UNLV women’s tennis hosts top 5 teams at Freeman Memorial

The UNLV women’s tennis team opens the 2017 season by hosting the Freeman Memorial Championships. The top five team in the country are expected to compete in the eight-team field.

Breaking down Alabama-Clemson

Breaking down the College Football Playoff National Championship between No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson at 5:17 p.m. PST Monday at Raymond James Stadium.

Hail Mary helps Packers, Steelers bettors beat books

For the second straight NFL Sunday, a Hail Mary touchdown pass helped bettors cash Packers-and-over parlay tickets at Las Vegas sports books to close out a wild-card playoff weekend that saw all four home favorites win and cover the spread.

Alabama, Clemson ready for national championship rematch

No. 1 Alabama faces No. 2 Clemson in a rematch of the College Football Playoff National Championship. The Crimson Tide won last year’s meeting 45-40.

Nevada to pay lawyers defending workers in deadly prison shooting

Three former prison employees involved in a deadly 2014 shooting at High Desert State Prison will receive private legal counsel, paid for by taxpayers, in pending civil lawsuits.

Northern Nevada braces for worst flooding in a decade

Flooding in Reno forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes, closed streets and highway stretches and prompted Gov. Brian Sandoval to tell nonessential state workers to stay home Monday.

Obama not creating Grand Canyon monument, congressman says

President Barack Obama has decided against creating a national monument covering areas of public land around Grand Canyon National Park, an Arizona congressman said Friday.

NFL Playoffs: All 4 divisional games next weekend are rematches

There will be a familiar feel to the NFL playoffs next weekend: Every divisional-round game will be a rematch from the regular season, the first time that’s happened in six years.

Bryan Cranston ‘very interested’ in exploring Donald Trump portrayal

Bryan Cranston said playing Donald Trump would be an appealing project while in Vegas to support his friend John Walsh and attend the Canon U.S.A. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children gala at the Bellagio.

Death penalty possible in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting case

While investigators try to figure out the motive of an Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida, the suspected gunman was charged and could face the death penalty if convicted.

Prince estate inventory lists cash, property and nearly 70 gold bars

An inventory of Prince’s estate submitted to a probate court in Minnesota shows he had acquired tens of millions of dollars’ worth of real estate and other personal property before he died last year.