Blazers go up 2-1 after 140-137 win in 4 OTs over Denver

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in a NBA postseason record-tying fourth overtime to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

UNLV roundup: Softball team surges in seventh, downs UNR

Lauren Tycksen and Reina Bondi hit consecutive RBI singles in UNLV’s three-run seventh inning, lifting the Rebels past UNR 10-7 in a Mountain West softball game Friday in Reno.

Cinco de Mayo festival draws residents to Shadow Rock Park — PHOTOS

The third annual festival, hosted by Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick, featured performances by Sunrise High School mariachi band as well as traditional folk dancing, food, games, and boxing and martial arts exhibitions.

 
Grizzlies down Aviators in 11 innings

Fresno scored a run on a ground out with one out in the top of the 11th inning to defeat the Las Vegas Aviators 5-4 on Friday night in front of 10,171 at Las Vegas Ballpark.

Truck driver charged in fatal Colorado pileup

Prosecutors on Friday filed 40 charges, including four counts of vehicular homicide, against a 23-year-old truck driver accused of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado highway last week.

Crime, the media and veterans

Do the media believe that veterans are somehow tainted because of their military service?

The problem is homemade.

In his Tuesday letter (“Measles outbreak”) Jerry Fink spews anti-immigrant vitriol and implies a “correlation” between the measles outbreak and “thousands of migrants overwhelming our Southern border.” Fake news, say I.

 
Boeing 737 with 143 on board skids off Florida runway, into river

A charter plane carrying 143 people and traveling from Cuba to north Florida ended up in a river at the end of a runway Friday night, though no critical injuries or deaths were reported, officials said.

North Korea fires short-range projectiles into sea

North Korea on Saturday fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

 
Venetian celebrates 20 years on Las Vegas Strip — VIDEO

On Friday, The Venetian began a celebration of its 20th anniversary. At the first stroke past midnight, The Venetian marquee began paying tribute to the 650 employees who have worked at the hotel-casino since its opening. A “founders ball” is planned to honor the Day One employees this summer.

COMMENTARY: Grifters gonna grift

Of all the jobs available to disgraced former Las Vegas Councilman and admitted felon Ricki Barlow, City Hall lobbyist should not be one of them.

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