Public wise to buy into Kelly, Eagles

Egotistical and innovative, Chip Kelly does things his way. He’s an outside-the-box thinker, which means a lot of people initially disagree with the way he does things.

Stung Longhorns will bounce back against Rice

With more of his players now dotting the roster, some college football aficionados thought coach Charlie Strong’s second Texas team would be somewhat better than his first.

Basic buries Desert Oasis

Desert Oasis football coach praised Basic’s offense before his team faced the Wolves on Friday night.

Berkley guides Mustangs past Quest

Jack Berkley passed for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 85 yards and two scores to lead The Meadows to a 56-8 home win over Quest Academy on Friday.

Jones, Arbor View run past Gators

Arbor View football coach Dan Barnson was not happy his team failed to convert on third-and-short late in the fourth quarter Friday with a chance to polish off an impressive road victory.

UCLA-UNLV position-by-position breakdown

Here’s a position-by-position breakdown for the UNLV-UCLA game tonight at Sam Boyd Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.

Rebels won’t take solace in close losses

Quarterback Blake Decker and safety Peni Vea walked into the postgame interview room last Saturday looking as angry as Kanye West at an awards ceremony.

Mickel’s interception return keys Rams win

Rancho’s Ja’Vion Mickel had a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown to lead the Rams to a 33-6 road win at Boulder City on Friday.

Mustangs rout Cougars

Needles opened up its Division III Southern League season Friday by rolling to a 48-6 win over visiting Laughlin.

Shelton scores six TDs as Sidewinders top Knights

Sandy Valley’s Logan Shelton rushed for 311 yards and five touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass Friday as the Sidewinders topped visiting Round Mountain 54-28 on Friday.

Spiller, Golden Eagles rout Beatty

Diquan Spiller threw two touchdown passes and ran for three more scores Friday to lead host Spring Mountain’s football team to a 66-8 rout of Beatty.

Tyrell Brooks runs, passes Saints by Lake Mead

Tyrell Brooks ran for 78 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and tossed a touchdown pass Friday to help Mountain View’s football team to a 20-0 win over Lake Mead at Henderson International.

TENNIS: Doubles teams lift Bonanza girls past Arbor View

The doubles teams of Brittany Bates and Emmalee Glover, and Abby Lords and Caroline Thuet both went 3-0 on Friday to help host Bonanza’s girls tennis team edge Arbor View, 10-8.

Family loses foster care license after gun incident

A former foster family is at odds with the Clark County Department of Family Services over guns. Family Services revoked the family’s foster parent license in July, but the family is appealing the decision and has retained an attorney.

Warm weather and a chance for rain Sunday

Warm weather is expected across the valley, with a chance for rain this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Regents discontinue salary practice for fired college presidents

A policy change approved on Friday by Nevada education officials bars fired college presidents from receiving a salary after termination, a revision that fixes outdated language in the state’s higher education manual.

Former Las Vegan travels the world to fight diseases

While Americans grappled with newfound fears of a disease they thought was confined mostly to developing countries, a former Las Vegan was in the thick of the Ebola outbreak.

Two injured in Moapa crash, portion of I-15 South closed

A portion of southbound Interstate 15 is closed in Moapa and two people are being flown to a Las Vegas hospital after a rollover crash near mile marker 94, the Regional Transportation Commission announced.

Two dead in east Las Vegas Valley shooting

A second man has died in an east valley shooting, according to Las Vegas police. It happened at a shopping center in the 5500 block of Boulder Highway, near Tropicana Avenue, about 12:20 p.m., police said.

B.B. King aide files defamation lawsuit

Another legal battle has erupted in the wake of musician B.B. King’s death. King’s tour manager, Las Vegas resident Myron N. Johnson, filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against three of the blues legend’s daughters.

Milan experiencing a renaissance, thanks to World Fair

Long the ugly sister to Florence, Venice and Rome, Italy’s business capital Milan is enjoying a renaissance, its once drab skyline coming to life and a new creative vibrancy emerging.

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