Deandre Ayton’s career night leads Arizona past UCLA in Pac-12

Deandre Ayton, the potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the Wildcats’ 78-67 overtime victory over UCLA before an announced crowd of 16,596 at T-Mobile Arena.

San Diego State keeps NCAA Tournament hopes alive

San Diego State beat top-seeded and 22nd-ranked UNR for the second time in six days, but nobody could have predicted the ease with which it won.

Trio helps Moapa Valley girls win Bulldog Early Bird Invitational

Natalie Mills, Mariah Mendoza and Hannah Watson each won one individual event and finished second in another Friday to help Moapa Valley’s girls track team win the Bulldog Early Bird Invitational in Mesquite.

Durango, Silverado settle for tie

Durango and Silverado settled for a 2-2 tie after the home-plate umpire called the game due to darkness in the top of the seventh inning.

Roundup: Ashley Ward lifts Coronado in Arizona tournament

Ashley Ward went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and two RBIs to lead the Coronado’s softball team to a 12-5 win over Torrance (California) at the Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Arizona.

Roundup: Faith Lutheran nabs road win

Brayden Palluck singled home Lucas Dockery with two outs in the top of the eighth on Friday to lift Faith Lutheran’s baseball team to a 3-2 road win over Bonanza in the Bengal Varsity Tournament.

Steve Alford, UCLA deserve spot in NCAA Tournament

UCLA fell to Arizona 78-67 in overtime, but the team that took the Wildcats to an extra five minutes can absolutely win games when the madness commences next week.

NRA sues to block new Florida gun bill

Weeks after their children were gunned down in the worst high school shooting since Columbine, parents of the victims stood in the Florida Capitol and watched Gov. Rick Scott sign a far-reaching bill that places new restrictions on guns.

VA Secretary Shulkin visits Las Vegas center for brain health

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin visited the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health on Friday to learn more about how the center’s research could one day help veterans living with chronic brain diseases.

Mountain West looks for answers for dwindling crowds in Las Vegas

Crowds are so sparse that the future of the Mountain West tournament in Las Vegas is in question. The conference considered moving the event to San Diego or Phoenix in 2020, but extended the agreement with Las Vegas an extra year.

Okada shocked by Wynn settlement, lawyers say

Lawyers for Kazao Okada on Friday said the Japanese businessman was shocked by the $2.4 billion settlement reached a day earlier between Wynn Resorts and his Universal Entertainment Corp.

Clark County schools set next meeting on gender-diverse policy

The Clark County School Board will hear from the public once more before deciding whether instruct the superintendent to draft a new policy and regulation for gender-diverse students.

Clark County training for school assailant stresses hiding over fighting

When a lockdown is called in a Clark County school — whether it’s a drill or a real “active assailant situation” — teachers are expected to quickly hustle students out of hallways and into classrooms, lock the doors and turn off lights and get everyone into a hidden position.

Hot-button education issues fire up parents in Clark County

Recent Clark County School District meetings on a gender-diverse policy drew big crowds, but public discussions of the superintendent search or the recent budget deficit were sparsely attended.

‘Green’ St. Patrick’s Day event planned at Joshua Tree Forest

The Friends of the Arizona Joshua Tree Forest will mark the holiday on March 17 with a free breakfast in Meadview, Arizona, followed by bird watching and nature walks in the nearby Grapevine Mesa Joshua Tree Forest.

Boise State women defeat UNR for Mountain West title

A’Shanti Coleman’s putback at the buzzer gave Boise State a 62-60 victory over UNR in the Mountain West women’s basketball championship game and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

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