Redmen grab early lead, rout Virgin Valley

Cedar (Utah) stormed to a 27-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 41-7 win over Virgin Valley on Friday in Cedar City, Utah.

Eureka pulls away from Sidewinders

Eureka’s football team scored the final 22 points of the game Friday to pull away from host Sandy Valley for a 54-30 win in the season-opener for both teams.

Joshua Springs routs Spring Mountain

Joshua Springs (Calif.) rolled to a 58-18 win over host Spring Mountain’s football team in the Golden Eagles’ season-opener on Friday.

SOCCER: Sanchez scores late to lift Tech boys past Palo Verde

Eduardo Sanchez took a short pass off a corner kick and scored the lone goal of the match with four minutes remaining Friday to lift Tech’s boys soccer team to a 1-0 win over Palo Verde in the Southern Nevada Kick-Off Classic at Cimarron-Memorial.

‘Shocked the city’

Isaiah Morris isn’t the biggest running back in the area, and his team doesn’t play in the state’s top division. That didn’t stop Morris and his Desert Pines teammates from coming out and making a statement Friday night in the high school season opener. Morris rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and the ninth-ranked Jaguars routed No. 3 Arbor View 50-14 at Desert Pines.

Something different in the air in Palo Verde win

Joe Aznarez promised there wouldn’t be many changes to the Palo Verde football program when he took over as coach. He wasn’t entirely truthful.

Bryan outlasts Rossy for NABF heavyweight title

Trevor Bryan grabbed the belt, held it aloft and smiled a winner’s smile. Call it a dress rehearsal for what Bryan hopes will be even bigger nights in his boxing future.

Beer enthusiasts find Las Vegas a little dry

Have you ever eaten at a fancy restaurant in Las Vegas, and you look at the menu for an after-dinner beer, and you’re faced with choices like Budweiser instead of something exotic?

Federline’s fantasies play out at Strip club

Kevin Federline is a two-time champion in his fantasy football league, and he wants to win again, so he will enact a crafty plan of action in Las Vegas this weekend.

 
Tropical storm losing strength as it nears Florida

Tropical Storm Erika was soaking Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds on Friday as it swirled across the Caribbean but showed signs of losing steam as it headed toward south Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

New field set to usher in new era of UNLV football

They may play their home games near Henderson — almost 8 miles away from campus — but there will be no doubt what city they’re representing when the UNLV Rebels take the field for their home opener against UCLA on September 12.

Group criticizes the role of faith in football

College football is having a crisis of faith. Public schools across the country have long allowed chaplains to access their locker rooms as coaches and players find religion helps them put sports in proper perspective.

Martinez, Round Rock shut down 51s, 4-1

Nick Martinez pitched seven strong innings, and Nomar Mazara went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the Round Rock Express to a 4-1 win over the 51s in a Pacific Coast League game Friday in Round Rock, Texas.

Study says stress in marriage can make you eat more

Do you crave junk food when you’re fighting with your spouse? That might be normal, according to a new study that says people in stressful marriages have “significantly higher” levels of the hormone that makes you hungry.

Watch these 5 football films with your family

Here are five movies from various platforms families may want to consider. Because not all are appropriate for younger children, age recommendations are included.

LETTERS: McDonald the new ‘Teflon Don’

Regarding John L. Smith’s column, I am just curious as to whether Michael McDonald will donate his body to science to study when he dies (“McDonald’s loan role looking more clear,” Tuesday Review-Journal). This man’s skin has to be made of Teflon.

EDITORIAL: Commission should reconsider, let Roos-N-More reopen

Clark County has all kinds of fun attractions, things to do and family-friendly outdoor recreation. But it doesn’t have a major zoo. And next week, the Clark County Commission very well might put down the region’s closest thing to one.

Rousey title defense moved to UFC 193 in Australia

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s next title defense against Holly Holm has been moved from Las Vegas to Australia, the organization’s president Dana White announced on ESPN late Friday.

Tony Sanchez instilled toughness in younger brother Kenny

Kenny Sanchez grew frustrated with every inside pitch, every side-armed delivery that backed him off the plate. He knew what it meant. He understood the message that was being sent. Older brother was making a point.

Gulf Coast casino workers call area’s recovery ‘amazing’

Hurricane Katrina wiped out the nation’s third-largest gaming market along the Mississippi Gulf Coast 10 years ago today, washing away 13 casinos and 17,000 gaming industry jobs. Some casino workers, who lost their homes and all their possessions, left the Gulf Coast forever.

Well known former chaplain the Rev. Jerry Blankinship dies at 81

The Rev. Jerome “Jerry” Blankinship, a leader in the the Las Vegas Valley’s religious community for nearly a half century, died Thursday after a tough bout with pneumonia. He was 81.

Las Vegas-based photographer, from Gulf Coast, reflects on Katrina

On August 29, 2005, the lives of everyone living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast changed forever. Including mine. In the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina — more commonly known to locals as simply “The Storm” — no one knew the full impact of what was about to happen.

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