If you miss your first shot at a monster buck or a large bull elk, having a second chance to make that shot is a good thing. Likewise, if you were unsuccessful in Nevada’s big-game tag draw, a second chance can be good thing, especially for those willing to try something or someplace new.
■ LAKE MEAD — Anglers continue to find good fishing for striped bass in the Vegas Wash area. Live shad is the most productive bait, but cut anchovies are a good substitute. At 33 Hole, largemouth bass have been hitting Rat-L-Traps and Beetle Spins. The bite in the Overton Arm also has picked up this past week, with two anglers bringing in 50 stripers, one in the 7-pound range. Largemouth and channel cats also are hitting baits.
While guiding the 51s to their first winning season in five years in 2012, former Las Vegas manager Marty Brown couldn’t be accused of lying down on the job.
NBA commissioner David Stern and ABC have to be happy with the NBA Finals matchup that pits LeBron James and the Miami Heat against the San Antonio Spurs. The only matchup that might have been more appealing would have been a healthy Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers against the Heat.
Ron Mohr of Eagle River, Alaska, averaged 218.4 to take the second-round lead in the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open at the Suncoast Bowling Center.
If the San Antonio Spurs are going to beat the odds and win four more games, Tony Parker will need to be the best player on the floor in the NBA Finals.
Kris Bryant will be one of the top picks in Thursday’s Major League Baseball draft. Bryant, a Bonanza High School graduate and University of San Diego star who put up mind-numbing power numbers as a junior this season, probably will go in the top five with a chance to be selected first by the Houston Astros.
Lindsey Vonn took an unexpected detour during her evening at an awards show – off the red carpet and into the women’s bathroom for drug testing.
The difficult part, for once, is coming down hard on Bud Selig and Major League Baseball. But before handing the sport’s top executives gold stars for drawing a line when it comes to chasing those cheaters that still exist on the base paths, know that situations like this are always defined by an underbelly of political strategy.
