51s daily report

The 51s host the Fresno Grizzlies at 7:05 p.m. Friday at Cashman Field.

UNLV’s Derrick Jones Jr. declares for NBA Draft

UNLV forward Derrick Jones Jr., who was suspended for the final three games of the season by the NCAA, announced on his Twitter account Thursday he has declared for the NBA Draft.

Celebrities who struggle with major debt

The world received some astonishing news in February, when Kanye West revealed that he was $53 million in debt. Including West, read on through to see 10 celebrities in major debt.

It’s time for NASCAR to designate its four major races

If NASCAR had designated major races as in golf and tennis and horse racing, the casual fan would know which races he is supposed to watch. This would give NASCAR’s plummeting TV ratings an occasional boost.

Jordan Spieth’s mastery of Augusta annoys most bettors

Jordan Spieth’s only annoying quality is that he’s too good. Just when it appeared safe to bet against him, he went out Thursday and fired a 6-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Masters.

51s win opener on Marc Krauss’ walk-off homer

Marc Krauss homered to center field on a 2-and-1 pitch with two outs in the ninth inning to give the 51s a 6-4 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies on opening night at Cashman Field.

51s welcome fresh energy of opener

It’s not uncommon for opening day to draw the largest, loudest crowd of the season for many teams.

5 indicted in Club Paradise strip club fraud

Five people have been indicted on credit card fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with a long-running investigation into dancers, cocktail waitresses and managers at Club Paradise, prosecutors said Thursday.

Woman suing Lowe’s for negligence testifies

The last thing Kelly Hendrickson remembers before her July 2013 fall at a Lowe’s home improvement store was “looking up at the palm trees.” She remembers nothing more before waking up with severe pain in her head.

National group launches voter-registration drive

The nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization has launched a major voter-registration drive in the battleground states of Nevada, Florida, Colorado, Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina to identify and sign up hundreds of thousands of potential Hispanic voters.

NIAA modifies mercy rule to speed up games

The NIAA Board of Control on Thursday changed the mercy rules in football and boys and girls basketball, lowering the point differential threshold and allowing running clocks to start earlier in games.

In ‘must-win’ situation, Aggies snap losing streak

Arbor View’s baseball team has yet to reach the midpoint of the Division I Sunset League schedule, but Aggies coach Gary White knew the importance of Thursday’s game.

Clark County GOP chairman faces ethics complaint

Clark County Republican Party Chairman Ed Williams faces an ethics complaint tied in part to the negotiation of the party’s contract with the Rio for the party’s convention Saturday.

 
Young woman’s body found in suitcase on San Diego sidewalk

A body of a teenage girl or young woman was found stuffed in a suitcase across the street from an upscale hotel in San Diego, police said on Thursday, and investigators were trying to determine who she was and how she died.

BASEBALL: Gaels hang on to beat Cimarron

Zach Grech got Derek Decolati to line into a double play with the potential tying runs on base in the top of the seventh inning as the Bishop Gorman baseball team hung on for a 3-2 home win over Cimarron-Memorial on Thursday.

JonBenet Ramsey murder anthology coming to CBS

CBS is near a series order for an unscripted true-crime anthology series, with the first season set to focus on the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, Variety has learned.

Editorial: Criminal justice reform

Even when congressional Democrats and Republicans agree on an issue, they still can’t get anything done.

Commentary: Don’t protect jury room racism

Law and tradition say that a jury verdict shouldn’t be overturned on the basis of something jurors say in their deliberations, no matter how ignorant or offensive.

Sanders should say sorry for “qualified” attack

Bernie Sanders says he prides himself on never having run a negative TV ad, and of campaigning on the issues instead of disparaging his opponent.

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