A brief in Thursday’s Business section incorrectly reported the status of Tropicana Entertainment’s casino in Evansville, Ind. The casino is not an Indian casino.
• LUKE SMITH, Men’s tennis — The only multiple individual NCAA champion in school history, Smith, who played singles and doubles for UNLV from 1994-97, won the NCAA singles and doubles titles in 1997. A three-time All-American and an eight-time combined conference first-team honoree, Smith earned all-league honors in doubles with four different partners.
The former headquarters for South Point Racing is quiet today.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Nevada Department of Transportation officials are encouraging those attending Saturday night’s Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race to be aware of a local highway construction project and possible traffic delays.
Cheyenne and Palo Verde have met for the Sunset Region football championship four times in the last six years.
Future book wagers embody the theory of betting a little to win a lot. So if you think you know the winner of an upcoming Breeders’ Cup race or the 2009 Kentucky Derby, I recommend you go right now and see John Avello, the race and sports book director at Wynn Las Vegas.
Despite a wounded knee that has him hobbling, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has been lucky this season.
Wow, my picks are starting to look like my grades. Each week, the percentage drops.
Southern Nevada race fans should know about Robert Deiro. Without him, there might not be a Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
In Australia during the early 1990s, teenage tennis prospects had two options if they wanted to continue their careers: Turn pro or leave home and go to college in the United States.
Hidden away in Ely for training camp, Omar Clayton completed pass after pass as he took charge of the offense.
A group representing tip-earning casino workers went back to court Thursday to challenge Nevada’s initiative petition requirements, claiming rules enacted by lawmakers are onerous and unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON — No matter what happens with the embattled director of Nevada’s Nuclear Projects Agency, the state will not give up the fight against Yucca Mountain, Nevada’s senators vowed Thursday.
The teenager who pleaded guilty to shooting four high school students and two adults at a bus stop in December showed no remorse and had nothing kind to say Thursday prior to his sentencing.
District Judge Elizabeth Halverson is expected to leave temporarily the hospital on Tuesday to testify before a grand jury, which will be impaneled to hear evidence related to the attempted murder charges filed against her husband.
Organizers of next month’s Project Homeless Connect are seeking volunteers and sponsors for the event, which aims to help thousands of the valley’s homeless find housing and jobs.