Bobby Morris owes the epic night of his life to Kirk Kerkorian. Morris sent a note Thursday to point out “how generous Mr. Kerkorian was.”
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Adrien Broner, a former welterweight champion from Cincinnati, faces another former welterweight champion from Ohio in Shawn Porter of Akron on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in the main event of the Premier Boxing Champions on NBC card.
Tiger Woods, whom Las Vegas sports books listed at 60-1 odds to win before Thursday’s first round of the U.S. Open, blew up to a 10-over-par 80 on the challenging links-style layout. So the likelihood of Woods even being seen on your TV screen Saturday or Sunday is virtually nil.
Higher education officials, health care professionals, business leaders and lawmakers made a lot of promises in creating a brand-new medical school at UNLV. Economic development. Improved health care. New physicians who’ll stay in the valley to alleviate critical doctor shortages. Significant community and philanthropic support to accompany the state funding required to get the school up and running. The rapid development of not merely a good medical school, but a great one that can attract excellent applicants and be highly selective in admissions.
GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval worked closely with majority Republicans in the Legislature this year; he vetoed just six bills and signed almost 550. By and large, lawmakers didn’t send the governor legislation he wouldn’t sign.
Maybe instead of “Ready for Hillary,” the slogan should be, “Yeah, I guess.”
Dennis Phillips will be one of the most accomplished players in the field when the World Series of Poker’s $1,000 buy-in Seniors No-limit Hold ’em Championship begins Friday at the Rio Convention Center. The three-day event is open to players age 50 and older.
Tony Kemp, Jonathan Villar and Matt Duffy had three hits apiece, and the trio combined to drive in seven runs to carry the Fresno Grizzlies to an 11-4 win over the 51s in a battle of Pacific Coast League division leaders Thursday in Fresno, Calif.
With a 10-over-par 80 in the first round of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay Golf Club, Tiger Woods looked more like a local amateur playing the public links-style course than a 14-time major championship winner. Only two golfers carded worse scores in the field of 156.