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence suffered a broken left forearm when he was hit by a pitch on Thursday during a Cactus League game against the Chicago Cubs and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.

Nevada Supreme Court deems CCDC inmate call records public

Records of calls made by Clark County Detention Center inmates are public, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The ruling stems from a public records request made in 2012 by Blackjack Bonding Inc. to the Metropolitan Police Department, which runs the jail.

Gordon’s final race in Las Vegas highlights weekend TV schedule

Four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon, who is retiring after this season, will make his final appearance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400, which starts at 12:30 p.m. on Fox (Cox Channel 5).

Demo tax plan would replace Nevada’s modified business tax

Democrats hinted late Thursday that their alternative tax plan would eliminate Nevada’s modified business tax and could resurrect failed measures such as a corporate tax.

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