It took only 15 seconds for Karl Roberson to dispose of Ryan Spann on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Brutal elbows led to the finish, which proved to be impressive enough to earn a contract.
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At the Professional Fighters League event on July 29, Danny Davis, Jr. will face MMA veteran Jake Shields. He hopes a win will make him a contender in the division.
UNLV head football coach Tony Sanchez participated in an all-coaches panel during the Mountain West Football Media Summit on Tuesday at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Mountain West Football Media Summit hosted the colleges within the western portion of the division at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas hotel-casino. Here are the highlights from the first day. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
After previously voicing opposition, Senator Dean Heller voted “yes” to let debate begin on repealing Obamacare. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Former Las Vegas showgirl Barbara Sinatra has died. She was the fourth and last wife of singer Frank Sinatra. They were married more than 20 years. She was 90 years old.
• The Las Vegas 51s will become the Silver Kings during Tuesday night home games in August. It’s part of a new initiative catering to Hispanic and Latino baseball fans.
• And a $1 million dollar gift will help restore a long-closed trail in Zion National Park. The Middle Emerald Pools Trail was destroyed by mudslides in 2010. Work is expected to be finished by 2020.
1. Two people were shot after a man and police exchanged gunfire Monday night. Police say they tried to pull over a suspect in a Honda from a Sunday shooting when he took them on a chase. When the man bailed from the car, he shot toward officers two to three times and officers returned fire. The man was struck multiple times and a woman in the Honda was shot in the wrist, though police believe the suspect was the one that shot her. The man is in critical condition.
2. Police are looking for suspects in an attempted robbery at an east valley Walmart. Witnesses say masked robbers with handguns demanded money from store employees and four fled in a light-colored newer sedan at about 10 a.m. Monday before officers arrived. Anyone with information may contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
3. A flash flood warning has been issued for parts of Clark County. The National Weather Service warning area covers northeast Clark County and the Lake Mead recreation area through 9:45 a.m. with a flash flood watch extending through 8 p.m. Tuesday. Meteorologist Reid Wolcott says rain should clear out this afternoon.