UNLV roundup: League honors three women’s soccer players

Sophie Cortes and Chidera Akubuilo were named to the Mountain West all-conference first and second women’s soccer teams, and Amanda Galbraith was named to the all-newcomer team.

PGA Tour Champions trio takes on Vegas putting challenge

John Cook won 11 times on the PGA Tour, including the PGA Tour’s 1992 Las Vegas Invitational at TPC Summerlin, but he may have never seen anything like the Major Series of Putting.

Golden Knights lose game and another goalie

On a day when the biggest news regarding the NHL expansion team was supposed to be working toward a conclusion that is the obvious swing and miss in signing forward Vadim Shipachyov, the Knights saw a dire situation in net become even more grim.

Student from China dead in shooting near University of Utah

The University of Utah says an international student was killed in a fatal carjacking near the school late Monday, causing a campus-wide lockdown as police continue to search for the suspected gunman.

COMMENTARY: No-nothing vandals target Teddy Roosevelt statue

Vandalism, contrary to the group’s claim that they’re performing “public art,” is the artless tantrum of a childish, self-absorbed mind. Defeating a block of stone or bronze hardly requires courage or, obviously, intellect.

Route 91 vendors can’t retrieve goods at Las Vegas shooting scene

A court order has been blamed for keeping Route 91 Harvest festival vendors from retrieving equipment and merchandise left at MGM Resorts International’s concert venue during the panic of the Strip shooting.

 
Golden Knights lose goalie Oscar Dansk in 6-3 loss to Islanders

The Golden Knights, darlings of the NHL through their first nine games, got a harsh dose of reality Monday in Brooklyn as the New York Islanders scored five unanswered goals and ended the Knights’ five-game winning streak with a 6-3 win at Barclays Center.

 
Trial opens in claw hammer murder of Las Vegas woman, girl

Opening statements are slated to start Tuesday afternoon in the death penalty trial of a man charged with raping and killing a 10-year-old Las Vegas girl and her mother in 2012.

‘Baz’ makes a great catch with Eric Jordan Young

Column fave and ex-“Vegas! The Show” star Eric Jordan Young is the new resident director of “Baz — A Musical Mash Up” at Palazzo Theater.

Roberson wants Nevada amendment to ban sanctuary cities

A group associated with state Sen. Michael Roberson filed paperwork Monday for an amendment to prevent sanctuary cities in Nevada to be added to the 2018 ballot.

Danish inventor admits dismembering journalist’s body

Danish inventor Peter Madsen admitted to dismembering the body of freelance journalist Kim Wall, Danish police said Monday, marking the latest shift in Madsen’s explanation for how Wall’s severed body sank to the sea floor off the coast of Copenhagen.

Durango alum looks to lead volleyball program back to glory days

Durango will be seeking its first region volleyball title since 2008 when it opens postseason play against Legacy in a Class 4A Sunset Region quarterfinal at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Shadow Ridge.

UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping expects same old St. Pierre

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping isn’t for a second buying Georges St. Pierre’s talk of coming out aggressive in the striking game during Saturday night’s UFC 217 headliner at Madison Square Garden.

Pennsylvania OKs huge gambling expansion

Pennsylvania, the nation’s second-largest commercial casino state, is taking an even deeper plunge into gambling and will allow people to bet online, in airports and at truck stops.

Global warming taking toll on people’s health, doctors say

Global warming is hurting people’s health a bit more than previously thought, but there’s hope that the Earth — and populations — can heal if the planet kicks its coal habit, a group of doctors and other experts said.

Facebook says 126M Americans may have seen Russia-linked posts

Facebook Inc said on Monday that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway U.S. politics and that about 126 million Americans may have seen the posts during that time.

Scott Piercy hopes inner peace leads to Shriners success

Scott Piercy enters his 10 th PGA Tour season with an impressive professional resume that includes three PGA Tour victories and more than $15 million in earnings.

Henderson golf tournament will benefit veterans

The third annual Chipping in for Vets Golf Tournament to benefit the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the 22 Warriors Foundation is Nov. 6 at Revere Golf Club, 2600 Hampton Road.

Henderson constable Earl Mitchell to seek seventh term

Earl Mitchell has lived in Nevada since 1975. He served more than 20 years in the Navy and Navy Reserve and worked 22 years as a Henderson police officer before retiring in 2008.

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