Rafael dos Anjos defends UFC lightweight title in Orlando

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has had such a problem with slow starts throughout his career, he even made a joke about it Thursday during the final media appearance before his Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title bout against champion Rafael dos Anjos.

Metro investigates downtown homicide

Metro is investigating a homicide in downtown Las Vegas that left one man dead Saturday morning, according to police.

‘Star Wars’ reaches $250 million in global sales

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” pulled in an estimated $250 million at worldwide box offices through Friday and was on track to finish its opening weekend with record U.S. and Canadian sales, Walt Disney Co said on Saturday.

Looking for a healthy, tasty drink to share?

By now, you’ve probably heard about turmeric: the yellow-orange rhizome native to South Asia recognized for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Expect clouds, wind and maybe rain in the Valley Saturday

A quick moving weather system is making its way through the Las Vegas Valley and another, colder system is expected to hit just in time for Christmas, according to the National Weather Service.

 
Defense Secretary says US airstrike may have killed Iraqi soldiers

A U.S. aircraft appears to have mistakenly carried out an air strike that killed Iraqi security forces near the city of Fallujah, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday.

Here’s how you can watch the Las Vegas Bowl

Today’s Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium features the “Holy War” matchup between the Brigham Young University Cougars and the Univeristy of Utah Utes. If you don’t already have tickets, here’s what you need to know to watch.

Judge in Adelson lawsuit subject to unusual scrutiny amid Review-Journal sale

Just over a month before Sheldon Adelson’s family was revealed as the new owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, three reporters at the newspaper received an unusual assignment passed down from the newspaper’s corporate management: Drop everything and spend two weeks monitoring all activity of three Clark County judges.

UFC lightweight Diaz fighting to fix image

While doing interviews on Thursday in advance of his Saturday night fight against Michael Johnson, Nate Diaz looked at the event poster and realized he was nowhere to be found. So he grabbed a marker and drew himself in as a flexing stick figure with a six-pack of abs.

FLAG FOOTBALL: DeLong helps Spartans nip Mojave

Logan DeLong threw four touchdown passes and ran for a score Friday as Cimarron-Memorial’s flag football team held off visiting Mojave, 32-30.

Barthelemy claims IBF title

Las Vegas’ final fight of 2015 was a clash of styles — and heads.

Ohio State seems to be on downslide entering Fiesta Bowl

As an encore to last season’s improbable run to the national title, many well-informed observers assumed it was a foregone conclusion that Ohio State and coach Urban Meyer would be part of college football’s four-team extravaganza again this season.