Watney off to hot start in PGA Tour

After a steady and impressive rise in his first three years on the PGA Tour, Nick Watney stepped back a bit last season.

Senate approves vivid dancer damselfly bill

CARSON CITY — A bill designating the vivid dancer damselfly as Nevada’s official state insect has won unanimous support in the state Senate and is on its way to the Assembly.

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BASKETBALL

Rebels coaches find ‘backers

Displeased with the secondary and pass rush, UNLV’s coaching staff signed five junior college players in December and February to provide immediate help in those areas.

IN BRIEF

BOXING

Spartans edge Panthers

Carrie Sheehan insisted her right arm wasn’t sore after Tuesday’s softball game.

UNLV softball keeps eye on home

Pete Manarino coached for decades in the mecca of youth softball. He witnessed the skill, watched it be nurtured, lost track of the number of travel teams at, oh, tons.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Two heads better than one for Wildcats

Many experts — or at least those preparing to fill out a bracket for the NCAA Tournament — questioned how Arizona and its 19-13 record could be selected among the 65 best men’s college basketball teams.

Reid says pursuit of AIG bonuses continues

WASHINGTON — It might take a while longer, but Sen. Harry Reid vowed Tuesday that controversial bonuses paid to executives of the AIG insurance firm will be recovered.

Reprieve on death penalty debated

CARSON CITY– A bill debated Tuesday by Nevada lawmakers would impose a moratorium on capital punishment in Nevada until mid-2011, while a study is done on the cost of the death penalty.

Four face charges in gang-related beating

Four reputed gang members are facing murder charges after authorities said they beat a 21-year-old to death during a gang initiation ritual known as “jumping in.”

Ensign among top AIG recipients

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Ensign has been among the top recipients of campaign contributions from AIG, according to an analysis performed as Congress weighs how to recover millions of dollars in bonuses the troubled insurance firm paid to its executives.

CORRECTIONS

A story in Tuesday’s Review-Journal on proposed medical malpractice legislation had the incorrect name for the head of the Premier Physicians Insurance Company. Dr. K. Warren Volker is chairman.

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