Las Vegas 51s pitcher Dominic Smith talks about his uncle, Andre LaFleur, on May 17, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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1. A Las Vegas police officer used a Taser on a man 7 times before using a chokehold for more than a minute Sunday before his death. According to police, officer Kenneth Lopera believed Tashi Brown was attempting to carjack someone outside of The Venetian when Lopera used a Taser on Brown 7 times, struck him and administered a chokehold before Brown became unresponsive. The driver of the truck says he didn’t feel he was being carjacked and Brown would not have faced any charges had he survived. Officer Lopera is currently on paid leave while Brown’s death is investigated.
2. Henderson police chief Patrick Moers faces an internal investigation after he sent out mailers to local businesses promoting Friends of Henderson Police Department Foundation, which Moers said was the department’s only authorized fundraising group. Henderson Mayor Debra March said she was concerned by the mailer and a spokesman with the police department says the city is reviewing its policies in regards to charitable activities.
3. UFC president Dana White and Conor McGregor have agreed on a deal to fight boxer Floyd Mayweather. White said late Wednesday that UFC and McGregor came to terms on a deal and now they must work on a deal with Mayweather’s team. Terms have yet to be released.
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Johnny Nuñez from The Ultimate Fighter season 25 recaps the matchup between Dhiego Lima and Hayder Hassan, updates on Cody Garbrandt’s back injury and talks about breaking up fights between the coaches on the show.
The UFC introduced Justin Gaethje at their summer kickoff press conference. Still undefeated, Gaethje will be welcomed to the promotion by Michael Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter Finale on July 7, 2017.
1. A former Las Vegas nightclub promoter was acquitted Thursday of kidnapping and sexual assault charges. A 25-year-old woman testified that Frederick Richards took her to his home in Rhodes Ranch after meeting at Hyde nightclub, and that she awoke the next morning with her underwear across the room. Jurors said they felt the state couldn’t prove the woman’s testimony and that it wasn’t an easy decision to acquit Richards.
2. A man was shot and killed at a northwest Las Vegas apartment complex. Police were dispatched to Bloom Apartment Homes on Gowan Road near Tenaya Way at about 6 p.m. Thursday, where they found a man dead inside a car. Police are still investigating.
3. The Raiders are set to name a general contractor for a new Las Vegas stadium. Raiders president Marc Badain said Thursday that a contract has yet to be finalized, but that they’re working with a Minneapolis-based firm Mortensen Construction that is partners with McCarthy Building Companies in Henderson. A timeline released by the Stadium Authority estimates stadium groundbreaking by late December or early January.
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Frankie Edgar thinks Yair Rodriguez’s fighting style is like a double-edged sword. The former lightweight champion also talks about what his strengths in this fight are.
At UFC 211, a welterweight tilt between top-ranked fighters Jorge Masvidal and Demian Maia will serve as a featured bout on the pay-per-view card.
UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier says if he gets past former division champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 211, it proves he’s ready for a title shot.
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After losing the UFC lightweight belt to Conor McGregor last November, Eddie Alvarez says he’s focused on getting back into the win column against Dustin Poirier at UFC 211.
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is starting to show some of his personality leading up to UFC 211. Here he mentions what he does to troll his wife and how his co-workers at the firehouse keep him humble.