Las Vegas oddsmakers at odds with AP Top 25 rankings

For starters, the AP poll had Wisconsin at No. 4 and Ohio State at No. 5 and South Point sports book director Chris Andrews and Westgate sports book manager Ed Salmons each ranked Ohio State at No. 2 and Michigan at No. 7, ahead of the Badgers, whom they had at Nos. 10 and 9, respectively.

 
Wisconsin WR Quintez Cephus charged with felony sexual assault

Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus was charged with felony sexual assault on Monday, accused of misconduct involving two women at his apartment last April.

 
Adrian Peterson signs with running back-depleted Redskins

Amid four injuries in their backfield, the Redskins signed the 33-year-old four-time All-Pro running back on Monday. But Kelley, the former “Fat Rob” who lost weight and added speed to his repertoire, should still be considered the front-runner to start Week 1 at the Arizona Cardinals.

 
Maryland players to wear helmet sticker to honor Jordan McNair

Members of the Maryland football team will wear a helmet sticker with No. 79 to honor former teammate Jordan McNair, who collapsed during a practice session in May and subsequently died.

Colorado man facing murder charges says wife killed daughters

A Colorado man told police that he killed his pregnant wife in “a rage” when he discovered she had strangled their two daughters after he sought a separation, according to an arrest affidavit released on Monday shortly after prosecutors charged the man with his family’s murders.

 
Man detained by ICE may have been mistaken for his brother

A lawyer for a Mexican migrant detained by immigration agents in California while driving his wife to a hospital to give birth said the man may have been mistaken by authorities for his brother, but an official in Mexico said Monday that the U.S. agents have the right suspect in custody.

Flint water problems lead to manslaughter trial for state official

A judge on Monday ordered Michigan’s state health director to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area.

NDOT asks for public input on project for Henderson interchange

The public will be able to sound off Wednesday about a lane restriping project planned for a heavily congested freeway interchange in Henderson, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.

Fire retardant drop had role in firefighter’s death in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A firefighter died last week from falling tree debris after thousands of gallons of retardant were dropped on the area where he was helping battle California’s largest-ever wildfire, according to a preliminary report from investigators.

Supersonic planes could change Las Vegas tourism, expert says

Blake Scholl, who designed the aircraft and founded Boom in September 2014, said his airliner would be able to fly from Washington D.C. to London in 3½ hours instead of the more than seven hours it currently takes. San Francisco to Hawaii would take 2½ hours instead of five. Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles could be completed in just under seven hours instead of just under 15.

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