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By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A report that Jon Gruden used a racist comment about NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith in an email 10 years ago drew a strong and quick rebuke Friday from the NFL. A Wall Street Journal story noted Gruden, then working for ESPN and now coach of the

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Fury will meet Deontay Wilder on Saturday night in Las Vegas for the conclusion of their highly entertaining heavyweight championship trilogy. Fury is weary of Wilder’s bizarre antics and a bit annoyed by the boxing machinations that forced him into a third edition of

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The first Nevada marijuana store on the Idaho border has been cleared to open in the rural Elko County town of Jackpot. The Elko Daily Free Press reports the Elko County Commission unanimously approved a business license for the Thrive Cannabis Marketplace this week after authorities confirmed dispensary workers had passed

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wet weather swept into the Las Vegas area overnight, packing pre-dawn rain and gusty winds that contributed to slippery roads and crashes. One wreck left a fire department heavy-rescue apparatus blocking one of the busiest freeway interchanges in the region. Three Clark County firefighters escaped serious injury. Power outages were reported

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican State Sen. Ben Kieckhefer of Reno resigned from the Nevada Legislature to take a seat on the state Gaming Commission. Kieckhefer said Friday on Twitter that he submitted his resignation to Gov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday. Sisolak appointed him to the Gaming Commission on Friday. Kieckhefer said he was thankful

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A redistricting committee in the Nevada Legislature convened for the first time on Thursday. State lawmakers are preparing to redraw congressional and legislative district during the once-in-a-decade reapportionment process. The committee plans to hold educational meetings throughout the state in October, hitting large cities, small towns and tribal areas. Afterwards,

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sang Kang was doing everything right except putting his tee shots in play. He had his driver working in Las Vegas and it paid off in a big way. Kang opened with 61 to build a two-shot lead in the Shiners Children’s Open. That one shot off his career-best. Kang finished

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s governor says a decrease in COVID-19 case rates and an increase in vaccinations is at least partly due to a nearly two-month deployment of federal emergency management “surge teams” in parts of Las Vegas. Gov. Steve Sisolak said Thursday that test positivity, a key measure of the spread of COVID-19,

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada-based technology company that had lobbied state lawmakers to let it form a semi-autonomous smart city in the rural desert has withdrawn its proposal. Blockchains said on Thursday that it no longer planned to construct a smart city that revolved around

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — It took some time, but the Las Vegas Raiders have finally become a bona fide threat on the defensive front since trading star linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears just nine days before the start of the 2018 season. Defensive ends Maxx Crosby and Yannick Ngakoue