Saving faces

Fans celebrate return of Irish band to Sam Boyd Stadium

The current president appeared in a video graphic and a former one — Bill Clinton — was in the press box. But tonight belonged to U2, the rock ‘n’ roll royalty that convenes a party at Sam Boyd Stadium about once every president or two. … And frontman Bono, who has had the ear of those presidents for his social activism, needed only to spin around in circles a couple of times, arms overhead, to rechristen the stadium for a sold-out crowd of more than 40,000 for the “360” tour.

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IN BRIEF

GOLF

Fighter salutes Mexican roots

Cain Velasquez keeps his immense pride in his Mexican heritage close to his heart.

Breeders’ Cup can’t shun synthetic surfaces

Some smart people in horse racing insist this will be the last Breeders’ Cup raced over a synthetic surface, that the two-year run on Santa Anita’s Pro Ride track has been a disaster.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Power plays burn Wranglers

Ryan Mougenel can handle losing, but the first-year Wranglers coach won’t accept a lack of effort from his team, which didn’t display enough fire for him Thursday in a 5-2 loss to Alaska at the Orleans Arena.

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BASEBALL

UNLV to hasten search for AD

Rather than waiting for the football season to end, as previously planned, UNLV is speeding up its search for a permanent athletic director.

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