Adam Hill and Heidi Fang returned Thursday for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering The Cage Facebook page. This week, the pair welcomed new UFC fighter Julian Marquez. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the second day of camp on Thursday at Aug. 3, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Calvary Chapel Christian School has hired former disgraced Baylor coach Dave Bliss as an athletic director and boys basketball coach. Bliss was at the center of a murder scandal in 2003 when one Baylor basketball player killed another. Teachers and coaches at Calvary Chapel say they are comfortable with Bliss working there despite his past controversies.
2. A pedestrian was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver Wednesday night, according to police. The crash happened at the intersection of Lake Mead and Martin Luther King boulevards at around 9:40 p.m. when a black Nissan sedan traveling westbound hit the pedestrian crossing northbound. The pedestrian died at the scene.
3. NASA has a new job opening: planetary protection officer. It pays up to $187,000 a year and responsibilities include safeguarding Earth from alien life. The position is independent and is a three- to five-year appointment.
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez addresses the media following practice on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, on the position battles on defense. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
City National Arena, the Knights’ practice facility in Summerlin, got ice Wednesday and is expected to be finished by late August. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez and rapper Flavor Flav address the media at practice Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, about expectations this season. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dominic Smith talks about being patient in Triple-A on July 31, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rookie linebacker Marquel Lee talks about the expectations placed upon him and challenging himself to start at middle linebacker for the Oakland Raiders.
Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio addressed some of the hot topics, including Gareon Conley not be indicted, and the state of the team at this point in training camp.