For all the focus on education during the 2013 Legislature, for all the platitudes about the importance of transforming and improving our schools, Nevada’s K-12 system is essentially unchanged for the next two school years. Lawmakers could have done much better.
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum exacted revenge for a 2006 loss with a verbal submission victory Saturday night over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC on Fuel TV 10 in Fortaleza, Brazil.
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: Rainiers, Erasmo Ramirez (1-1); 51s, Matt Fox (1-2)
Junior right-handed pitcher Michael Wagner, a Centennial High School graduate who attends the University of San Diego, was selected in the 15th round on the final day of the Major League Baseball Draft. He taken by the Chicago Cubs with the second pick of the round, the 438th overall selection.
Party in the Poconos 400, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa.
Until a few weeks ago, Mills Lane wasn’t sure if he could make the long trip from Reno to Canastota, N.Y., where he is being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. What’s more, the former referee wasn’t sure he wanted to.
An article in Saturday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal incorrectly described a state legislator’s comments about legislation vetoed by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas, had said the measure to give the Public Utilities Commission authority over rural electric cooperatives was in response to contracts negotiated by Valley Electric Association with Creech Air Force Base.
Erin Brockovich-Ellis, a consumer and legal advocate who came to fame in 2000 when Julia Roberts played her in a movie about her life, was arrested for boating while intoxicated at Lake Mead Friday, Lake Mead officials confirmed Saturday.
