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Lee Mallory, a Las Vegas poet, joins musician Lisa Mac for a fundraising performance called Love Wins Again, which benefits Opportunity Village. Part of his performance will be dedicated to his late daughter, who was also a poet. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football head coach Tony Sanchez talks about finding a player like Darren Palmer in the open tryout process and how his military background has helped him contribute to the team. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Darren Palmer is living his dream of playing football at UNLV after serving 10 years in the military. A walk-on who earned his way onto the team, Palmer says playing football has a lot of similarities to the military. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Freddie Roach and Bob Arum share their opinions on how Mayweather vs McGregor might turn out for Floyd Mayweather. “…you don’t put a guy who’s had no boxing experience in with a guy who is considered to be the best fighter of the era,” said Bob Arum, president and CEO of Top Rank. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Freddie Roach, Bob Arum and Vasyl Lomachenko share their opinions on how Mayweather vs McGregor might turn out for Conor McGregor. “As Mayweather gets a little but closer the kick might come,” said Freddie Roach. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. It’s been said that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but is that still true if it happens in the air? Police say a couple was all over each other on a Southwest Airlines flight coming from Atlanta. The plane was met by police who received calls reporting sexual activity on the flight. No arrests were made as of yesterday.
2. Thousands of protesters were on streets of Boston yesterday. They were protesting a right-wing “Free Speech” rally and denouncing white supremacy. Some 500 officers were on the ground to prevent a repeat of last week’s violence in Charlotesville, Virginia.
3. If you haven’t heard, a solar eclipse is coming to America, and it’s just one day away. If you miss it, you’ll have to wait seven years to see another total solar eclipse in the lower 48. The eclipse will peak just before 10:30 tomorrow morning in the valley.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Saturday’s scrimmage at Rebel Park. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
At Henderson Animal Control Saturday, families shopped for half-off rescued pets as part of a nationwide Clear the Shelters initiative. Jessie Bekker/Las Vegas Review-Journal
1. The first week of school ended with the arrest of a 12-year-old girl. Police say she stabbed a 16-year-old high school student with a knife on White Academy grounds all before the school bell rang. The 16-year-old is expected to survive. The suspect is in custody for battery with a deadly weapon.
2. A local man allegedly threatening to bomb or carry out a mass shooting at a topless club last year is in custody. Police say the lengthy investigation led them to Christopher Watkins. Police are saying he used Facebook Messenger to threaten Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club Las Vegas.
3. The Trump administration quietly ended a six-year ban on selling bottled water at some national parks. The 2011 action under the Obama administration was put in place to ease plastic pollution. The National Park Service says the ban removed the healthiest beverage choice at parks.