Sports Betting Spotlight: Green Bay Packers 2017 season preview

The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito preview the Packers’ season in the 16th of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days.

New program has Las Vegas nurses taking calls

In cases where patients need medical care but not necessarily an ambulance, the nurses can order up a 21st-century alternative — a Lyft to pick the patient up and take them to a hospital or an urgent care facility.

UNLV’s new $1 million microscope to boost research

Carrying a price tag of nearly $1 million, a high-speed, laser-scanning microscope — the first of its kind in the state — will be coming to UNLV next spring.

UNLV roundup: Volleyball team rallies to victory

Freshman Mariena Hayden had 14 kills and 12 digs to help UNLV rally to a 3-1 win over Eastern Washington to wrap up the season-opening UNLV Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.

Floyd Mayweather’s TKO a historic win for sports books

“It was the biggest boxing win we’ve ever had at Caesars Palace. We won over seven figures,” Caesars Palace sports book director Frank Kunovic said.

Mayweather-McGregor circus entertained us to the last punch

No one can deny the level of worldwide enthusiasm Saturday delivered. Boxing has never been dead, and perhaps it even gained more popularity with the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight.

Defense takes over in Liberty’s rout of Arizona school

Liberty scored three defensive touchdowns, including two early in the second quarter, on the way to a 51-20 home victory over Saguaro (Arizona) on Saturday night.

Roundup: Coronado dominates at Howell Memorial Tournament

Kaitlyn Kowalchuk had two goals and an assist Saturday to power the Coronado’s girls soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Damonte Ranch in the Howell Memorial Tournament in Reno.

Roundup: Faith Lutheran stuns Western to advance to championship game

Gabriel Miranda scored on a penalty kick in the final minute for Faith Lutheran’s boys soccer team Saturday to force a draw against Western. The Crusaders won 4-3 in penalty kicks at Green Valley to advance to the finals of the Southern Nevada Kick-off Classic.

 
Floyd Mayweather stops Conor McGregor in 10th round

Las Vegan Floyd Mayweather stopped UFC star Conor McGregor in the 10th round of their super welterweight megafight at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.

Stars of all styles hit Mayweather-McGregor bout

And, adding yet more spice to the spectacle, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took part — remotely — by providing the voiceover for the video leading to the fighters’ entrance to the arena.

Woman in custody after toddler taken in central Las Vegas

A woman is in custody after a child was taken Saturday afternoon in the central Las Vegas Valley, police said. The boy was later found, and the woman was taken into custody, police said.

So you hit the Powerball jackpot. What next?

A windfall seems like it should be bring happiness, but too often more money can mean more problems. The record of sad life outcomes for lottery winners is long and dreary.

NFL players and the national anthem

I think it would be a wonderful idea to bring to one of these games the military men and women who fought for our freedoms and have suffered loses while doing so.

COMMENTARY: When we all must live in fear of the online mobs

We now effectively live in a forager band filled with people we don’t know. It’s like the world’s biggest small town, replete with all the things that mid-century writers hated about small-town life.

Donald Penn makes debut for Raiders after ending holdout

Raiders left tackle Donald Penn made his preseason debut Saturday after missing training camp because of a contract holdout. He did not start but played during the second and third offensive series of a 24-20 loss at Dallas.

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