Gorman controls Palo Verde with style, substance

Thanks to a roster loaded with Division I talent, the Bishop Gorman boys basketball team is capable of making spectacular plays, as Stephen Zimmerman showed late in the first half.

WRESTLING: Valenti, Gators overpower Rams

Anthony Valenti pinned his opponent in 47 seconds in the 285-pound division Thursday to lead Green Valley’s wrestling team to a 66-6 win over visiting Rancho in a Southeast League meet.

Be wary of wagering on injured Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers is not The Most Interesting Man in the World. He’s not drinking beer and ripping off one-liners while surrounded by hot women. But Rodgers is being watched, because he is the most important player in the most interesting game of the NFL playoffs this weekend.

Heavyweight title hasn’t changed Stiverne

Bermane Stiverne, won the World Boxing Council heavyweight belt May 10 when he stopped Chris Arreola, remains focused as he trains to defend his title. Most of the hype focuses on undefeated Deontay Wilder, his opponent on Jan. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden.

Obama proposes 2 years of free community college

President Barack Obama wants to make two years of community college free and universally available, a proposal he said on Thursday he would flesh out in his State of the Union speech later this month.

 
Police searching woods of France for Paris terror suspects

An intense manhunt for two brothers wanted in the Charlie Hebdo magazine massacre focused Thursday on northern France’s Picardy region, where sources close to the investigation said a police helicopter might have spotted the suspects.

Gorman controls Palo Verde with style, substance

Thanks to a roster loaded with Division I talent, the Bishop Gorman boys basketball team is capable of making spectacular plays, as Stephen Zimmerman showed late in the first half.

Las Vegas mayor spins plan for creating ‘world-class city’

Mayor Carolyn Goodman used her annual State of the City address to ask: “What kind of a city do you want Las Vegas to be?” Also calls on city leaders to redouble their efforts to land a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Las Vegas.

Jerry Tarkanian leaves hospital after four-week stay for pneumonia

The 84-year-old Hall of Fame basketball coach was released Wednesday from Valley Hospital Medical Center after spending almost a month there following a relapse of the pneumonia that initially hospitalized him in mid-November.

Medical marijuana patient cards increasing rapidly in Nevada

As Nevada’s first legal medical marijuana dispensaries prepare to open soon, their number of potential customers is growing rapidly, according to numbers released this week by the state Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

 
Jackie Chan’s son pleads guilty to drug charges

Jaycee Chan, the son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, pleaded guilty on Friday to a drugs charge in a Chinese court, the latest celebrity felled by the government’s aggressive anti-narcotics campaign.

Country outlaw Willie Nelson continues to look forward

Singer’s influence has become so vast that it even extends to artist who aren’t directly influenced by him soundwise because he changed the very way country music viewed itself.

New UNLV coordinators have plenty of work ahead of them

Changing the UNLV football program will take time, and new head coach Tony Sanchez is quite aware of what he faces. So are his new coordinators — Barney Cotton on offense and Kent Baer on defense.

Now’s a great time to visit Death Valley National Park

One way to beat the January blues is by taking a day trip to nearby Death Valley National Park, Calif. Depending on where you live in the Las Vegas Valley, you can be at the hub of the park, Furnace Creek, in 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

1 dead, another sought after resident shoots home invader

A resident shot and killed a man who had kicked in his front door during a west valley home invasion late Wednesday night, according to Las Vegas police.

Deputies put on leave after Georgia student dies in jail

Two sheriff’s deputies in Georgia have been placed on leave with pay for “inappropriate actions” in the case of a college student who died in the county jail, a Chatham County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said.

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