Booster club gets UNLV basketball team to the Bahamas

The Runnin’ Rebels Club provided about $100,000 in funding to allow UNLV’s basketball team to travel to the Bahamas. UNLV also received 10 practices before the trip, giving the Rebels an important head start.

Former UNLV swim coach Jim Reitz recalls young Michael Phelps

Jim Reitz, the former longtime UNLV swimming coach, recruited Whitney Phelps, sister of the Olympic legend. There never will be another one like Michael Phelps, Reitz says.

Chase Huchingson roughed up in ninth inning of 51s’ loss

51s reliever Chase Huchingson allowed five runs on five hits in the ninth inning, and the Round Rock Express defeated Las Vegas 10-8 on Wednesday night at Cashman Field.

 
I-15 north reopens, but uncertainty hangs heavy as Blue Cut wildfire grows

By Wednesday afternoon, authorities still could not say how many houses had been destroyed by the fast-moving wildfire, but they prepared communities along Interstate 15 through Cajon Pass for bad news. The northbound lanes of the critical transportation artery connecting Southern California with Southern Nevada were reopened late Wednesday.

2016 Bishop Gorman Football Capsule

Bishop Gorman, which has finished the last two seasons ranked No. 1 in the nation by USA Today, boasts five players who already have committed to Division I colleges.

2016 Durango Football Capsule

Durango looks to end its 16-game losing streak, and the Trailblazers are hoping for a winning record and a shot at the postseason.

 
Floodwaters receding in parts of Louisiana but rising downstream

The smell of muddy water hung heavy in the air as people began sorting through waterlogged belongings and ripping out carpets Wednesday in flood-wracked southern Louisiana.

2016 Clark Football Capsule

The Chargers were bumped back to the state’s largest classification, Class 4A this season. But coach Don Willis still is hopeful the team can capture a playoff spot.

US captures 6 Olympic medals in ‘Awesome Hour’ on the track

In a span of about 60 minutes Wednesday night, U.S. track and field athletes hauled in a bevy of medals: Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese went 1-2 in the long jump, Tori Bowie captured a bronze in the 200 and Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin swept the medals in the 100-meter hurdles — a feat that’s never been accomplished in that event.

Wildfire complicates shipping, convention exodus

Tourists, conventioneers and shipping companies are continuing to cope with the logistical nightmare of highways and rail lines closed by the Blue Cut Fire in Southern California.

Republican VP candidate Pence puts blame for IS on Obama, Clinton

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence, speaking at a Henderson rally Wednesday, doubled down on Donald Trump’s recent controversial remarks about President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and the Islamic State.

2016 Desert Oasis Football Capsule

Desert Oasis won its first playoff game last fall, and first-year coach Michael Ovens hopes the team can build off that success.

Nevada AG: Vendor in breach of contract for late school test scores

For the second time in as many years, the state has found a vendor in breach of its lucrative contract to manage and score the standardized tests that thousands of public school students take every spring in Nevada.

2016 Basic Football Capsule

Basic will try to make another playoff run despite losing all 11 starters on defense.

Boomers eating their way to chronic diseases

Studies in the past three years show that baby boomers are becoming inceasingly obese and unhealthy because they eat too much. Heart problems, arthritis, diabetes and decreased mobility are only a few problems caused by being overweight.

Make online security part of everyday routine

As the everyday errands and duties of life take place more frequently online — from shopping and banking, to applying for jobs — personal information is becoming more vulnerable.

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