Young Falcons defense set to encounter Hurricane Brady

How successful will a defense that didn’t worry most teams this season be against arguably the greatest quarterback in history, playing in his seventh Super Bowl and going for his fifth ring?

TVs are customized for outdoor living spaces

Temperatures will be in the mid-60s for the big game Sunday. It’s the perfect kind of weather for an outdoor gathering to watch the New England Patriots battle the Atlanta Falcons.

A clean home can reduce allergy symptoms

Las Vegas might be the allergy capital of the world. It seems the signs of allergies — sneezing, runny eyes and nasal congestion — are always prevalent in Southern Nevada, whether it’s summer, fall, winter or spring.

Neutral hues can placate ‘color-phobes’

“Grey is a colour that always seems on the eve of changing to some other colour.” — G. K. Chesterton (1874-1962), English writer, “The Glory of Grey,” Alarms and Discussions (1910)

Two applications of olive spray work better than one

Q: We have seven large olive trees on our property. In the past, we used two different local tree services to spray our trees to minimize the amount of olive production. One company told us we needed two applications in early spring, and the other said we only needed one. Both came at a very high cost, and the results left much to be desired. Every day we had to sweep up hundreds of olives. Do you have any suggestions as to what might work and the timing of when the trees should be sprayed?

BOYS BASKETBALL: James Camp, Palo Verde down Legacy

James Camp finished with 21 points, and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team used a big third quarter en route to a 70-58 victory over visiting Legacy on Friday.

USDA removes animal welfare records from its website

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday abruptly removed inspection reports and other information from its website about the treatment of animals at thousands of research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations and other facilities.

Candlelight vigil ceremony honors 136 people killed on Nevada highways

Southern Nevada residents and officials gathered for a candlelight vigil Friday night to remember the 136 people who lost their lives in traffic crashes on Nevada highways last year. The inaugural event was hosted by the Nevada Highway Patrol’s Southern Command.

3A WRESTLING: Boulder City grabs big lead after first day

Boulder City sent 16 of its 18 wrestlers to the semifinals on Friday and scored 117 points to grab a lead on the first day of the Class 3A Southern Region tournament at Western High.

 
Max Holloway says Jose Aldo ‘is playing games’ — VIDEO

UFC interim featherweight champion Max Holloway says that he’s only focused on unifying the belt in a match with the division’s title holder, Jose Aldo. While he waits for Aldo to make a decision to fight him, Holloway will try out his acting chops in the movie ‘Den of Thieves’.

US judge in Seattle temporarily blocks President Trump’s travel ban

A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country.

Winning was only thing Chris Long considered when picking Patriots

When Patriots defensive end Chris Long was debating whether to sign with the Falcons in the offseason, his Hall of Fame father had one question for him. As Howie Long said, “It came back to one thing.’’

 
Atlanta Falcons owner: Raiders relocation process still on track

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Friday that the Oakland Raiders’ proposed move to Las Vegas is not in jeopardy because of the withdrawal of Sheldon Adelson as a stadium financing partner.

 
Friday Super Bowl wrap-up —VIDEO

The Review-Journal’s sports columnists Ed Graney and Jon Saraceno discuss if the Oakland Raiders could still move to Las Vegas, what the Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank had to say about it and when the NFL owners could decide to approve the move.

Reno Ford dealer pleads guilty in drug scheme

A former manager of the Jones-West Ford dealership in Reno admitted Friday that he obtained prescriptions for painkillers from a doctor and distributed them to others as part of a large-scale prescription drug ring.

 
Pizza operators go to 2-minute drill for Super Bowl Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday is the equivalent of a nationwide quarterback blitz for the pizzeria industry. As the clock winds down to kickoff to Super Bowl LI, the orders for pepperoni and vegetarian pizzas rush in like defensive linebackers from different angles.

LETTER: The NFL and Oakland Raiders have insulted Las Vegas

As a retired gaming regulator, it profoundly disappoints me when our industry’s leaders, who have been investigated literally hundreds of times, are still thought to be unworthy by the NFL.

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