RENO — For a little more than three quarters Thursday, Centennial’s girls basketball team was playing the part of David to Reno’s Goliath to perfection.
After years of mixed performance and three contract extensions, EdisonLearning will no longer be overseeing seven Clark County elementary schools.
RENO — The fundamental difference between the boys basketball teams from Spanish Springs and Canyon Springs showed itself in the first minute of the fourth quarter Thursday.
RENO — Liberty girls basketball coach Rich Santigate threw several different defenses at Bishop Manogue on Thursday in an effort to slow the Miners’ 3-point shooters.
In the wake of a landmark vote by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday, Vitor Belfort has withdrawn from his Ultimate Fighting Championship title fight against Chris Weidman on May 24 at the MGM Grand.
As many as four Clark County School District schools could have new homes for their sports teams next year in the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.
Teams with losing records normally don’t make the state tournament, let alone the playoffs.
A magician works with smoke and mirrors and a sexy assistant. Sometimes, a hat and a rabbit are involved. But when you see Gregg Marshall coaching Wichita State in a basketball game, he’s never using props and doing eye-opening tricks.
A call from Clark County School Board Vice President Linda Young to limit the powers of Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky was answered Thursday by another board member who suggested policy changes. The amendment would require the superintendent to “make the board aware of… personnel changes in instructional or operational leadership,” but doesn’t require the board’s approval in any way, as Young wanted.
Hospitals throughout the valley will continue to temporarily close their emergency rooms to ambulances as officials form a plan to handle the growing number of mentally ill patients who occupy beds meant for those with acute medical conditions.
Teams with losing records normally don’t make the state tournament, let alone the playoffs.
Kelly Oubre had 25 points and 11 rebounds Thursday to help Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team to a 104-64 victory over Planet Athlete Academy (Ariz.) at Henderson International.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s abuse and neglect unit is investigating the death of a 6-month-old baby in Las Vegas on Thursday, which appears to be accidental, police said.
Drivers in California can legally read a map on their hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. The 5th District Court of Appeal reversed the case of a Fresno man who was ticketed in January 2012 for looking at a map on his iPhone 4 while stuck in traffic.
When it came time for the autobiography subtitled “Ray Charles’ Own Story,” Charles chose a down-to-earth name befitting a singer who belonged in any and every musical family: “Brother Ray.” Clearly, Ray Charles was — and is — a man for all musical seasons.
“Being grown up isn’t half as fun as growing up,” the Ataris once sang.
New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde has added another show at the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on April 15. Tickets are $40 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com and Ticketmaster outlets.
Preschool teachers would receive 510 iPads at a cost of $245,000 to monitor the progress of students heading into kindergarten if the state approves a Clark County School District grant application.
Good times roll for Mardi Gras: Locals can “laissez les bon temps rouler” (translation: let the good times roll) at two separate Mardi Gras events this weekend.
To conclude Strawberry Month, we’re featuring fresh-strawberry creations from local restaurants.
Sharon Corr isn’t a big name in these parts but she’s worked with at least one big star who will be working in town the same night.
These are the Jacksons, not the Jackson 5. And they are the Jacksons in their mid-50s to early-60s, without their lead singer. But it doesn’t take long for the open-minded to realize it is possible to be a new group and an old one at the same time.
Angelo Sosa, chef of Poppy Den at Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., will challenge Bobby Flay on the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” at 9 p.m. Sunday. To celebrate, the restaurant will host a viewing party from 8 to 10 p.m.
Tower of Power is a band that defines “cult following.” It’s able to fill small showrooms such as the South Point 40 years after “So Very Hard to Go” was played on Top 40 radio.
The body of a Las Vegas woman who may have been strangled by her roommate was positively identified Thursday as Sheila Harrick Linke by the Mohave County coroner in Arizona.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man suspected of stealing a jug of cash off a convenience store countertop. The money was meant for a person with a medical condition.
A 27-year-old Las Vegas man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a pimp who reportedly had been bragging about the productivity of one of his girls, according to an arrest report released by the Clark County district attorney’s office on Thursday.
Jimmer Fredette is likely to become a Chicago Bull sometime this weekend. Sources told ESPN.com on Thursday that “serious mutual interest between the sides has made Fredette’s landing with Chicago look increasingly likely.”
