Tarver trying to put Balboa fight behind him
Mike Basso named 51s new skipper — and his Web page is cheap!
NOW: All I remember about Mike Basso, the new Las Vegas 51s manager, is that he used to catch for the Las Vegas Stars, which is what the 51s probably ...
Gondo watching Oprah, still making progress
NOW: When I talked to Glen Gondrezick today, he was watching “Oprah” on TV. Sometimes, recuperating from a heart transplant can be tough. All kidding aside, the UNLV basketball legend ...
Offensive lineman featured on video game box cover
NOW: Usually, the only recognition an offensive lineman receives is when he commits a holding penalty and his number is announced. Then 75,000 fans boo. But Roberto Garza of the ...
Centennial kid now playing for the Battling Bishops
NOW: With all due respect to the Banana Slugs of UC Santa Cruz, the best nickname in college sports is the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University, an NCAA Division ...
CSN’s Kazmar comes up shorts for Padres
NOW: In his first major league game, Sean Kazmar, the first College of Southern Nevada product to play in the major leagues, got a base hit off the Milwaukee Brewers’ ...
Gondo: ‘I’m goin for a walk’
NOW: During his long, long, long wait for a donor heart that he needed to survive, I’d sometimes drop by Glen Gondrezick’s house, to drink his beer — except his ...
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Green Valley kid getting his kicks
NOW: One of my pet peeves is college football teams who are reluctant or downright refuse to “waste” a scholarship on a kicker, considering how crucial they are to a ...
Dodgers leave 51s holding the ball bag
NOW: He had just stepped off the airplane from Oklahoma City, where the Pacific Coast League was holding meetings, when Las Vegas 51s president Don Logan checked his voice mail. ...
Gondo downcast, but still hanging in there
NOW: Today is Day 172 since UNLV basketball legend Glen Gondrezick was moved to the top of the list of those needing a heart transplant. That’s more than twice as ...
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Now and Then
Tidbits from sports writer Ron Kantowski
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- High school football scoring updates
- Lopez ‘100 percent’ a Rebel; two ex-Pilots return to Findlay
- Clean tech seen as safe bet
- Titus backs renewables; Porter says, ‘drill, baby’
- Split up district? They disagree
- See through the lies spread by the GOP
- Gibbons: Special legislative session might be needed
- Blustery cool day ahead, with chance of showers
Blogs
Bloggity, Bloggity, Bloggity
Jeff Burton sets his sights on Jimmie Johnson (2 Comments)
Sports: Upon Further Review
Bridges tryout goes well for Wranglers
Ex-51 Victorino having stellar playoffs for Phillies
LSU QB Hatch cuts Florida deficit to 20-14, then Gators roll
Boxing Live Update: Dawson wins by unanimous decision
Elsewhere
Klitschko takes back heavyweight title
Klitschko aims to reclaim WBC title
Sports: UNLV
Women's soccer match moved to noon Saturday
Calendar
- Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival (10 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
- World Championship Chili Cookoff at the Tropicana (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- New Found Glory at House of Blues (6 p.m. to 10 p.m.)
- Live Lakers Basketball (6:30 p.m.)
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