Sweet 16 propositions for NCAA Tournament

A look at some prop bets for the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 games Thursday and Friday. Lines are from the Westgate Las Vegas sports book.

Taxi-driving Xavier center Stainbrook enjoys ride

Matt Stainbrook has one of those stories only March Madness can relay to a nation of college fans, and there is also the part about him being a main reason Xavier has advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time since 2008.

Desert Oasis ace Kingham faces decision on baseball future

Nolan Kingham is one of the top pitching prospects in the West region. Armed with a fastball that has been clocked as high as 96 mph, the lanky right-hander is expected to be the first Desert Oasis player selected in Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft in June.

 
Pilot reportedly locked out of cockpit of Germanwings flight

Cockpit voice recordings from the German jet that crashed in the Alps showed one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not get back in before the plane went down, killing everyone onboard, the New York Times reported.

Spring Valley hangs on, hands Faith Lutheran rare league loss

The Spring Valley baseball team scored three runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings to take a four-run lead and hung on for a 6-5 win over Faith Lutheran, which was handed its first league loss since May 3, 2012.

SOFTBALL: Stephens’ double keys Arbor View rally

Kayla Stephens’ two-run double keyed a four-run rally in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday that lifted Arbor View’s softball team to a 6-4 win at Green Valley.

Let’s sit back and enjoy Kaminsky’s final days at Wisconsin

Few remember to take a deep breath and appreciate, which is how we should view the final days of Frank Kaminsky’s college basketball career at Wisconsin. His is the sort of story that makes the NCAA Tournament so special.

GOLF: Kirchner leads Skyhawks to Northeast win

Thomas Kirchner shot a 1-under-par 69 at Los Prados on Wednesday to lead Silverado’s boys golf team to victory in a Northeast League match.

NLV council candidate faced tax liens, records show

North Las Vegas City Council candidate Matthew Anderson is running on the platform that a city in financial distress needs a businessman to help it bounce back, but the chiropractor has had his own financial hurdles, records show.

Water parks Cowabunga Bay, Wet ‘n’ Wild offer new rides for 2015 season

Just in time for spring break, Southern Nevada’s two large water parks are coming into season with new rides and events. Both parks will open Saturday and then next week for spring break, before moving to a weekend schedule until the season begins in earnest Memorial Day weekend.

5 reasons your next beach trip should be to Alabama

The California coastline might come to mind when you think of a destination for a beach trip, but Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico have some of the best beaches in the world. Here are five reasons why your next beach trip should be to Alabama.

Lawmakers wrestle with proposed ban on legal Internet gambling

Members of Congress on Wednesday wrestled with a bill that seeks to ban legalized gambling on the Internet and roll it back in the few states — including Nevada — where it has been approved in some form.

Taylor Swift buys adult domain names to protect body image

Taylor Swift purchased two domain names this week — TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult — as a preventive measure against Internet users who might use her name to promote adult-related content, according to the BBC.

Blue Ribbon committee to detail ways to improve child welfare

The Blue Ribbon Committee tasked with examining shortcomings in Clark County’s child welfare system and courts has a specific recommendation regarding crowding at the county’s emergency shelter for abused and neglected children. That recommendation on Child Haven will be among a total of seven the committee will submit to Clark County commissioners and the Legislature, according to a Nevada Supreme Court news release.

Elaine Wynn defends fight to retain board seat

Elaine Wynn was asked Wednesday why she undertook a costly and nasty proxy fight to regain her seat on the Wynn Resorts Ltd. board of directors. Instead of answering directly, she refocused the question. “Maybe that’s something you should ask the company,” Wynn, 72, said.

Man gets 20 to life in fatal Strip carjacking

A 31-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison Wednesday in the killing a California highway patrolman and another man after a carjacking on the Strip.

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