SOFTBALL: Centennial earns victory in National Tournament

Deanna Barrera threw a two-hitter with four strikeouts as Centennial’s softball team beat Golden Valley (Calif.) in four innings at the National Tournament in Torrance, California.

Centennial holds off Arbor View to take best-of-three series

Reliever Nik Dobar escaped a bases-loaded jam with a game-ending strikeout, and visiting Centennial held on for a 5-2 victory over Arbor View to win the three-game series.

NCAA Tournament never boring for bettors in Las Vegas

Jawun Evans buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Oklahoma State in its 92-91 loss to Michigan, a 2½-point favorite, and the otherwise meaningless shot covered the spread for Cowboys backers.

UCLA starts, ends big in 97-80 win over Kent State

UCLA raced out for layups, dropped in 3-pointers, piled up the points. The Bruins are the nation’s top-scoring team, so no surprise there.

VOLLEYBALL: Palo Verde overcomes errors, tops Green Valley

Haden Van Orden had 42 assists and 14 digs, and Palo Verde overcame 26 service errors to hang on for a 20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 16-14 home win over Green Valley in a rematch of last season’s state semifinal match.

Thornwell leads Gamecocks to victory over Marquette

South Carolina coach Frank Martin had a message for long-suffering fans: It won’t take the Gamecocks 44 years to win another NCAA Tournament game.

Northern Kentucky stays close but can’t overcome Kentucky

Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 18 rebounds on Friday night as Kentucky showed the new kids on their block how it’s done at NCAA Tournament time, gritting out a 79-70 victory over stubborn Northern Kentucky.

Michigan State rallies past Miami, 78-58

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo wasn’t sure if his talented but inexperienced freshmen were ready to abandon their more comfortable up-tempo ways and play “smash mouth” basketball.

California family moves to Inspirada

Maribell and Rob Tillman were living in Napa, Calif., when he received a life-changing call with an opportunity to further his career in distribution and logistics, this time in Las Vegas and with his now current employer, Levi Strauss &Co. After extensive research, they purchased their family’s new home in Inspirada, and they couldn’t be happier.

Shea Homes to build Summerlin community

Shea Homes is expanding in Las Vegas with a second age-qualified community, Trilogy in Summerlin.

Get the right mortgage loan and you can save time and money

“Strangely, when it comes to a mortgage loan, most people just assume that every lender is the same. That there’s no difference in the product or their performance; that one lender is just like any other, and it’s all going to be smooth sailing. If only that was the case. But of course, it’s not, and it’s something many end up learning that the hard way,” said Rick Piette, owner of Las Vegas-based Premier Mortgage Lending,

The Paseos offers unique floor plans

The popular and scenic Paseos village in Summerlin, the valley’s largest and premier master-planned community, currently offers the largest selection of new homes in 12 gated neighborhoods by seven homebuilders, each with legacies of building exceptional homes.

Summerlin showcases The Paseos village

New amenities in The Paseos village include the developing 14-acre Fox Hill Park that is planned to open later this year, and Billy and Rosemary Vassiliadis Elementary School that will open in August for the 2017-18 school year.

Skye Canyon holds inaugural Fit Fest

Las Vegas is now a major hub for outdoor recreation and fitness because of its endless year-round opportunities to break a sweat and have an adventure both outside and indoors.

Mortgages rise, again

Even before the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates, mortgages already had gone up to their highest level in nearly three years.

Las Vegas judge ends felon’s run of luck

A felon who hit a legal jackpot last year has flushed away his good fortune and landed himself back in prison, 10 months after a case-sinking error by federal prosecutors allowed him to walk free on a string of armed robbery charges.

Desert Oasis softball downs Sierra Vista for first Southwest League win

After dropping the first two games of the series against rival Sierra Vista, the Desert Oasis softball team bounced back at home Friday to defeat the Mountain Lions 5-4 and earn its first Southwest League win of the season.

EDITORIAL: Illegal border crossings drop dramatically under Donald Trump

Responding to the drop in illegal border crossings, Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly said the early results “show that enforcement matters, deterrence matters, and that comprehensive immigration enforcement can make an impact.”

Allen leads No. 2 Duke past Troy

Grayson Allen has embraced his role as Duke’s sixth man over the past three weeks.

Wichita State slips past Dayton 64-58

Wichita State’s high-flying offense didn’t get off the ground until the closing minutes, when the Shockers played like the more tournament-experienced team and pulled away to a 64-58 victory over Dayton on Friday night.

Jinx, what jinx? No. 6 Cincinnati tops Kansas State 75-61

Troy Caupain scored 23 points, Kyle Washington added 16 and defensive-minded Cincinnati shot it way past Kansas State 75-61 Friday night in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament.

Top-seeded Kansas rolls past UC Davis, 100-62

Josh Jackson insisted a season’s worth of distractions wouldn’t take away from his focus in his first, and likely last, NCAA Tournament.

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