GIRLS TRACK: Trio leads Coronado to victory

Megan Denter, Logan Linehan and Talia Sapp each won two individual events Tuesday to help Coronado’s girls track team to a 98-48 win at Foothill.

VOLLEYBALL: Desert Oasis defeats Spartans in four sets

Billy Cameron had 23 kills, and Joshua Sadama dished out 20 assists Tuesday to help Desert Oasis’ boys volleyball team to a 28-26, 12-25, 25-20, 25-22 win at Cimarron-Memorial.

All systems go as Mustangs nip top-ranked Palo Verde

The second-ranked Mustangs turned three double plays in the first four innings and pounded 11 hits to nip top-ranked and visiting Palo Verde 4-3 in a battle for first place in the Division I Sunset League.

 
Trump, Clinton win early on Super Tuesday

Donald Trump swept through all five states holding presidential primaries on Tuesday, winning in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut, and increasing his chances that he will be able to secure the nomination before the Republican Convention in July.

Crusaders dig out of hole, top Spring Valley

Zack Trageton threw a six-hitter with 12 strikeouts, and teammate Derek Von Hake scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Faith Lutheran’s baseball team rallied for a 5-4 win over visiting Spring Valley.

Power surge sends Las Vegas 51s past Isotopes

Gavin Cecchini and T.J. Rivera hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning Tuesday to lead the Las Vegas 51s to a 7-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes at Cashman Field.

Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter said rescheduled fight will be worth the wait

WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman said he is injury-free after hurting his nexck in a February car accident in Florida which caused a postponment of his Mar 12 fight with Shawn Porter. The fight will now be held June 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Showtime on CBS.

NIAA to honor area’s top student-athletes

The NIAA will honor the Southern Nevada Top 10 at a banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Orleans. The winners will receive a $500 scholarship and other commemorative awards.

Boyd Gaming announces seventh straight profitable quarter

Boyd Gaming, the company that left the Strip in the rear-view mirror to focus on downtown Las Vegas and the city’s locals market, on Tuesday announced its seventh straight profitable quarter, capping a week that included two announcements to buy three properties.

 
Big Ben taking some time off to recover

t’s so long to Big Ben’s bongs — at least temporarily. British officials announced Tuesday that the famous bell of Parliament will fall silent for several months during repairs to its crumbling clock tower.

Las Vegas Valley could see more rain this week

Las Vegas will see a warm and sunny Tuesday before another storm system bringing chances of rain rolls into the valley this week.

States consider more cuts on Colorado River to prop up Lake Mead

Top water officials in Nevada, Arizona and California have negotiated a deal to cut their use of the Colorado River and slow the decline of Lake Mead, but the landmark agreement is far from finished.

Nevada GOP congressional hopefuls talk taxes, Trump at forum

Republican candidates in an increasingly tense Southern Nevada congressional race staked out positions Tuesday on when it’s OK to raise taxes and whether they’d support Donald Trump if he’s the party’s presidential nominee.

New February trial date set in Bunkerville standoff case

A federal judge Tuesday set a new Feb. 6, 2017, trial date for Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and 18 other defendants charged in the April 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near Bunkerville.

Consultant says additional casino would cost Bay State tax revenue

Massachusetts will collect less gambling tax revenues if two casinos rather than one are allowed to open in its southeastern corner near Rhode Island, a state consultant’s report released Tuesday suggests.