James magical again, Cavs not counted out

Once again, LeBron James was all-around amazing, but he blew a shot to win at the end of regulation, setting his team up for another heartbreaking fall in overtime. This loss would have crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers and sent them to the coroner.

EDITORIAL: Shut down the TSA and privatize airport security already

You’d be hard pressed to find bigger masters of ineptitude and humiliation than the screeners of the Transportation Security Administration. Despite the fact that the tiniest percentage of airline passengers could be considered even partial matches with existing terrorist profiles, all travelers — including children and the elderly — are subjected to an intrusive and insulting cattle call before being allowed to proceed to their gates.

Best seat for American Pharoah’s win goes to Schiappa

Bernie Schiappa had one of the best seats for horse racing’s first Triple Crown in 37 years. He was seated next to American Pharoah’s trainer, Bob Baffert — “my best friend” — in the owners box at Belmont Park on Saturday.

Nevada festivals celebrate Basque heritage

Nevada Basques annually honor their heritage during two summer festivals. The two-day Winnemucca Basque Festival gets underway Saturday at the convention center.

 
2 escaped killers ‘could be anywhere’

The U.S. Marshals Service issued federal arrest warrants Sunday for two convicted killers who escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate New York over the weekend.

 
Texas cop on leave after pulling gun on teen at pool party — VIDEO

A police officer in the Dallas suburb of McKinney is on administrative leave after a YouTube video showed a chaotic confrontation Friday between teenagers and law enforcement at a community pool in an upper-middle-class neighborhood.

51s’ Monell knows his time will come

Growing up in the Bronx, catcher Johnny Monell would always tell his family that he would someday play professional baseball in New York, whether it be at Shea or Yankee Stadium.

Ivy League QB smart enough to know you only live once

Another installment of the 50-yard indoor war was raging toward its irrelevant conclusion Sunday afternoon before a paltry crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center when it was noticed the Las Vegas quarterback, No. 12, Sean Brackett, was from Columbia.

Cavaliers beat Warriors in game 2 of NBA Finals

The Cleveland Cavaliers let an 11-point lead slip in the fourth quarter but dug deep in overtime to beat Golden State 95-93 on Sunday and square the NBA Finals series at 1-1.

Outlaws hit by issues on and off field in first year in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Outlaws are suffering from growing pains in their first year in the Arena Football League. The ownership group is reorganizing, as the business side of the operation has failed to measure up, while on the field, the Outlaws have lost four straight.

 
‘Fun Home’ takes top honor at Tony Awards — FULL WINNER LIST

“Fun Home” was one of the biggest winners of Broadway’s biggest night at the 69th annual Tony Awards, taking home four awards including best musical and best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for Michael Cerveris.

CSN’s Bickford projected to go in first round

College of Southern Nevada star pitcher Phil Bickford is expected to go in the first round of Monday’s major league draft. He was the 10th overall pick two years ago, but decided to go to Cal State Fullerton and then CSN.

Green Valley community was ahead of the trends

Green Valley is recognized as Southern Nevada’s first master-planned community. The 7,100 acre community, created in 1978 by the American Nevada Co., was built before Summerlin, in the early to mid-1990s.

Serving church mission both challenging and fulfilling

Part of growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is serving on a mission after high school. Whether they serve overseas or elsewhere in the United States, those who have answered the call find it an illuminating experience.

 
Tropical storm Blanca approaches Mexico’s Baja California

Tropical storm Blanca approached Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Sunday, the system slowing as it approached landfall but still threatening to drench the area with significant rain.

Vegas teen graduates after earning 15 credits in 1 semester

Paula Trejo’s graduation from Cimarron-Memorial High School was an achievement few others could match. After two semesters of academic work in Mexico failed to transfer, she crammed a year-and-a-half of schoolwork into one semester.

Make sure your blood-pressure monitor measures up

A home blood-pressure monitor can be a great aid to staying healthy. But knowing what monitor to buy, and then knowing how to use it properly, takes a little homework.

Notions of male, female far from archaic

Abandoning all symbolic understanding of sex and gender on the grounds that we are especially enlightened and very cool is desperately unenlightened and not the least cool.

State gives $12.5 million to resolve mentally ill inmate backlog

Nevada continues to lag in moving mentally ill offenders ordered by the court into its only maximum-security psychiatric facility, resulting in backlogs at jails in Washoe and Clark counties.