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Archive for February 14, 2002

Prep boys basketball standings: CLASS 4A; 12:44 p.m.

Sun Girls Hoops Top 10: Teams ranked jointly by the Sun and Sparks Tribune.; 12:39 p.m.

Sun Boys Hoops Top 10: Teams ranked jointly by the Sun and Sparks Tribune.; 12:37 p.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Racing three-wide at Daytona shakes up Gaughan: The Sun's weekly NHRA notebook will return next Thursday.; 11:27 a.m.

Prep playoffs schedule, results: Boys Basketball; 11:26 a.m.

Rebel Recap: Rebels turned up the heat late: the numbers; First half; 11:24 a.m.

Chaparral girls cruise: Spencer Patterson; One more win, and Southern Nevada's last large-school girls basketball champions can book a return trip to state.; 11:23 a.m.

Columnist Paula Del Giudice: Reno to host 'Elk Camp': If you've never been to Elk Camp, you don't know what you're missing.; 11:23 a.m.

Griffin to headline at Stardust: Dean Juipe; Montell Griffin takes no offense when it's mentioned that most boxing fans feel he has slipped into oblivion.; 11:22 a.m.

Oklahoma coach Stoops gives high marks to LV's McGruder: Steve Guiremand; Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops says former Cheyenne High School star Lynn McGruder is making "excellent" progress after transferring from Tennessee following his arrest on drug charges last summer.; 11:20 a.m.

Bonanza advances to face Centennial: Leah Robinson; After a sluggish first half, Bonanza's girls basketball team shook off its collective nerves and trounced Mojave 64-40 Wednesday at the 4A Sunset Region Tournament at Palo Verde High School.; 11:20 a.m.

Lady Rebels await word on Frohlich: Steve Guiremand; WHAT: Lady Rebels vs. Colorado State; 11:19 a.m.

Wells Fargo investment chief wants government action: Chris Jones; Wells Fargo & Co.'s chief investment officer on Tuesday called for increased federal action to prevent further decline of investor confidence in the nation' stock markets following the scandal-ridden collapse of Enron Corp.; 11:15 a.m.

Companies showcase online gaming products: David Strow; Until casinos can answer three questions about customers who gamble over the Internet, the odds of Nevada companies getting into the business are very slim.; 11:15 a.m.

Foes vow to block Station casino: Don Thompson; SACRAMENTO -- Opponents promised Wednesday to sue to block U.S. Department of Interior approval of an Indian tribe's bid to acquire land near Sacramento for a new casino that would be operated by Station Casinos ...; 11:15 a.m.

Board: PR contract was not approved: Adrienne Packer; Las Vegas Housing Authority board members are questioning the propriety of a public relations contract that pays Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera $3,500 a month for consulting work they say they never approved.; 11:13 a.m.

RTC member: Money is what Southern Nevada needs: Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury should go before the State Transportation Board on Friday with a relatively simple message: Southern Nevada needs more money for roads and transit programs.; 11:12 a.m.

Panel says Nevada shortfall could hit $1.1 billion: Erin Neff; The state could face a $1.1 billion deficit by 2010 without new taxes, a panel appointed to study Nevada's tax structure concluded Wednesday.; 11:12 a.m.

Five area high schools face sanctions: Emily Richmond and Erin Neff; Five Clark County high schools are in danger of losing their accreditation because class sizes are too big, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack McLaughlin said Wednesday.; 11:08 a.m.

Local FBI chief takes D.C. post: Keith Paul; Grant Ashley, the head of the FBI's Las Vegas office, this morning was named the head of the bureau's criminal investigative division in Washington.; 11:07 a.m.

Star RB Ford moves back to Calif.: Spencer Patterson; One year after moving to Southern Nevada and enrolling at Foothill High, John Ford is back at his old California school.; 11:06 a.m.

Box score: Florida International-UNLV: Percentages: FG .472, FT .758, 3P .286.; 11:05 a.m.

Ethics panel hears charges that Mack violated city codes: Diana Sahagun; A local attorney for the Las Vegas Ethics Review Board asked its members this morning to find Councilman Michael Mack guilty of 12 violations of the city's ethics code.; 11:05 a.m.

