Evolution of Pong a game-changer for recidivism

Forty-five years ago, Nolan Bushnell founded Atari. He created its first game, Pong, which at the time was revolutionary, despite its simplicity.

EDITORIAL: NLV should have handed off Lee probe at start

The idea that an elected official can be impartially investigated by a police agency overseen by that official is ridiculous. It’s such an obvious conflict of interest that any in-house criminal inquiry is a waste of time and resources. An outside agency immune from political pressure must be brought in to ensure independence and protect the integrity of whatever case is built.

‘Roastmaster General’ Jeff Ross coming to House of Blues

Comic Jeff Ross is in Las Vegas this week to roast locals and tourists at the House of Blues on Friday. This double-billed show includes the incomparable comic Dave Attell, who Ross says has “the quickest mind in comedy.”

Simister powers Palo Verde to state volleyball title

Palo Verde senior Michael Simister had 24 kills, four aces and four blocks to lead the Panthers to a 25-21, 25-10, 25-15 sweep over Legacy on Wednesday in the Division I boys state volleyball championship.

San Diego State tops field for Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena

San Diego State headlines the eight-team field for the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena on Nov. 26-27. California, West Virginia, Hawaii, Richmond, Sam Houston State, Bethune-Cookman and Liberty are set to join the Aztecs in the field.

Junior college defensive tackle commits to play at UNLV

UNLV picked up the commitment of Long Beach (Calif.) City College Jason Fao, who will play for the Rebels this season. He originally signed with Texas-El Paso.

Studies, science help determine big game tag quotas

Hunters have submitted applications for big game tags. Now it’s up to state commissioners to set the quotas, which they’ll do Saturday in Reno. Southern Nevada residents can participate by teleconference from the UNLV campus.

Sierra Vista, now in I-A, relishes return to softball title chase

Sierra Vista will make its first state softball appearance since 2006 when it faces Fernley in the Division I-A tournament at 4 p.m. Thursday at Bishop Gorman. Faith Lutheran meets defending state champion Churchill County at 2 p.m.

Green Valley baseball team confident in tight situations

Green Valley has won nine one-run games this season, giving the team confidence it can close out the tough wins as the Division I state baseball tournament begins Thursday at Durango. The Gators play Arbor View at 7 p.m. Bishop Gorman plays Reno at 4 p.m.

CSN closers Nuernberg, Hutt gladly share credit

College of Southern Nevada has used two closers — Josh Nuernberg and Alec Hutt — to get the job done this baseball season. The back end of the bullpen makes the Coyotes a team capable of winning the Western District tournament, which begins Thursday, and claiming a spot in the junior college World Series.

51s continue to smoke PCL foes, win for 18th time in 20 games

Before a crowd of fifth-graders in a rare morning game, Las Vegas beat Sacramento 5-1 on Wednesday. Las Vegas leads Triple A with a 24-10 record and tied a franchise record with its 10th straight home win. “The guys expect to win every day they go out there,” 51s manager Wally Backman said.

This man has a wild plan to bring pro basketball to Las Vegas

Cerruti Brown labels himself as a man who thinks outside the box. He wants to form a team — the Las Vegas Dealers — made up of McDonald’s All-American prep players and current college and NBA Development League players to compete against professionals from Europe over a six-month season that would begin in October.

By blabbing first, Wark cuts best deal for himself

Disgraced political wheeler-dealer Steve Wark proved the benefits of being first to turn on co-conspirators in one of Las Vegas’ biggest fraud cases involving local homeowners associations.

Nevada campus carry proposal brought back to life

A “campus carry” bill believed to be dead in the Senate will be amended into another Second Amendment measure on Friday, Assembly Judiciary Chairman Ira Hansen said Wednesday.

STATE SOFTBALL: Sierra Vista makes it back to tourney

Sierra Vista (17-9) will make its first state tournament appearance since 2006 when it faces Northern Region champion Fernley (27-5) in the Division I-A tourney at 4 p.m. Thursday at Bishop Gorman. Southern Region champion Faith Lutheran (31-9) meets defending state champion Churchill County (24-9) at 2 p.m. Thursday.

 
Amtrak train was going twice the speed limit before derailment

An Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing seven people and injuring more than 200, was barreling into a curved stretch of track at 100-plus miles per hour, twice the speed limit, when the engineer slammed on the brakes, U.S. investigators said on Wednesday.

Storm to bring wind, rain, snow to Southern Nevada

Another storm system is expected to roll through the Las Vegas Valley this week, bringing snow to the mountains on Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

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