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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Grant Sherfield hit four 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, Warren Washington had 12 points and nine rebounds and Nevada beat Air Force 75-68. Ethan Taylor had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists — the first triple-double in program history — for Air Force.

CINCINNATI (AP) — A mostly tense game between teams with long playoff droughts was disrupted by some problematic officiating. The Bengals beat the Raiders 26-19 on Saturday in an AFC wild-card matchup that ended Cincinnati’s 31-year run without a postseason victory. The margin was Joe Burrow’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd late in the

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow led an efficient offense that scored on six drives, including two of his touchdown passes, and rookie Evan McPherson made four field goals as the Cincinnati Bengals finally advanced in the playoffs with a 26-19 win over Las Vegas in Saturday’s wild-card game.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi was carted off the field with an injury to his right foot in the third quarter of the AFC playoff game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson left later in the quarter with a possible concussion. Both were involved in a key

CINCINNATI (AP) — Defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins is active for the Las Vegas Raiders’ opening-round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hankins is dealing with back and knee injuries and was limited in practice this week. He was listed as questionable Friday. Raiders players on the inactive list included Amik Robertson, Patrick Onwuasor, Malcolm Koonce,

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A newspaper reports that year-end data compiled from multiple agencies in the Las Vegas area showed that law enforcement investigated at least 245 homicides in 2021. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported the total topped 2017, when 264 people were killed including 58 in an Oct. 1 mass shooting at a concert

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Orlando Robinson had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead Fresno State to a 73-68 victory over UNLV. Anthony Holland had 14 points and Isaiah Hill scored 12 for the Bulldogs. Bryce Hamilton made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points for UNLV.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas police official says a 19-year-old man killed in a shootout with SWAT officers as they burst into an apartment this week was not the suspect in a murder investigation that prompted the raid. Assistant Clark County Sheriff Andrew Walsh told reporters Thursday that one officer was badly wounded,

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Board of Regents has voted 9-4 to send a letter to state lawmakers, health officials and Gov. Steve Sisolak in support of imposing a vaccine mandate on students enrolled in public colleges and universities in Nevada. The non-binding letter does not

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — An annual report shows a decrease in employees at Nevada’s biggest casinos and anemic revenues during the 12 months that followed a statewide casino shutdown over the pandemic in 2020. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday in its annual Nevada Gaming Abstract that 302 casinos

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have announced the dates of two exhibition games in Las Vegas against Arizona, an increasingly unlikely event given spring training is threatened by Major League Baseball’s lockout. The games are scheduled for March 18 and 19 at the home of Oakland’s Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators. MLB locked out players

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada congresswoman and several elected and tribal officials announced support for national monument designation over a broad area south of Las Vegas they say is biologically diverse and rich with Native American cultural significance. U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat from Las Vegas, said Friday

By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general is asking federal prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into 16 Republicans who submitted false certificates stating they were the state’s presidential electors despite Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in 2020. Democrat Dana Nessel disclosed that her office has been evaluating charges for nearly

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer WNBA stars could be on the move with free agency set to begin this weekend. Teams can start talking to their own restricted and unrestricted free agents Saturday. Deals can’t be officially announced until Feb. 1. While it’s unlikely there will be a big transaction like Candace Parker deciding

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada expects to receive almost 600,000 rapid COVID-19 tests from the federal government to give to residents so they can find out at home if they have coronavirus instead of crowding hospital emergency rooms. Gov. Steve Sisolak said Thursday the effort could help break a wave

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A magician’s proposal to perform with three tigers in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip is resurfacing debates about detaining feline predators and using them for entertainment. At a virtual town hall on Wednesday, residents living near the site where magician Jay Owenhouse wants to perform split over whether