West Virginia heads to Sweet 16 with win over Notre Dame

Jevon Carter scored 24 points, and West Virginia is headed to the Sweet 16 for the third time since 2010 following a 83-71 win over Notre Dame.

 
Monopoly replaces boot, wheelbarrow, thimble with fan picked tokens

The boot has been booted, the wheelbarrow has been wheeled out, and the thimble got the thumbs down in the latest version of the board game Monopoly. In their place will be a Tyrannosaurus rex, a penguin and a rubber ducky.

Man shot and killed at Paris Airport had long criminal record, authorities say

French soldiers shot and killed a man who wrestled a colleague to the ground Saturday and tried to steal her rifle at Paris’ Orly Airport. The melee forced the airport’s busy terminals to close and evacuate and trapped hundreds of passengers aboard flights that had just landed.

 
Las Vegas sneakerheads foster culture of footwear and community

It was 1985 and two years into Michael Jordan’s run as the greatest basketball player of all time. A new shoe hit the market, and with one logo, a culture that would outlast any player’s career was born.

Las Vegas sees first 90 degree day of year, a record high

Saturday reached 90 degrees just before 4 p.m., breaking the 1972 record of 88 degrees, meteorologist Jim Harrison said. Breezy winds should pick up Saturday afternoon and continue through Monday.

Women head to backyard ‘she sheds’ for private time

A quiet spot for mindful meditation. A place to pull pottery or fill scrapbooks. A cozy corner for binge-watching your favorite television shows. There isn’t much that can’t be done in what has been dubbed a “she shed.”

Dog furniture runs the gamut of style, price

Susie and Angie are fast approaching middle age, unmarried and still living at home, but that’s fine with me. They’ll always be precious family members.

Controlling ant nests can help stymie spread of aphids

Aphids are on fruit trees, roses, winter vegetables and other landscape plants. They love cool nights but warm daytime temperatures for feeding and breeding. Their feeding causes new leaves to curl on the edges and glistening, sugary sap on leaves.

SOFTBALL: Centennial earns victory in National Tournament

Deanna Barrera threw a two-hitter with four strikeouts as Centennial’s softball team beat Golden Valley (Calif.) in four innings at the National Tournament in Torrance, California.

Centennial holds off Arbor View to take best-of-three series

Reliever Nik Dobar escaped a bases-loaded jam with a game-ending strikeout, and visiting Centennial held on for a 5-2 victory over Arbor View to win the three-game series.

NCAA Tournament never boring for bettors in Las Vegas

Jawun Evans buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Oklahoma State in its 92-91 loss to Michigan, a 2½-point favorite, and the otherwise meaningless shot covered the spread for Cowboys backers.

UCLA starts, ends big in 97-80 win over Kent State

UCLA raced out for layups, dropped in 3-pointers, piled up the points. The Bruins are the nation’s top-scoring team, so no surprise there.

VOLLEYBALL: Palo Verde overcomes errors, tops Green Valley

Haden Van Orden had 42 assists and 14 digs, and Palo Verde overcame 26 service errors to hang on for a 20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 16-14 home win over Green Valley in a rematch of last season’s state semifinal match.

Thornwell leads Gamecocks to victory over Marquette

South Carolina coach Frank Martin had a message for long-suffering fans: It won’t take the Gamecocks 44 years to win another NCAA Tournament game.

Northern Kentucky stays close but can’t overcome Kentucky

Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 18 rebounds on Friday night as Kentucky showed the new kids on their block how it’s done at NCAA Tournament time, gritting out a 79-70 victory over stubborn Northern Kentucky.

Michigan State rallies past Miami, 78-58

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo wasn’t sure if his talented but inexperienced freshmen were ready to abandon their more comfortable up-tempo ways and play “smash mouth” basketball.

California family moves to Inspirada

Maribell and Rob Tillman were living in Napa, Calif., when he received a life-changing call with an opportunity to further his career in distribution and logistics, this time in Las Vegas and with his now current employer, Levi Strauss &Co. After extensive research, they purchased their family’s new home in Inspirada, and they couldn’t be happier.

Shea Homes to build Summerlin community

Shea Homes is expanding in Las Vegas with a second age-qualified community, Trilogy in Summerlin.

Get the right mortgage loan and you can save time and money

“Strangely, when it comes to a mortgage loan, most people just assume that every lender is the same. That there’s no difference in the product or their performance; that one lender is just like any other, and it’s all going to be smooth sailing. If only that was the case. But of course, it’s not, and it’s something many end up learning that the hard way,” said Rick Piette, owner of Las Vegas-based Premier Mortgage Lending,

The Paseos offers unique floor plans

The popular and scenic Paseos village in Summerlin, the valley’s largest and premier master-planned community, currently offers the largest selection of new homes in 12 gated neighborhoods by seven homebuilders, each with legacies of building exceptional homes.

Summerlin showcases The Paseos village

New amenities in The Paseos village include the developing 14-acre Fox Hill Park that is planned to open later this year, and Billy and Rosemary Vassiliadis Elementary School that will open in August for the 2017-18 school year.

Skye Canyon holds inaugural Fit Fest

Las Vegas is now a major hub for outdoor recreation and fitness because of its endless year-round opportunities to break a sweat and have an adventure both outside and indoors.

Mortgages rise, again

Even before the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates, mortgages already had gone up to their highest level in nearly three years.

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