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Canyon Springs senior takes quickly to lacrosse, earns scholarship

Gregory Awa-Moppert, 17, of North Las Vegas didn’t pick up a lacrosse stick until January. After just four months, the Canyon Springs High School student was given a full-ride scholarship — a mix of a sports scholarship and federal student aid — to play the sport at Central Christian College of Kansas in McPherson, nearly 2,000 miles southwest of Kansas City. He plays midfielder, but will play attacker in college.

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Residents anxious about future of closed Legacy Golf Club

Henderson residents living in homes surrounding the recently purchased Legacy Golf Club are voicing displeasure about its closure and the uncertainly about future uses.

 
O.J. Simpson parole turns few heads at Las Vegas hotel

Most of the 15 or so TVs that hung above the table games Thursday at Palace Station were playing O.J. Simpson’s parole hearing, but few gamblers were paying attention. In 2007, Simpson robbed two people in a hotel room at the resort.

 
O.J. Simpson granted parole

The parole hearing for O.J. Simpson has ended and the four members of the state Board of Parole Commissioners have reached a decision. Simpson was granted parole Thursday.

Las Vegas-area high school football players cause trouble in Utah

Football players from four Las Vegas area high schools have landed in hot water in recent weeks after incidents involving firecrackers, smoke bombs and a drug deal “gone sour” at a Utah football camp.

 
OJ Simpson goes before Nevada parole board Thursday

Former football star and actor O.J. Simpson could be one step closer to freedom after more than eight years in a Nevada prison.

 
O.J. Simpson’s fall from sports hero, star — PHOTOS

O.J. Simpson’s story represents one of the most dramatic falls from grace in the history of American pop culture. Here’s a timeline of major events in the life of Simpson, now 70, who is up for parole on Thursday.