LOS ANGELES — On a strip of California’s Mojave Desert within view of Primm, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights mounting tensions between wilderness conservation and the nation’s quest for cleaner power.
After American taxpayers spent a dismal 2009 teetering on the brink of fiscal disaster, leave it to this Congress to give the country’s most productive citizens an incentive to drop dead in the new year.
Brad Fredella, general manager of the Stetson’s Saloon and Casino on the Boulder Highway, doesn’t consider neighboring large casinos such as Sunset Station, Green Valley Ranch Resort and the Fiesta Henderson as his competition.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans beat Thiago Silva by unanimous decision at UFC 108 tonight, bouncing back from his only professional loss. … Evans used his superior wrestling skills to control the bout through the first two rounds, then survived the third round after nearly being knocked out by a straight right from Silva. All three judges scored the bout 29-28.
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ALL GAMES SUNDAY
Indianapolis (14-1) at Buffalo (5-10)
Time: 10 a.m. Line: Bills -8 Total: 35
TV: None
• Weather: Low 20s, 50 percent chance of snow
• Facts: The Colts’ strategy is for Peyton Manning to get his 192nd consecutive regular-season start and then get off the field into some woolly mittens. … Bills RB Fred Jackson is 150 yards from his first 1,000-yard rushing season. … Buffalo’s rushing yield of 165.1 yards per game is the NFL’s third worst of the decade. The worst was by the Colts in 2006 at 173.0, the year they won the Super Bowl.
Even now that his UNLV football career has ended, wide receiver Ryan Wolfe hasn’t taken much time to reflect on his remarkable four seasons.
Joey Logano could be pulling up to nine Gs this morning and zipping along at up to 1,500 mph while strapped in the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet.
Having a hard time starting that exercise regimen? Rather have a cold beer instead? Well, the Beer Mile might be for you.
Mike Sanford doesn’t leave behind many victories, but UNLV’s next football coach will inherit a more promising situation than the one Sanford walked into five years ago.
Light middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has tested positive for a banned substance following his Nov. 14 bout and is facing suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
The graduation of Tony Eackles left Las Vegas High’s boys basketball team looking for a go-to player.
The search committee to find UNLV’s next athletic director met for about two hours Tuesday, but details of the meeting were mostly kept private.
TUCSON, Ariz. — A standout guard at Pittsburgh, Sean Miller knew he was going into coaching as soon as he was done playing basketball.
During their seven-game losing streak, the Wranglers seemed to find different ways to lose. But on Tuesday night at the Orleans Arena, they found a way to win in a 4-3 comeback victory over the Victoria Salmon Kings.
