Quarterback decision looms over UNLV this week

UNLV’s football coaches must decide whether redshirt freshman Armani Rogers or senior Johnny Stanton will start at quarterback. The Rebels play Hawaii at 3 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.

Podesta Group, co-founder caught up in special counsel’s investigation

Tony Podesta had cause to ask Tony Podesta just what happened to him. He stepped down from the firm Monday after it was caught up in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.

Preview details of the Shriners Open

Four players from the HSBC Champions in Shanghai have entered Las Vegas — Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau and the tour’s two Chinese members, Marty Dou and Zhang Xinjun.

Trump urges House to pass tax reform bill by Thanksgiving

President Donald Trump rallied with business leaders at the White House Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill took shots at each other on the eve of a tax reform bill in the House.

SEMA begins 4-day Las Vegas run as muscle cars burn rubber

Smoke and the smell of burnt rubber filled the air Tuesday as SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) kicked off with drifting demonstrations featuring souped-up Ford Mustangs and Shelby GT 350s outside the Las Vegas Convention Center.

 
Utah nurse reaches settlement over arrest caught on video

A Utah nurse who was arrested for refusing to let a police officer draw blood from an unconscious patient is settling with Salt Lake City and the university that runs the hospital for $500,000.

4A Sunset: Palo Verde rallies from two-set deficit, stuns Centennial

Down a pair of starters Tuesday night, the Palo Verde girls volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit to stun Centennial, 21-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-23, 15-8 in a Class 4A Sunset Region quarterfinal at Bishop Gorman.

A.J. McInerney ready to ‘play for Las Vegas’ at Shriners Open

Former UNLV golfer A.J. McInerney received a sponsor’s exemption into this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open after the tournament learned he had survived the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting.

 
Tech looks to claim wide-open Southern Region

Second-seeded Tech opens at 6 p.m. with Western in what might be one of the best games of the postseason. It’s a rematch from last year’s region title match, a 2-1 thriller the Roadrunners dropped.

 
Covering the Cage: Live UFC 217 Preview — VIDEO

Review-Journal sports reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang returned Tuesday for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering the Cage Facebook page.

 
New York terror attack leaves 8 dead, more injured

A man in a rented truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring several others in what the mayor called “a particularly cowardly act of terror.”

Bergdahl was ‘gold mine’ of intelligence on enemy, agents say

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was a “gold mine” of intelligence, helping the military better understand insurgents and how they imprison the enemy, two agents testified Tuesday as defense attorneys sought to show the soldier’s contributions since he was returned in a prisoner swap.

 
Wendy Williams passes out during live TV show

Wendy Williams gave viewers a scare Tuesday morning when she passed out on-the-air during a broadcast of her syndicated chat show.

UNR police chief apologizes for officer’s Kaepernick costume

Police at the University of Nevada, Reno are apologizing for an officer who dressed up as Colin Kaepernick for Halloween and mocked the former 49ers quarterback’s refusal to stand for the national anthem last season to protest police mistreatment of minorities.