HOLIDAY CLASSIC: Centennial blowout still teaching moment

Centennial’s Aja Phoumiphat came off the bench to score a game-high 11 points on Wednesday, and the hot-shooting Bulldogs built a 41-12 halftime lead before cruising to a 68-20 home win over Aztec (N.M.) in pool play.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Longhorns let fourth-quarter lead slip away

Legacy’s girls basketball team held a one-point lead entering the fourth quarter on Wednesday but couldn’t hang on as El Rancho (California) topped the Longhorns 46-36 in the West Coast Festival in Ontario, California.

 
JonBenet Ramsey’s brother sues CBS for $750 million in defamation suit

The brother of JonBenet Ramsey has filed a $750 million defamation lawsuit against CBS and Critical Content in connection with the four-hour documentary series “The Case of JonBenet Ramsey” that aired in September.

LV PREP: Las Vegas bombs way into title game

Josh Valencia and Mory Soumahoro combined to hit 8 of 12 3-pointers to lead the host Wildcats to a 65-49 win over Woodbridge (Calif.) in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.

 
Johny Hendricks challenges media to cut weight — VIDEO

Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks was in rare form during a scrum ahead of UFC 207. Frustrated about doing repetitive interviews, Hendricks challenged media to cut weight to better understand a fighter’s mentality.

EDITORIAL: Pumped up

Higher taxes to increase gasoline prices

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I know how you can get free parking at MGM’s Las Vegas properties, whether you’re a local or an out-of-towner.

Crash kills three on U.S. Highway 95 just south of Tonopah

The head-on crash happened just after 2:15 p.m., according to Nevada Highway Patrol. All six people involved in the crash were wearing seat belts. Impairment is not suspected.

Twitter adds 360-degree feature to live video streams

Twitter is adding live 360-degree video streams to its service, courtesy of Periscope: The company officially rolled out support for live 360-degree video streams Wednesday, allowing users of Twitter’s and Periscope’s apps and website to pan within a live stream simply by moving their phone around.

President Obama declares Gold Butte a national monument

President Barack Obama stepped into a swirling land-use controversy in Nevada on Wednesday and declared a swath of desert known as Gold Butte a National Monument.

Nevada officials investigate cyberattack on marijuana program database

Nevada officials are investigating a cyberattack on the state’s medical marijuana program database after the personal information of thousands of people was leaked online Wednesday, the state confirmed in a news release.

 
Don’t go broke over the bubbly this New Year’s Eve

You could drop close to $500 on a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut NV. And when the bubbles settled early on New Year’s Day you might decide it was a truly memorable — even transcending — experience. But maybe not.

Here are the NFL games on Las Vegas TV this week

Welcome to Week 17 of the NFL season, the final week of the regular season. Because it is the last week, all local Fox and CBS affiliates both get doubleheaders for the only time of the year.

RJ Picks: UNLV at Colorado State

UNLV faces Mountain West foe Colorado State tonight in Fort Collins. The Rebels are 6-point underdogs.

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