A majority of bettors backed the Chicago Bulls in their must-win spot against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who dominated in a 94-73 win. Favorite bettors also got burned with the Los Angeles Clippers, who blew a 19-point lead with 14 minutes left in a 119-107 loss to the Houston Rockets.
Ben Cutting threw a three-hitter as Arbor View defeated Green Valley 7-1 in the Division I state baseball tournament. Cutting took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before yielding a two-out single, and the only run he allowed was unearned.
For well over a century, Nevada has attracted prospectors in search of wealth. From gold and silver to gambling, Nevada has always held the promise of life-changing treasure.
The federal government owns more than 80 percent of Nevada’s land. But for Washington, too much is never enough. Now the Obama administration wants to make a sizable chunk of that property even less accessible to the taxpayers who own it.
A larger, more powerful federal government hits taxpayers from all sides. In addition to income tax withholding, Washington increasingly imposes costs on state and local governments that create pressure for even more tax increases. Case in point: the creation of an entirely new state division to appease an overreaching federal bureaucracy.
After a long playoff run that included a play-in game to get to the Division I state tournament, Arbor View’s baseball team needed innings from starter Ben Cutting on Thursday.
Churchill County scored all of its runs in the second inning, and Faith Lutheran made a bevy of miscues in a 4-3 loss in the winners’ bracket final of the Division 1-A state baseball tournament. The Crusaders started the day with an 8-5 victory over Elko.
Silverado senior Monet Salazar is the top seed in the discus for the Division I girls state track and field meet. She won the Sunrise Region meet with a throw of 131-0. She also won the shot put at the region meet with a mark of 35-9¼ and is the No. 5 qualifier for state.
Makall Whetten’s first three trips to the plate Thursday were anything but memorable.
Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah is the only horse eligible to win the Triple Crown, thus a laser beam shines on him and trainer Bob Baffert. But no horse has claimed that crown since Affirmed in 1978, and American Pharoah drew a tricky rail post at Pimlico.
It took UNLV the better part of its first round to get untracked at the Sagamore Golf Club. But once the Rebels found their groove, they played their way into contention at the NCAA men’s golf regional in Noblesville, Ind. Led by Kurt Kitayama’s 1-under 71, UNLV is fifth after posting a 7-over score of 295.
Legendary guitarist B.B. King, who introduced audiences worldwide to the blues and inspired a generation of musicians, died Thursday night at his home in Las Vegas, his attorney said. He was 89.
The Nevada Athletic Commission will consider toughening the state’s anti-doping policy and laws for those combat sports participants who violate the rules. The NAC is looking at stiffer penalties for first-time offenders under a schedule of punishments it will consider Friday in Las Vegas.
Paul Pierce will try to keep the Washington Wizards alive against Atlanta in the NBA playoffs on Friday to begin a packed weekend of sports on TV. Other highlights include the Preakness and the return of Las Vegan Kyle Busch to the NASCAR circuit.
What has 10 engines, can hover like a helicopter and fly like a plane? Answer: NASA’S latest drone prototype, GL-10.
Freshman Makall Whetten stroked a double into right-center field to score Lauren Oxford with the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and give defending state champion Palo Verde a 2-1 victory over Rancho in the Division I state softball tournament.
Northern Region champion Fernley used a four-run fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie and held on for a 7-3 win over Sierra Vista on Thursday in the first round of the Division I-A state softball tournament.
The Clark County School Board on Thursday unanimously gave the initial green light for administrators to start the paperwork on issuing $500 million in new debt to pay for the construction of new schools and the repair or replacement of aging infrastructure.
A 10-year-old boy suspected of beating a small dog to death with a stick has been charged with animal cruelty in Fort Worth, Texas police said on Thursday.
Silverado senior Monet Salazar is the top seed in the discus for the Division I girls state track and field meet. She won the Sunrise Region meet with a throw of 131-0. She also won the shot put at the region meet with a mark of 35-9¼ and is the No. 5 qualifier for state.
Faith Lutheran’s baseball team got away with several mistakes in its opening game of the Division I-A state tournament.
Sierra Vista softball coach Keith Ulrich felt his team played with a great deal of energy in the opening round of the Division I-A state tournament on Thursday.
Lincoln County pitcher Aspen Wilkin barely missed out on a perfect game on Thursday.
Yerington junior Daniel Sciarani had thrown 111 pitches, his defense had committed five errors and his team was down to its final at-bat in the opening round of the Division III state baseball tournament at The Meadows on Thursday.
Surprisingly, there were no Hunter Pence signs spotted Thursday at Cashman Field, where the rehabbing San Francisco Giants right fielder homered in his second straight game for the Sacramento River Cats. Pence went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 6-5 win over the 51s.
Tabor Maxwell wasn’t perfect on Thursday. But outside of one pitch, the Pahranagat Valley sophomore couldn’t have been much more dominant.
When a Florida man forgot about Mother’s Day, his wife took action and put him up for sale on Facebook.
Pahranagat Valley softball coach Mike Sparrow has learned that there’s almost no deficit his team can’t overcome.
