UNLV mens soccer falls in overtime to San Diego State

Hunter George scored his second goal of the match in overtime to give San Diego State a 3-2 victory over the UNLV men’s soccer team Monday at Johann Memorial Field.

LETTER: Wayne Allyn Root pats himself on the back

I read Wayne Allyn Root’s column for the sheer entertainment, like reading the comics. His Aug. 25 commentary didn’t disappoint.

Aces guard Kelsey Plum stays steady through struggles, triumphs

The 5-foot-8-inch combo guard hasn’t scored in five games this season and averages 8.6 points on 37.2 percent shooting. Yet she continues to work, compete and combat the occasional self doubt — proving more than capable of performing the way she did Saturday.

CARTOON: Going left

Taking a dive.

Aviators top Tacoma behind Mateo’s bat

Jorge Mateo homered and had two hits as the Las Vegas Aviators topped the Tacoma Rainiers 3-2 on Monday.

USS Arizona Memorial reopens in Hawaii

The USS Arizona Memorial welcomed large numbers of visitors to its reopening after 15 months of repairs, officials said.

Texas shooting suspect called FBI before attack

The gunman in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas had just been fired from his job and called both police and the FBI before the shooting began, authorities said Monday.

Woman found dead in Lake Mead

An unidentified adult woman was found dead Sunday afternoon in Lake Mead at the 33 Hole Overlook north of Boulder City, according to the National Park Service.

Defending champ Naomi Osaka knocked out of US Open

Naomi Osaka’s 10-match U.S. Open winning streak and title defense are done after she was outplayed in the fourth round by Belinda Bencic and lost 7-5, 6-4.

Disney dominates, but Hollywood’s summer ends 2% down

The Walt Disney Co. accounted for about half of all ticket sales in U.S. and Canada theaters on the season, which came to a close Sunday with the Gerard Butler action thriller “Angel Has Fallen” topping the box office for the second weekend.