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Do student-athletes get cheated out of an education?

As March Madness ignites Americans’ yearly obsession with college basketball games and broken brackets, a new book is calling attention to a different kind of madness: the systemic academic fraud at the center of college sports.

Literary Las Vegas: Re’na L. Garcia

Las Vegas author Re’na L. Garcia surveyed more than 100 pastor’s kids, or PKs as she calls them, for the book “Raised in the Pew.”

Will NHL’s ruling body announce a local team during Vegas visit?

The National Hockey League’s ruling body, the Board of Governors, is meeting in Las Vegas in June, fueling speculation that the NHL might announce at that time that Las Vegas will be getting a big-league team led by prospective owner Bill Foley.

Darren Sharper pleads guilty in Las Vegas sex case

Former NFL safety Darren Sharper agreed to plead guilty in Las Vegas Tuesday morning to one count of attempted sexual assault in connection with an attack where three people were drugged, including two women, inside Sharper’s penthouse suite at the Cosmopolitan.

Literary Las Vegas: Kenneth Kit Lamug

Take one part “Where’s Waldo,” mix in liberal doses of “Dr. Who” and “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” sprinkle in comic book-style illustrations and you’ve got “The Tall Tales of Talbot Toluca: Quest for the Ore Crystals.”

Basketball conferences driving money, fans through Vegas

Free-spending roundball fans following their favorite colleges in the West Coast, Mountain West, Western Athletic and Pac-12 conferences are expected to spend millions of dollars this week, offering a hefty midweek boost for hotels and restaurants.

Literary Las Vegas: Vickie Franks

In 1982, at 30, Vickie Franks hit a low point in her life and attempted suicide. Instead of hearing a shot when she pulled the trigger, she is convinced she heard a voice telling her, “Don’t do it, Jesus loves you.”