LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jodie Meeks scored 19 points and Kentucky held off a
furious UNLV comeback attempt to defeat the Rebels 70-60 tonight in a
first-round NIT game at Memorial Coliseum.
UNLV trimmed a 20-point deficit to three with four minutes left, but Meeks
made four free throws in the final two minutes as the Wildcats advanced.
Senior guard Wink Adams had 14 points to lead the Rebels, who ended their
season with a 21-11 record.
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I’m glad we’re all in agreement about my Tuesday column about Gov. Jim Gibbons, which essentially said his career was kaput in no small part thanks to conservative activist Chuck Muth’s personal pummeling.
Two Northern Nevada lawmakers called today for the Legislature to more than double the current state taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.
WASHINGTON — It is the latest twist in guerrilla politics. Taking a page from the Michael Moore-style of confrontational interviews, video camera-wielding “trackers” for the Republican Party have been ambushing Democrats on Capitol Hill with questions intended to provoke a reaction.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons had a legal right to give his staff additional duties and raise their salaries without legislative consent, his communications director said today.