Unbeaten Defiagbon planning to step up in the heavyweight class: Dean Juipe; Sixteen fights into his undefeated professional career, David Defiagbon is ready for a bigger challenge.; 10:59 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Mayweather looks for an Oscar-worthy showing: Dean Juipe; With Erik Morales' fight with Marco Antonio Barrera postponed from March 2 to June 22, trainer Floyd Mayweather can put in a little extra time with an even better known client, Oscar De La Hoya.; 10:58 a.m.

Nevadans rally in D.C. with anti-Yucca activists: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- Nevada lawmakers rallied outside the U.S. Capitol today with anti-Yucca Mountain activists, publicly pleading their arguments against the proposed nuclear waste dump.; 10:58 a.m.

Las Vegas area fishing report: Anglers try to cope with cold water: With Lake Mead's water temperature now at 48 degrees the fishing has been very slow for largemouth and striped bass, according to the Nevada Division of Wildlife.; 9:59 a.m.

VEGAS SPORTS ON TV-RADIO: VEGAS SPORTS ON TV-RADIO; 9:58 a.m.

Making a big mystique: Most wins: Richard Petty 7; Cale Yarborough 4; Bobby Allison and Dale Jarrett 3; Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin and Jeff Gordon 2.; 9:55 a.m.

Jeep to recall 1.6 million SUVs: The automaker's Chrysler unit agreed to add a part in the shifting mechanism to ensure that the 1993 to 1998 Grand Cherokee models are in park and won't roll, said Chrysler spokeswoman Angela Spencer Ford.; 9:55 a.m.

Growth, profit reported: Revenue of $723 million was up from $598 million.; 9:54 a.m.

Sun Athletes of the Week: Ryan Worthen and Kayla Lambert: School: Palo Verde; 9:54 a.m.

Gambling expanded at track: A vote by the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors cleared the way for banks of the so-called VLTs to debut at the Saratoga Equine Sports Center. Operators of the harness track say they need VLTs ...; 9:54 a.m.

Slots debut at Delta Downs: The track first opened in 1973. Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp., which has the Treasure Chest riverboat in Kenner among its holdings, bought the track for $125 million in 2001 after local voters approved slot ...; 9:54 a.m.

New industry group formed: The Gaming Organization for Leadership Diversity (GOLD), incorporated late last year, has more than 100 members, group officials estimate. The group's mission is to "encourage, support and facilitate the development and advancement of women and ...; 9:53 a.m.

Canadian firm sued over canceled Vegas conference: The suit, which alleged Ontario-based Reward agreed to be responsible for 50 percent of expected room, catering and beverage revenue if it canceled the conference between 238 and 328 days prior to Oct. 21, said ...; 9:53 a.m.

Catching up with: Eugene Harris: High school: Cimarron- Memorial ('97); 9:53 a.m.

Eldorado player picks Southern Utah: Eldorado player picks Southern Utah; 9:52 a.m.

Court rules for truckers in prevailing wage case: CARSON CITY -- A decision by the Nevada Supreme Court will have wide implications regarding how contractors pay workers on government jobs.; 9:49 a.m.

News briefs for February 14, 2002: A 52-year-old Las Vegas man apparently shot his estranged wife Wednesday night, then killed himself, Metro Police.; 9:48 a.m.

Miss America denies reports she's unhappy: John Curran; ATLANTIC CITY -- Reigning Miss America Katie Harman is denying reports that she's unhappy with the position.; 9:47 a.m.

Legislators consider gambling expansion: Chris Sundheim; INDIANAPOLIS -- A proposal that could expand legalized gambling beyond the dockside casinos that were envisioned in an Indiana Senate bill is now before a House panel.; 9:45 a.m.

B of A hires a homeland security chief: Paul Nowell; CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Neil Gallagher retired from the FBI in November after 29 years that included work on some of the agency's highest-profile investigations, including the arrest of FBI double-agent Robert Hanssen, the Oklahoma City ...; 9:45 a.m.

HCA rebounds after federal investigation: John Gerome; NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When healthcare executive Jack O. Bovender Jr. left retirement in 1997 to return to HCA, the hospital company was the target of a federal fraud investigation, its chairman and CEO had been ...; 9:44 a.m.

Tougher schools standards urged: By Emily Richmond; Nevada students need to be held to tougher standards if their performance in college and on the job is to improve, the state's superintendent of education told lawmakers Wednesday.; 9:44 a.m.

Deal reached on Coyote water: CARSON CITY -- The war over water rights among major interests in the Coyote Springs Valley is over.; 9:44 a.m.

