Coach K ready to make one last run at Olympic gold

Team USA head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is in town for the team’s pre-Olympic training camp at Mendenhall Center. The U.S. is shooting for its third straight gold medal when it competes in next month’s Olympics in Brazil.

Warm and breezy week ahead

The workweek in Las Vegas will kick off with warm and breezy weather, according to the National Weather Service.

Poker pro Cliff Josephy on top at WSOP Main Event

Professional poker player Cliff Josephy held the unofficial lead in the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship at the dinner break Sunday.

Area of Baton Rouge shooting opened

Authorities have opened up the area in Baton Rouge where three law enforcement officers were shot and killed.

Woman charges on Facebook she was assaulted at XS pool

A Bay Area punk guitarist claims in a viral Facebook post she was sexually assaulted, handcuffed and humiliated at XS nightclub. In a written statement Sunday, the Wynn said it was up to police and the courts to investigate and prosecute assaults, but that it had offered “whatever assistance we can” to the woman.

AAU basketball tournaments take over Las Vegas this week

This week, beginning Wednesday, there will be plenty of more basketball around the Valley, when top AAU travel teams visitLas Vegas to compete in gyms around Southern Nevada.

 
‘Secret Life of Pets’ beats ‘Ghostbusters’ at the box office

“The Secret Life of Pets,” an animated feature from Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures, topped the box office for a second weekend in a row, beating Sony Corp.’s female-led remake of “Ghostbusters.”

Friendly Austin plays up its 19th-century charm

Austin once reigned as queen of the Central Nevada mining towns. Today it lures visitors by trading upon its past, its location on U.S. Highway 50 and nearby recreational attractions.

Warriors will get tested in West

While most of the NBA’s other 29 teams will play the hopeless role of the Washington Generals, there are teams in the West capable of challenging the Warriors.