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Causes have their place — just not here

DETROIT — There are varying degrees of causes. Some inspire nations. Others motivate small groups. Some change lives. Others alter ideals. Some make you remember. Others help you forget.

Goal-driven Spartans gaining believers

DETROIT — It’s almost like the whole UFO phenomenon. There are those who deeply believe in their existence and those who mock such faith. There are those who always will remain skeptical and those who always will keep an open mind.

Lawson shooting craps: No harm, no foul

If he and his North Carolina basketball coaches and teammates can get past that small but often difficult part about perception, Ty Lawson should play craps here every available second until the Tar Heels are eliminated from the Final Four or crowned its champion.

Three Derby preps carry major stakes

The road to the Kentucky Derby only gets more interesting as May 2 draws closer. Three major preps — the Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial and Illinois Derby — will be run Saturday.

Sportsmen, wildlife, off-highway vehicles could face new laws

A special meeting of the Clark County Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday to discuss pending legislation that could affect sportsmen, off-highway vehicle enthusiasts and Nevada’s wildlife. The meeting will be in the Pueblo Room of the Clark County Government Center, 500 Grand Central Parkway.

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Assessing Big East’s place in history meaningless until after title game

A colleague was bragging the other day about her NCAA Tournament bracket. She was closing in on first place and purposefully inquired where my entry sat among more than 60, knowing full well it had exploded like a cargo ship in Halifax Harbour once Wake Forest decided that rolling over and beginning its offseason early was more enticing than winning a lousy game or two.

A busy Saturday, here and there

The $6 million Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race, highlights a mind-boggling $21 million card Saturday at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai, but 3-year-olds prepping for the Kentucky Derby will merit plenty of attention this weekend, too.

Application process for big-game tags offers many options

Hunters who have been waiting anxiously for Nevada’s big-game tag application process to begin no longer have to wait. As of Friday, the quest for coveted 2009 big-game tags officially began. The application deadline is April 20, so don’t procrastinate.

Latest college crop offers few safe bets for NBA

Chalk defines teams that have advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, but it has nothing to do with how well the leading players might translate in the NBA.

UNLV softball keeps eye on home

Pete Manarino coached for decades in the mecca of youth softball. He witnessed the skill, watched it be nurtured, lost track of the number of travel teams at, oh, tons.

Fans feel fever of March Madness

Paul Howard wants you to know his betting tickets are for sale. The ones with Siena and Texas A&M and Virginia Commonwealth winning the NCAA Tournament.

Top 3-year-olds look sharp

A quote that football coach Bill Parcells likes to use is, “You are what your record says you are.” In that case, the record of Southern California-based horses prepping for the Kentucky Derby shows they are a lot better than first thought.

Some intriguing themes from Hitsville NCAA

When order has been restored and all the nonmajor basketball programs are sent home from the NCAA Tournament — or, in the case of this year’s Cinderella-lacking bracket, all the below-average-to-awful Big Ten teams and Arizona — the Final Four will be staged in Detroit.

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