Nick Foles, other acquisitions saved Eagles’ season

There isn’t an award in the NFL for Organization of the Year, but if there were, send the trophy to the Philadelphia Eagles, who will meet the New England Patriots on Feb. 4 in Super LII.

Multimillion-dollar wager placed on Eagles at MGM Resorts

Betting on Super Bowl LII is off to a flying start at Las Vegas sports books, where millions of dollars in wagers have been placed on the underdog Eagles over the Patriots.

Las Vegas studio’s goal: teaching Cirque-caliber balance

Want to work out like a Cirque performer? Three siblings, all veterans of the world-famous performing arts company, have opened Absolute Balance at 6115 S. Fort Apache Road.

‘Rent’ virtually sold out as 20th-anniversary tour hits Las Vegas

Virtually sold out weeks before its arrival, with only a handful of scattered seats remaining, “Rent” had “one of the largestpre-sales” in Smith Center history, according to John McCoy, the center’s director of performance marketing.

 
Michigan State AD retires amid fallout from convicted sports doctor

Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis announced his retirement Friday, the second university official to step down this week amid sharp criticism over the school’s handling of sexual abuse allegations against disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar.

KFC has selected a woman to play Colonel Sanders

The next Colonel Sanders is giving the character a little bit of “country music flair.” KFC has picked singer Reba McEntire to play the founder of the fried chicken chain, the first female celebrity in the role.

Las Vegas Lights FC announce 2 new signees

The United Soccer League club added Mexican national team veterans Joel Huiqui and Gerardo Lugo to its inaugural training camp roster.

 
Trump declares US economic growth good for rest of world

Declaring that America is open for business under his leadership, President Donald Trump told a wary gathering of political and business elites on Friday that the economic growth taking place in the U.S. under to his “America first” agenda also benefits the rest of the world.

 
Friends, family battle in court over Manson’s body, assets

Charles Manson orchestrated murders in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, served time in a state prison in Corcoran and died in a hospital in Bakersfield.

Reigning best actor Casey Affleck will not attend Oscars

In another apparent consequence of the #MeToo movement, last year’s best actor Oscar winner Casey Affleck will not be presenting at or attending the 90th Academy Awards.

At least 37 dead, 140 injured in South Korea hospital fire

A fire raced through a small South Korean hospital with no sprinkler system on Friday, killing 37 people, many of them elderly, and injuring more than 140 others in the country’s deadliest blaze in about a decade.

 
Coast Guard seizes $721M worth of cocaine since November

U.S. Coast Guard boats have seized 47,000 pounds of cocaine in the Pacific since November — most of it off the coasts of Central and South America.

Federer on cusp of 20th Grand Slam title after Chung retires

Defending champion Roger Federer moved to within one win of a 20th Grand Slam singles title on Friday night when Hyeon Chung retired in the second set of their Australian Open semifinal.

 
Trump says report he ordered Mueller’s firing is ‘fake news’

President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed as “fake news” a New York Times report that he ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but backed down after White House lawyer Don McGahn threatened to resign.

UNLV police increasing patrols after student assaulted

Campus police are increasing patrols at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas after a student was attacked Thursday night while walking near the school’s tennis complex.

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