Running back DeMarco Murray will travel to Philadelphia to meet with Eagles officials on Thursday, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Senior Mark Rubalcaba, who has won five individual state track titles and was part of the 2013 state football championship team, knows when to have fun and when to get serious. “If you”re not having fun doing sports, then there”s really no point,” he says.
Faith Lutheran senior Bowen Becker could be remembered as the fastest swimmer in Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association history by the end of the season. “I want to be remembered to where people will say my name and actually know who you”re talking about,” he said.
The Wildcats get six hits in their first 10 at-bats and score five runs in the first two innings against Rams starter Andrew Wieger, two days after managing only four hits in a season-opening victory.
Senior Van Thomas, the defending Division I state champion, leads a loaded Aggies team that finished third in the Sunset Region tournament last year. Thomas has prepared for the season by playing in numerous American Junior Golf Association tournaments.
Trevor Jackson hit a three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning to help Palo Verde’s baseball team rally for a 5-3 win at Desert Oasis on Wednesday.
Kristina Manthei threw a five-inning no-hitter on Wednesday to lead Valley’s softball team to a 10-0 victory over visiting Basic.
Colin Curi had 12 kills and seven digs on Wednesday as Foothill’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 25-19, 16-25, 26-28, 25-20, 15-8 victory over host Las Vegas.
Thick fog forced authorities to suspend the air search Wednesday for seven Marines and four Army aircrew, feared dead after their Black Hawk helicopter crashed into waters off the Florida Panhandle.
In 1982, at 30, Vickie Franks hit a low point in her life and attempted suicide. Instead of hearing a shot when she pulled the trigger, she is convinced she heard a voice telling her, “Don’t do it, Jesus loves you.”
UNLV and San Diego State, who will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Mountain West basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center, have played twice this season, with the Aztecs winning by six and two points. The Rebels had chances to win both games.
Omar Rubio won three individual events Wednesday to help host Del Sol’s boys track team win a four-team meet.
Few know the truth about Josephine Baker’s life. Author Peggy Caravantes admits that she “struggled” in researching this memoir — and that admission, right from the beginning, sets the tone of “The Many Faces of Josephine Baker.”
Ashley Sands won two individual events Wednesday to lift Green Valley’s girls track team to an 84-61 win at Foothill.
Las Vegas literary happenings this week include the Clark County Library’s Spring Fling Book Fair.
Colorado senior guard Askia Booker shook off a cold-shooting first half with a hot run midway through the second half of the Buffaloes’ opening-round game of the Pacific-12 Conference tournament Wednesday, and 10th-seeded Colorado stopped No. 7 Oregon State 78-71 in front of 9,875 at the MGM Grand Garden.
The organization that boosts economic development in Southern Nevada is backing Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to impose new licensing fees to fund education despite the potential impact that would have on attracting companies to the state.
The Broncos defeat San Jose State 76-67 and will try to win their first conference title since claiming the Western Athletic Conference championship in 2007. They will face New Mexico, a 64-53 winner over Fresno State.
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After a stellar career ranging from the disco hit “I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper” to global success in “Phantom of the Opera”, British soprano Sarah Brightman is preparing for a unique performance: a live concert from space.
The WAC tournament tips off its fifth straight year at Orleans Arena today. The attendance numbers reflect the instability in the conference, as an average of 1,284 attended the four sessions last year and 1,518 were there for the title game.
If you’re looking for a cancer charity to help out on Saturday, Shadow Ridge Cancer Walk is the event for you. The walk will also include a carnival, barbecue and face-painting affair featuring local performers.
A former University of Nevada, Las Vegas employee was sentenced to two to five years in prison for stealing about $300,000 from the school by using credit cards to purchase electronics such as iPods and cameras for personal use or for to resell.
Tim Chambers will miss at least five games after undergoing the operation today, the second time he has had surgery on his back. “It’s kind of an emergency surgery, or I would be facing permanent damage,” he said.
The Wildcats get six hits in their first 10 at-bats and score five runs in the first two innings against Rams starter Andrew Wieger, two days after managing only four hits in a season-opening victory.
I think Whitney Cummings has become an important American figure. Look, I’m not saying she’s Rosa Parks. But she’s got a strong female voice, she vibrantly tells the truths of her life, and she doesn’t back down despite backlash from, usually, men.
Follow the link for boys track capsule previews, as submitted by coaches.
The nation’s skies are expected to be more crowded this spring than they’ve been since 2007, and airlines are scrambling to handle the surge.
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Fontainebleau signs ‘once in a generation talent’ to residency deal
Southwest Vegas food hall closing only a year after opening
‘Top Chef’ stars to close Las Vegas Strip pop-up restaurant
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