Justify wins Horse of the Year at Eclipse Awards

Triple Crown winner Justify added Horse of the Year to his resume, getting the nod over Accelerate for the biggest prize handed out at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night.

CCSD trustees allow receiver to take over 2 charter schools

Two underperforming charter schools will enter into a receivership that will dissolve their governing bodies with the goal of boosting academic results after a unanimous Clark County School Board vote on Thursday.

Roundup: Late score powers Green Valley past Liberty

Deborah Grant scored on a 1-yard run with two minutes remaining in regulation to help Green Valley’s flag football team land an 18-13 road victory over Liberty on Thursday.

Roundup: Desert Oasis fends off Spring Valley

Ahmaya Smith scored 20 points to lead Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team to a 62-58 home win over Spring Valley on Thursday evening.

CARTOON: A billion here, a billion there …

According to SP Global Ratings, the government shutdown now costs more than what President Donald Trump is asking for to fund the border wall.

Education funding and Nevada

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LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo lead NBA All-Star starters

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is a captain and an All-Star starter — again. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will choose his own teammates as the other captain.

Nevada’s Dina Titus to chair House Transportation subcommittee

Rep. Dina Titus was elected by Democrats Thursday to serve as chairwoman of the House Transportation subcommittee on economic development, public buildings and emergency management — a position key to infrastructure improvements in Nevada.

NCAA’s Mark Emmert expresses concern over sports betting, esports

NCAA President Mark Emmert sounded alarms Thursday on the potential impact of sports betting on college sports, along with how esports should be handled by schools, and stressed a need for additional strides toward diversity at the coaching and administrative levels.

Horsford appointed to House Natural Resources Committee

House Democratic leaders assigned Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford to serve on the Natural Resources Committee, a rare assignment of a second committee for a freshman lawmaker already placed on the powerful, tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.

 
Football great Joe Montana entering marijuana industry

Hall-of-Fame quarterback Joe Montana, looking to hit pay dirt in the legal marijuana industry, is part of a $75 million investment in a pot operator, it was announced Thursday.

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