Here’s how you can watch today’s Sweet 16 games

The NCAA Tournament gets back into full swing today with the first day of the Sweet 16. The Midwest and West teams will battle for a spot in Saturday’s Elite 8.

 
Cubs star Kris Bryant stays humble despite MVP spotlight

Kris Bryant will play in his Las Vegas hometown when the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds meet for Big League Weekend on Saturday and Sunday at Cashman Field.

Palo Verde’s Grace Chavez a leader on, off softball field

Catcher Grace Chavez is the heart and soul of a Palo Verde softball team that started the season 12-4, and 4-1 in Northwest League play. She just hasn’t hit a home run, which has become a point of humor.

Trump demands make-or-break health-care vote

Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave “Obamacare” in place and move on to other issues if Friday’s vote fails.

Former Arrogate jockey missed out on elite racehorse

As Arrogate, the world’s best racehorse, enters the starting gate for the $10 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday, jockey Rafael Bejarano will rue what might have been.

Smoke prompts false alarm at McCarran airport

Smoking food at a McCarran International Airport restaurant tripped two smoke alarms, prompting an evacuation message Thursday morning.

State Department to recommend Keystone XL pipeline approval

Senior U.S. officials say the State Department will recommend approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the White House to formally approve it.

Alaska Airlines to retire Virgin America brand

Alaska Airlines plans to retire the Virgin brand, probably in 2019, adding that name to a list including Continental and US Airways that disappeared in the past decade.

 
Plot to shoot Utah teen started as ‘crude joke’ to end Snapchat messages

Two teenage boys accused of wounding a girl with a gunshot to the head concocted the plan in small-town Utah while playing video games and discussing their desire to “get rid” of the girl who was sending messages to one of them, authorities said.

Las Vegas judge dismisses lawsuit in Badlands golf course battle

District Court Judge Nancy Allf dismissed a Queensridge homeowners’ lawsuit over plans to build homes on the Badlands golf course that weaves through their development in west Las Vegas.

Utah governor will sign legislation lowering DUI limit to 0.05 percent

Utah’s governor announced Thursday that he will sign legislation giving the predominantly Mormon state the strictest DUI threshold in the country, a change that restaurant groups and representatives of the ski and snowboard industry say will hurt tourism.