Ex-UNLV standout Jerry Reynolds passing down blocking heritage

Former UNLV standout offensive lineman Jerry Reynolds was at football practice Friday watching his son compete for the Rebels. Jackson Reynolds is a preferred walk-on who already is impressing coaches.

Erica Sullivan wins gold at U.S. Open

Las Vegas swimmer Erica Sullivan won the women’s 400-meter freestyle on Thursday at the U.S. Open in East Meadow, New York.

PGA Tour Superstore to open Las Vegas location

A retail partner of the PGA Tour plans to open a new Las Vegas Valley store in Downtown Summerlin later this year.

Summerlin woman’s toilet paper gown design nets grand prize, $10K

Kari Curletto of Summerlin will never look at toilet paper the same way again. The Summerlin mother’s wedding gown was chosen as one of the top 10 for the 2017 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest. Curletto received $10,000 as the grand-prize winner, chosen from more than 1,500 entries.

Erik Morales enjoys sweet feeling of entering Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame

Morales won’t need to worry about making weight when he gets his favorite dessert from Caesars Palace next week. The fighter known as “El Terrible” will have a raspado on one hand and a Hall of Fame plaque on the other.

‘Pharmo Bro’ Martin Shkreli convicted of securities fraud

Martin Shkreli, the eccentric former pharmaceutical CEO notorious for a price-gouging scandal and for his snide “Pharma Bro” persona on social media, was convicted Friday on federal charges he deceived investors in a pair of failed hedge funds.

Nevada still benefits from tech stock rally, official says

Nevadans shouldn’t kick themselves if they missed the massive rally in so-called FANG stocks. They are still benefiting economically from the rise of technology giants like Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google (FANG), according to one of the nation’s senior banking officials.

 
‘Game of Thrones’ episode leaked online not related to HBO hack

This Sunday’s episode of “Game of Thrones” has been stolen and posted on the internet — but the leak isn’t related to the massive hack of HBO’s systems disclosed earlier this week.

Court overturns ex-Blackwater guard’s murder conviction

A federal appeals court on Friday threw out the murder conviction of an ex-Blackwater security guard and ordered three of his former colleagues to be re-sentenced in the high-profile prosecution stemming from the massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007.