Bulldogs cut down Jaguars in opener

The Desert Pines boys basketball team brought back its top two scorers from last year’s Division I-A state runner-up team, and welcomed a high-profile transfer to the mix this season.

None of that mattered Tuesday night at Centennial.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Matlock, Wildcats edge past Eldorado

Bianca Matlock had 17 points, and Armonnie Byrd added 10 points and 12 rebounds on Tuesday to help Las Vegas’ girls basketball team to a 51-47 win over visiting Eldorado.

NASCAR’s Kyle Busch passes post-title test at Lawrence Junior High

It was just after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Clifford J. Lawrence Junior High School. Kyle T. Busch, originally of Las Vegas, now of a compound on a lake near Charlotte, N.C. — aka “your 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion” — was having his ear bent by a school district trustee in the hallway outside Stacy Schaumburg’s STEM classroom.

Bookie so beloved, he got two wakes

If your bookie was suddenly unavailable for a few hours on a perfectly good Monday night, I know the reason: They were attending Charles Sonny “Doc” Grezo’s sendoff.

Celebration of all things Sinatra is on

Las Vegas’ countdown to Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday celebration kicks off Wednesday night with the taping of a CBS special at Wynn Las Vegas.

Options abound for Las Vegas Bowl

Tuesday was Las Vegas Bowl executive director John Saccenti’s 40th birthday, a milestone day that he didn’t have much time to celebrate.

Buckeyes will benefit if CFP dominoes fall right

Plausible scenario: A one-loss North Carolina football team beats No. 1 Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship on Saturday, takes out the side that the College Football Playoff committee has for weeks deemed the nation’s best, and still isn’t chosen for a semifinal game when the final rankings are released Sunday.

Fire damages Henderson home, displaces family

A blaze at a Henderson home displaced four people, their pets and caused $390,000 in damage Tuesday afternoon, the Henderson Fire Department said.

I-11 extension proposal clears another congressional hurdle

A proposed interstate highway directly connecting Las Vegas and Reno won a major boost Tuesday when key lawmakers formally announced a compromise on a huge five-year transportation bill authorizing funding for the nation’s highway, bridge, transit and rail programs.

Central valley crash sends two to hospital

At least two people were hospitalized after being trapped in a vehicle after a wreck on Desert Inn Road and Seneca Drive, Las Vegas police said.

Former Las Vegas firefighter gets life plus 81 years in murder of wife

Handing down a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole plus a maximum of 81 years Tuesday, a judge noted just how thoroughly Las Vegas fireman George Tiaffay plotted his wife’s death, right down to the strength of the murder weapon.

County backtracks on requiring list of ride-hailing drivers

Clark County commissioners backed off from their previous stance on how they monitor contracted ride-hailing company drivers, killing a proposal to require companies to provide a list of drivers.

Metro officer facing solicitation charges

A Metro officer was arrested in October and is facing charges in connection to a prostitution case, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

Does the new Pirelli calendar signal a cultural change?

Is Pirelli’s latest calendar a sincere effort to celebrate accomplished women? Or a quick publicity gimmick aimed at diffusing a few decades’ worth of sexism?

 
UFC starts construction on new global headquarters in Las Vegas

With the signature octagon behind them, Ultimate Fighting Championship officials moved dirt Tuesday morning to begin construction of a 180,000-square-foot global headquarters along the 215 Beltway in the southwest valley.

3 McCarran Airport Connector ramps to close this week

Three ramps linking the 215 Beltway and the Airport Connector to McCarran International Airport will be closed late Thursday and early Friday for a continuing construction project.

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