Defense ignites rally for UNLV: Steve Addy; Like a teenager dragging trash cans to the curb, the Rebels deleted Florida International from their chores list with predictable tedium Wednesday night. It got a little messy, but they finished the job.; 9:43 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Re-Flexions on these Games so far: Somewhere in a garage near Picadilly Circus, the 1980s pop band Re-Flex has to be plotting a comeback.; 9:40 a.m.

Man, 19, indicted in brick-beating case: Kim Smith; A 19-year-old Las Vegas man will be arraigned Wednesday on a murder charge in connection with a January incident that left one man dead and another clinging to life.; 9:18 a.m.

Buying gifts for victim's child called jury misconduct: CARSON CITY -- The attorney for a death-row inmate said Fernando Hernandez is entitled to a new penalty hearing in Las Vegas because of the misconduct of two jurors who bought presents for his young ...; 9:17 a.m.

More prison time given in killings: Kim Smith; When Gustavo Cumplido backed out of his plea agreement after serving a year in prison for murder, he hoped to go to trial, clear his name and gain his freedom.; 9:16 a.m.

Court briefs for February 14, 2002: A seven-time convicted felon who allegedly got into a running gun battle with police officers in November was indicted Tuesday on multiple, unrelated charges.; 9:15 a.m.

Two Nevada students make finals of Spirit of Community Awards: Nevada Griffin, 18, of Virginia City High School, and Jeffrey Lambin, 14, a home-schooled eighth grader of Gardnerville, will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and a trip to Washington, D.C., in May for several ...; 9:05 a.m.

Community briefs for February 14, 2002: The Henderson Police Department has planned three fund-raisers to help Officer Mark Hosaka, who was diagnosed in December with pancreatic cancer. He begins radiation and chemotherapy next month.; 9:05 a.m.

Letter: Balance budget with a lottery: How do we pay for these needs? A national lottery could be the solution. People like to gamble -- as we who live in Las Vegas know all too well. Big bucks can be generated ...; 8:47 a.m.

Letter: Different view on U.S. economy: When President Bush introduced Russian President Putin at the ranch in Crawford, he said, "they have a flat tax." If it wasn't for liberal Democrats, we could have as good an economy as the Russians ...; 8:46 a.m.

Letter: Act now to keep area physicians from departing: No, I do not believe that the complete fault lies with the Nevada Legislature. A large fault lies with juries that award ridiculous sums of money in malpractice and other cases. The jurors have no ...; 8:46 a.m.

Editorial: Speech to gamers made a good point: We hope the Nevada Resort Association takes seriously Goodman's overall point that the city needs help from its dominant industry when going up against such problems as homelessness, redevelopment and the federal government's plan to ...; 8:45 a.m.

Editorial: Saddam's removal a 'cakewalk'?: Still, it is troubling that some military analysts and hawks in the Bush administration make it sound as if it's no sweat to conquer Iraq. Ken Adelman, the arms control director for President Reagan, wrote ...; 8:45 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Presidential reading: Several days ago, when President George W. Bush was getting on his Marine helicopter, a television reporter noted he was carrying a book titled "Bias" written by Bernard Goldberg. Because of the reporter's comments I ...; 8:28 a.m.

Obituaries for February 14, 2002: George Carl Abernathy Jr., 88, of Las Vegas died Jan. 31 in Las Vegas. He was born July 25, 1913, in Shawnee, Okla. A resident for 50 years, he was an attorney and partner with ...; 8:27 a.m.

Nevada Guardsmen get get Valentine's Day break: Dick Benoit; Since Sept. 11 National Guard troops have been called to serve from Afghanistan to Europe to U.S. airports and all points between.; 8:27 a.m.

So this is love? Valentine's Day gives youngsters a lesson in courting: 'Tis the season for being a Valentine.; 8:26 a.m.

Former Mr. Universe Eiferman dies at 76: For nearly 40 years George Eiferman proudly ran gyms, not health clubs.; 8:25 a.m.

Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Returning to poetic license: Ruthe Deskin; Old traditions should not be forgotten.; 8:24 a.m.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Recalling the Strip's storied past from end to end: Joe Delaney; Prima and Co. moved on to main showrooms elsewhere and the Casbar became the lair of comedic predator Don Rickles, who shortly after his debut moved into the much larger Congo Room ... Rickles is ...; 8:23 a.m.

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