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Highlights from the Class 4A state wrestling championship

August 27, 2020 - 9:07 pm

Highlights from the Class 4A state tournament, including the second title for Bishop Gorman’s Joey Mazzara (170) Foothill’s Wyatt English overcomes late takedown, wins 145-pound title in overtime Third-place Sunset Region finisher Andres Garcia upsets region champ in 132-pound title match Clockwise from top left: Steele Dias (113), Will Zernich (120), Desmond Bowers (160), Justus Scott (152) win for Green Valley Las Vegas’ Antonio Saldate wins 126-pound title against wrestler who beat him last year

The National Horseplayers Championship

August 27, 2020 - 9:08 pm

The cannon battles in front of TI won’t generate the biggest roars this weekend as a record 570 horse racing handicappers cheer their picks home in the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship. The annual event, in its 19th year, will offer a record $3 million in prize money, $800,000 of which will go to the winner of the three-day contest beginning Friday. Contestants join the NHC Tour for a one-time annual membership fee of $50, which entitles them to play in any of a yearlong series of handicapping contests that offer prize money and qualifying berths to the big event, the NHC. At least nine locals will attempt to keep the handicapping crown where it rightfully belongs…

Rancho girls looking to make noise in Sunrise Region playoffs

August 27, 2020 - 9:08 pm

Rancho is back in the playoffs, claiming a No. 2 seed in the Sunrise Region Kyndal Ricks leads the Rams with 16 points and 2.8 assists per game, and is second with 6.4 rebounds The Rams went 18-10 this year, the second-most wins in the Sunrise Region behind Liberty They also beat league rival Canyon Springs for the first time since 2009 Rancho hosts Coronado in the Sunrise Region quarterfinals Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

UNLV compliance head Eric Toliver resigns after harassment allegations

August 27, 2020 - 9:09 pm

Eric Toliver, UNLV’s head of NCAA compliance who was under internal investigation after allegations of harassment were leveled against him, resigned Friday. The university issued a statement announcing the resignation but, citing a state regulation, declined to comment on the specifics. Toliver had been placed on administrative leave while UNLV investigated the allegations. Toliver was in his 26th year at UNLV and 18th as executive associate athletic director of compliance.

New performance venue near Las Vegas Strip to reshape skyline

August 27, 2020 - 9:11 pm

The Madison Square Garden Co. is partnering with Las Vegas Sands Corp. to build a sphere-shaped arena on the Las Vegas Strip. MSG Sphere Las Vegas will be built just east of The Venetian, and will stand 360 feet tall. The 400,000-square-foot facility will be built on an open-air storage lot at Sands Avenue between Koval Lane and Manhattan Street. The scalable 18,000-seat arena is being built strictly for music and entertainment performances — not sports — although it also could host esports competitions. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2018, and a late 2020 opening is planned. Las Vegas will be the first Sphere location, but plans are in the works for a venue in London.

Las Vegas cannabis oil seller opens first physical store

August 27, 2020 - 9:11 pm

Earlier this month, Buy Legal Meds opened its first brick-and-mortar location The store sells products with cannabidiol, or CBD, a marijuana compound that doesn’t get users high Buyers and sellers get into CBD for the fewer regulations
CBD, along with low-dose edible marijuana products, has a chance at turning more people into casual users

Lights FC ready for preseason debut

August 27, 2020 - 9:11 pm

The Lights FC will play its first preseason game Saturday at Cashman Field. The team will host Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact at 8 p.m. Despite playing up a division, the team isn’t backing down from the challenge. Owner Brett Lashbrook: “We’re playing to win.” The team is expecting close to a sellout crowd as of Friday morning. Defender Zak Drake: “I’m very excited. It’ll be a good test for everything we’ve been training in preseason.”

Golden Knights logo proves popular at No. 4 in NHL merchandise

August 27, 2020 - 9:12 pm

The Golden Knights’ name and sharp-looking logo may not be big with the United States Army these days. But fans seem to like it. A lot. According to Fanatics, which oversees the league’s online shop, the Knights rank No. 4 in the NHL when it comes to merchandise sales. The New York Rangers are the No. 1 team in sales, followed by the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

2 dead at Henderson apartment complex

August 27, 2020 - 9:13 pm

Henderson police are investigating a possible murder-suicide at Parkway Townhomes.
Police received a call around 5:30 a.m. from the complex at Windmill Parkway and North Pecos Road. When police entered an apartment they found a man and a woman dead with apparent gunshot wounds.
This is Henderson’s first homicide of 2018.