Report: Floyd Mayweather received banned IVs before Pacquiao fight

Floyd Mayweather Jr. received banned intravenous vitamin injections the day before his May 2 megafight against Manny Pacquiao that didn’t comply with World Anti-Doping Agency guidelines, according to a lengthy SB Nation report on drug testing in boxing written by Thomas Hauser.

 
Nationals manager Matt Williams booed at presser after loss to Mets

Nationals manager Matt Williams had a rough night Tuesday, when after watching his team blow a 7-1 lead in an 8-7 loss to the National League East-leading Mets he also was booed at his postgame news conference.

 
Passengers frustrated with British Airways response to Las Vegas fire

Clark County officials on Wednesday touted crews’ swift response to a fire on a British Airways plane at McCarran International Airport, but some passengers recall a slower reaction to the blaze from the carrier’s employees.

Nevada judge in trouble again with 9th Circuit

It looks like the workload of U.S. District Judge Robert C. Jones will be a little lighter than it was last week.

Man admits role in Metro officer’s slaying

A 25-year-old man, the last of four to admit his role in the fatal shooting of Metro officer Trevor Nettleton nearly six years ago, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday.

9/11 events planned in the valley

Southern Nevada firefighters will ring the bells at Firefighters Memorial Park at 6:55 a.m. Friday to commemorate 9/11.

Caesars dispute to be heard in Chicago, federal judge rules

A legal battle between junior and senior creditors of the bankrupt division of Caesars Entertainment Corp. should be heard in Chicago rather than New York, a Manhattan federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

Addressing ESAs, Chick-fil-A and other news items

Two weeks ago, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed the first lawsuit against Nevada’s new Education Savings Account law, arguing that it unconstitutionally allows state funds to be funneled to parochial schools. The lawsuit also perpetuates one of ESA opponents’ favorite myths: the argument that ESAs strip funding from public schools and will devastate the state education system.

Fremont Street Experience executive leaving post

Jeff Victor is ready to leave behind the buskers, ziplines and deep-fried Twinkies. But he insists he won’t be going far. The longest-serving head of the Fremont Street Experience announced on Wednesday that he’s looking for a different career direction.

MGM Resorts witness says Nevada Power is ‘over-earning,’ tone deaf to economy

A witness for MGM Resorts International is highly critical of Nevada Power Co. in testimony filed with the state Public Utilities Commission, saying that the gaming company intends to proceed with its application to leave the utility as a retail customer despite the potential of having to pay an “exit fee” of as much as $90 million.

Nevada to close Chinese-licensed tourism office in Beijing

The state of Nevada will close its Chinese-licensed tourism office in Beijing by the end of the year, but that doesn’t mean the state is abandoning efforts to market to the one of the largest tourism markets in the world.

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