COLORADO TEENS LEARN HARD LESSION: WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS DOESN’T…

Five members of a Connie Mack League baseball team from Pueblo, Colo., were kicked off their team after having too much fun in Las Vegas.

The dismissed players were disciplined after playing in a Las Vegas tournament a week ago.

"The boys made a poor mistake while we were in Las Vegas, we had an incident, and we had to let them go," Team Loaf 'N Jug manager Drew Hirshon told The Pueblo Chieftain.

Loaf 'N Jug was one of the top clubs in Colorado. The shorthanded team will go ahead and play in the 10-team state tournament this week.

RICK HARRISON OF 'PAWN STARS' NAMED 'PAWNBROKER OF THE YEAR'
Rick Harrison of the History Channel’s hit TV series "Pawn Stars" will be honored as the“Pawnbroker of the Year” for 2010 on Tuesday by the National Pawnbrokers Association.
The NPA , the leading trade association representing the pawn industry, said Harrison was a unanimous selection along with his staff at Gold and Silver Pawn.
“Rick, Richard Sr., Corey and the others on Pawn Stars have raised the bar on Pawn Industry awareness. They have done more to improve the image of pawn shops in a shorter time than anyone has ever done,” said Dave Adelman, immediate past president of the National Pawnbrokers Association.
The award ceremony will take place at the NPA Pawn Expo 2010 at Caesars Palace.

VEGAS RESIDENT JASON GIAMBI ON A ROLL
Colorado Rockies veteran Jason Giambi, who has lived in the Las Vegas area for almost 10 years, is on one of his hottest streaks in years.
Giambi, 39, has been a sparkplug in the Rockies' recent surge. After a rough start to his season, he has raised his batting average to .274, boosted by a .500 batting average in his last 22 at-bats. He has been getting more playing time with first baseman Todd Helton on the disabled list with back problems.
Giambi became an investor in several ventures at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in the past year. He owns a piece of Wasted Space, the steakhouse Rare 120 Degrees and Vanity Nightclub in the new Hard Rock tower.

A NAME TO REMEMBER
Thirteen-year-old Alexandra Kaui of Green Valley High continued her rise in junior golf last week.
She placed second in the Girls Division of the Aldila Junior All-Star put on by the American Junior Golf Association. Junior. It was her third top 15 finishes in AJGA competition this year. Last year, she had a fifth at the Montverde Academy Junior.
The 54-hole event in Santa Clarita, Calif., was for players 12-15 and included participants from 10 states, as well as Canada, Mexico and Brazil.
Other AJGA players who rose to prominence include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, along with Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr and Morgan Pressel.

HOLY WATER WILL COST EXTRA
Marklen Kennedy, director of VIP marketing at Tao Beach, has a new title: Reverend.
He recently got ordained as a minister so he can marry Sin City revelers, perform confessionals, etc.