NEW YORK — George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4. Steinbrenner had a heart attack, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and died at about 6:30 a.m, a person close to the owner told The Associated Press.
While putting together his personal highlight reel Sunday night, Kobe Bryant created his usual array of incredible plays en route to scoring 38 points for the Los Angeles Lakers.
RENO — Reno officials say fencing from a delayed remodeling project at Virginia Lake is expected to come down in the next few days.
ELKO — The U.S. Forest Service has extended the public comment period for a study on a management plan for national forest roads in northeastern Nevada.
SAN FRANCISCO — During the week, Roberto Heckscher was a socially awkward accountant who drove a Saturn and kept an office above a flower shop in a quiet neighborhood. On the weekends, he transformed into a high-rolling casino “whale” in Las Vegas who enjoyed VIP treatment worthy of a sheik.
WASHINGTON — A team of U.S. geologists and Pentagon officials has discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, conceivably enough to turn the scarred and impoverished country into one of the world’s most lucrative mining centers, The New York Times reports.
RICHMOND, Va. — Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, “Big Bad John,” and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81.
With the NBA’s annual owners’ meeting here in four weeks, representatives of the proposed Silver State Arena are moving with urgency on several fronts.
JOHANNESBURG — The constant drone of cheap and tuneless plastic horns is killing the atmosphere at the World Cup.
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Denny Hamlin, his No. 11 Toyota becoming a distant spec on the horizon to the rest of the field Sunday, heard the caution call come over the radio and tried not to roll his eyes.
CURTIS TERRY, Years: 2004 to 2008, Career highlights: 6-foot-5-inch point guard played 133 games (60 starts) and scored 893 points for a 6.7 average.
