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A Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring driver stepped up to run last week’s Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. Stan Mullis started 38th and finished in 33rd place. It was the second straight year the 48-year-old Las Vegas businessman joined forces with car owner Carl Long for the Iowa race. Driving for a team so strapped for cash that it once brought a marijuana sponsorship to the track, Mullis still was running at the finish despite clutch and electrical problems. “It’s a pretty big thrill. When you’re racing (against) a (Team) Penske car, it’s a real eye-opener.”

The NBA draft takes place at 4 p.m. Thursday Commissioner Adam Silver will welcome new players to NBA Centennial’s Troy Brown Jr. expected to go in first round UNLV’s Brandon McCoy could go in second round Ex-Rebel Patrick McCaw taken by Warriors in 2016

The Lights FC had a difficult time preparing for Seattle Sounders FC 2. The Lights faced a three-day turnaround between games. So the team did little on-field work before its match last Saturday. Instead the starters just talked through the game plan Friday. The result: a 4-1 win against the Sounders 2. Tactically, if you noticed how we prepared for this game, you may laugh.