NBA Summer League Day 2 results

Taking a look at the action from the second day of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell steals spotlight from top NBA picks

Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons, the No. 1 overall NBA Draft choice, and the Lakers’ Brandon Ingram, the No. 2 pick, were trumped by D’Angelo Russell’s last-second 3-point shot that gave Los Angeles a 70-69 win in the NBA Summer League.

Richard Seymour tackles poker with same intensity as football

Former NFL star Richard Seymour was one of the few celebrities in the field Saturday at the Rio Convention Center for Day 1A of the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship.

UFC 200 was a night to remember — except in the octagon

I’m not sure what fans at UFC 200 were expecting, but any bitterness that such a historic evening lacked the sort of fireworks those purchasing tickets desired should have been pointed toward Jon Jones and not Daniel Cormier.

For whom Trump tolls?

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Comey: A theory

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EDITORIAL: The wrong message

The Henderson Police Department sends a terrible signal to the public by promoting an officer who repeatedly kicked a man in the head during a 2010 traffic stop.

The ironies of Dallas

The ironies of Dallas abound.

 
Joe Lauzon says UFC 200 win was surreal

UFC veteran Joe Lauzon discusses his “surreal” win over TUF season 1 winner Diego Sanchez.

Celine Dion shines during Paris Couture Fashion Week

The Paris visit was a triumphant one for the singer, who created a sensation with her bold new style choices. The man behind her transformation is Law Roach. Her Paris visit raised speculation she was doing research for the clothing line she’s launching in 2017.

Man dies in North Las Vegas shooting

Officers responding to a call of a shooting Friday night found a 29-year-old North Las Vegas man inside a home, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medical crews took the man in critical condition to University Medical Center where he later died.

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes — LIVE BLOG

Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes headline a loaded UFC 200 card from the MGM Grand. Follow the action from the undercard to the main event here.

States want drivers to wait to last minute to merge in construction zones

Drivers who get angry when other motorists wait until the last possible moment to merge in construction zones need to reconsider their long-held notions of highway courtesy, transportation officials in a growing number of states are concluding.

Motorcyclist critically hurt in desert crash south of Las Vegas

A motorcyclist was critically injured early Saturday morning after a crash in a desert area north of Jean. The motorcyclist crashed around 7:15 a.m. in the desert approximately 215 feet north of Knight Ranch Road and 6 miles east of Las Vegas Boulevard, according to Metro.

 
North Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

North Korea fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast on Saturday, the U.S. and South Korea said, the latest in a string of tests that are part of efforts by the North to advance technology capable of delivering nuclear warheads.