Pens’ coach says White House visit not a political stance

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan insists the franchise’s decision to visit the White House does not mean the team is wading into the increasingly charged intersection of sports and politics.

Hefner embraced pleasure, business in Las Vegas

Hugh Hefner, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles at 91, built Playboy Enterprises into a global brand. He also found business and pleasure in Las Vegas.

Raquel Chavez leads Basic to win

Basic’s Raquel Chavez won a 2-mile race at Cornerstone Park on Wednesday to lead the Wolves to victory in a five-team meet.

Roundup: Durango knocks off Legacy in four sets

Naomi Harris had 16 kills and eight digs to lead Durangos girls volleyball team to a 25-21, 13-25, 25-19, 25-15 win at Legacy on Wednesday.

Roundup: Garrison Stinnett, Basic edge Rancho

Garrison Stinnett posted a 3-0 mark in singles to lift Basic’s boys tennis team to a 10-8 victory over Rancho on Wednesday afternoon.

 
Vegas Nation: Amari Cooper struggling with drops

Bryan Salmond and Michael Gehlken discuss Amari Cooper dealing with dropping passes as well as several Raiders who were limited at practice on Wednesday.

Roundup: Green Valley holds off Valley

Daria Shalina went 3-0 in singles to lift Green Valley’s girls tennis team to a 10-8 victory over Valley on Wednesday afternoon.

 
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91

Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91.

Raiders WR Amari Cooper looks to solve issue of dropped balls

Amari Cooper has six drops on 16 catchable passes this season, according to Pro Football Focus. The drop rate of 37.5 percent is the highest in the NFL among receivers who have been targeted on at least 10 such throws.

Cubs capture NL Central title with win over Cardinals

Addison Russell hit a three-run homer and John Lackey pitched six strong innings as the Chicago Cubs clinched their second consecutive National League Central title with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

UNLV center J’Ondray Sanders ready for first start this season

J’Ondray Sanders is expected to start at center for UNLV’s football team Saturday against San Jose State at Sam Boyd Stadium. Usual starter Zack Singer is doubtful with an ankle injury.

4 nonstop shuttles will offer rides to Golden Knights fans

Buses bearing the Golden Knights Express route name will offer rides from four pick-up locations across the Las Vegas Valley for $2 per ride, according to officials with the NHL team and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.

 
Surgeons hone craft on UNLV’s cutting-edge surgery simulator

Resident physicians accelerate their mastery of arthroscopic surgery by practicing on artificial knees, shoulders and hips created for use with a state-of-the art simulator at the university’s new medical school.

Trump, GOP unveil framework of plan to revamp, simplify tax code

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans unveiled the first major revamp of the nation’s tax code in three decades Wednesday — a sweeping tax cut that would deeply reduce levies for corporations, simplify everyone’s brackets and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans.

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