AP Nevada

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A year after new owners took over Bally’s casino in Atlantic City, a $100 million facelift is underway involving hotel rooms, the casino floor and more. Rhode Island-based Bally’s Corporation bought the Boardwalk property last November, and company chairman Soo Kim says “the jury is

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Backup guard Quenton Jackson scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and Texas A&M ran past Notre Dame 73-67 in the final game at the Maui Invitational. Hassan Diarra and Wade Taylor IV, also in reserve, scored 17 and 14 points respectively for the Aggies. Blake Wesley’s 3-pointer

LAS VEGAS — Justin Webster had 17 points off the bench to carry UNLV to a 101-45 win over Whittier. Ahmad Young led the Poets with 14 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone each had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Nashville Predators 5-2. Jonas Rondbjerg, Adam Brooks and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for Vegas, and Robin Lehner stopped 26 shots. Filip Forsberg scored two late goals for Nashville, and Juuse Saros made

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored 23 points and Desmond Cambridge Jr. added 21 to lead Nevada to an 81-62 victory over Washington in the Crossover Classic. Nevada (3-4) and Washington (4-3) each finished 2-1 in the round-robin tournament. Sherfield and Cambridge combined for five of the Wolf Pack’s eight 3-pointers. Warren Washington

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Johnny Davis scored 20 points, Tyler Wahl added 18 and a key block, and Wisconsin outlasted Saint Mary’s 61-55 to win the Maui Invitational. The Badgers had reached the Maui title game once in four previous tries, losing to North Carolina in 2016. They had

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther couldn’t have hoped for a better homecoming. After playing just seven minutes in last season’s West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas, the 6-foot-7 swingman has starred for the Zags. The Las Vegas native hosted the Empire Classic trophy in front of dozens

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fabian White Jr. scored 15 points, Marcus Sasser added 14 and No. 12 Houston overpowered Oregon 78-49 in the Maui Invitational third-place game. The Cougars smothered the Ducks with defensive pressure and pushed them around inside to lead by 34 early in the second half.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nine unnamed women who allege they were sexually harassed by casino mogul Steve Wynn can move forward with a lawsuit against Wynn Resorts Ltd. and the Wynn Las Vegas, a federal appeals court has decided. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed part of a district court’s decision

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Salvadoran immigrant who admitted killing four northern Nevadans in 2019 has entered guilty pleas to all remaining related charges in Carson City. It’s the final piece of a plea deal that will spare 22-year-old Wilber Ernesto Martinez Guzman from the death penalty and send him to prison for life

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — AT&T’s Pac Bell subsidiary has settled a lawsuit at Lake Tahoe over 8 miles of toxic telephone cables that were abandoned on the lake bottom of the lake decades ago. A consent decree approved by a federal judge in Sacramento settles the suit the California Sportfishing

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders are trying to get back on track in a Thanksgiving meeting Thursday. They have one victory between them in November with the playoff push time also known as December coming next. Dak Prescott and the NFC East-leading Cowboys

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — AT&T’s Pac Bell subsidiary has settled a lawsuit at Lake Tahoe over 8 miles of toxic telephone cables that were abandoned on the bottom of the lake decades ago. A consent decree approved by a federal judge in Sacramento settles the suit the California Sportfishing Alliance

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say a man is dead and a woman critically wounded after being shot by a man who apparently followed the male victim into a restaurant before opening the fire. No immediate arrest was made following the Tuesday night shooting in the Summerlin area west of downtown. No identities

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points, freshman Chet Holmgren showed off his unique skill set and top-ranked Gonzaga overwhelmed No. 2 UCLA 83-63 to win the Empire Classic. The Zags played like Vegas headliners, showing there’s a big gap between No. 1 and the current No.

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dan Fotu scored 16 points and Saint Mary’s defeated Oregon 62-50 in a semifinal of the Maui Invitational. The Gaels got double-digit scoring from four players, hit 52.1 %  from the floor, and controlled the flow for most of the game. Tommy Kuhse had 13, points

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Grant Sherfield had a career-high 31 points, adding six assits, as Nevada beat George Mason 88-69. Desmond Cambridge Jr. had 21 points for the Wolf Pack (2-4), who ended a four-game losing streak. Davonte Gaines had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Patriots (4-3). 

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials reported 59 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths from the virus as of Tuesday evening. In all, the tribe has seen 39,080 positive cases and 1,527 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began. The tribe is urging residents on the vast reservation to limit in-person

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — State troopers who police traffic violations will no longer be called the Nevada Highway Patrol and from now on will be referred to as the Nevada State Police. Nevada’s Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that all of their divisions will be designated as state police to avoid confusion about