UNLV baseball team pounded by New Mexico

New Mexico took a 15-1 run lead through three innings in a rout of UNLV’s baseball team. The Rebels scored four runs in the ninth to avoid tying the worst defeat in program history.

Chiozza’s buzzer-beating 3 lifts Florida over Wisconsin in OT

Chris Chiozza went end to end and made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Florida an 84-83 victory against Wisconsin on Friday night in the first overtime game of this NCAA Tournament.

Dempsey’s hat trick powers US over Honduras 6-0

Bruce Arena’s return as U.S. coach reignited American confidence, and his players responded with an emphatic rebound in World Cup qualifying.

Pulte to build 300-acre housing development in Summerlin

A 300-acre housing development stalled during the recession in Summerlin is moving forward once again, with a grand opening on several models planned for late spring.

Cadence breaks ground on dog park

Cadence, a 2,200 acre planned community in Henderson, will soon break ground on a new 5-acre park, boasting a three-section dog park, a tot lot, climbing wall and skills wall. The dog park will be the first for the growing community, which now has more than 400 families within its confines. For more information, visit www.cadencenv.com.

Mortgage market exhales in relief, and rates drop

Homebuyers and refinancers have received a belated gift from the Fed: Mortgage rates have fallen because the Federal Reserve reassured bond investors that it won’t raise short-term interest rates aggressively.

Summerlin offers luxury homes in The Ridges

The Ridges, considered one of the Southern Nevada’s most luxurious and geographically stunning residential enclaves, is the most exclusive village to date within the master-planned community of Summerlin.

Three facts about zero-down VA home loans

The VA home loan is one of the best mortgage deals around, partly because these loans available to service members, veterans and some military spouses are “zero-down.”

Siblings can request a forced sale of family lake house

Any co-owner of real property has the right to go to court and request a forced sale. One lawyer told me, “It’s like foreclosing on yourself.” The property is sold at an all-cash public auction, which is not likely to yield full value. Doing that won’t do much for family harmony.

BASEBALL: Sierra Vista tops Bonanza in extra innings

Matthew Vanderberg doubled home Kaui Kaleopaa in the top of the eighth inning Friday to lift the Sierra Vista baseball team to a 6-5 road win over Bonanza in eight innings.

Fox leads Kentucky past UCLA, into Elite 8

De’Aaron Fox scored a career-high 39 points as the Kentucky Wildcats beat UCLA 86-75 Friday night in a showdown between two of college basketball’s goliaths for a spot in the South Regional final.

Boston Mabeus helps Coronado top Foothill

Coronado’s Boston Mabeus used an overpowering fastball to strike out nine batters in five shutout innings, and the fifth-ranked Cougars topped visiting Foothill 6-0 in a Southeast League baseball game.

COMMENTARY: Websites helping people pay their medical bills

Sometimes, though, if Washington just gets out of the way, technology, the profit motive, ingenuity, and generosity can help solve problems that confound politicians.

 
Former teacher cross-examines accuser in kidnapping trial

Melvyn Sprowson, representing himself at trial, faces the possibility of life in prison on four counts of unlawful use of a minor in the production of pornography, and one count each of first-degree kidnapping and child abuse or neglect.

Devin Booker scores 70, but Celtics top Suns 130-120

Devin Booker scored 70 points, becoming the sixth different player in NBA history to reach that total, but the Boston Celtics got 34 points from Isaiah Thomas and outlasted the Phoenix Suns 130-120 on Friday night.

South Carolina cruises past Baylor, 70-50

Apparently South Carolina is getting the hang of winning NCAA Tournament games. The Gamecocks, who hadn’t won a tournament game since 1973, got their third this year. One more and it’s on to the Final Four.

Berry leads North Carolina past Butler 92-80

Joel Berry II scored 26 points and Justin Jackson added 24 as top-seeded North Carolina moved to the Elite Eight with a 92-80 victory over Butler in the NCAA South Region on Friday night.

Breaking down the NCAA Tournament West Region final

No. 1-seeded Gonzaga meets No. 11 Xavier in the West Region final at 3:09 p.m. Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The winner will advance to the Final Four.

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