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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are finally getting their day in the sun. They face off in the next edition of “Capital One’s The Match.” That’s a made-for-TV exhibition that will be played the Friday after Thanksgiving at Wynn Golf Course on the Las Vegas Strip. The two have

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas goaltender Robin Lehner says he is encouraged about the possibility of change in the NHL after speaking with the league and players’ union. Lehner on social media last weekend accused teams of improperly medicating players without a doctor’s consent. On Tuesday he called that a cry for help. The longtime

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Truckee officials say they’ve taken steps to recover from and guard against a cybersecurity attack like the one that shut down its computer system in July in the town near Lake Tahoe. The Sierra Sun reports Town Manager Jennifer Callaway presented the latest update to the town council last week about

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tribal lawyers are asking a U.S. judge in Nevada to reconsider her earlier refusal to block digging at a proposed lithium mine near the Oregon line. They say newly uncovered evidence proves it was the sacred site of a massacre of dozens of Native Americans in

By The Associated Press The PGA Tour will be spending the next two weeks in Las Vegas. The Shriners Children’s Open has a solid field with nearly half the players from the top 50 in the world. The following week will be the CJ Cup. That tournament has moved from South Korea for the second

Phoenix (AP) — Las Vegas police say officers fatally shot a man who had fired at them and that a woman who was with the man also was wounded. A police statement said the Monday night incident began when officers responded to a reported domestic disturbance involving the man and the woman and that the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns, Austin Ekeler rushed for 117 yards and scored twice and the Los Angeles Chargers knocked the Las Vegas Raiders from the unbeaten ranks with a 28-14 victory. Los Angeles, 3-1 for the first time since 2014, is part of

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The kickoff of Monday night’s game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers was delayed 35 minutes because of lightning. SoFi Stadium has a roof, but is classified as open-air due to the north side being open on the upper deck. Torrential rain hit the Los Angeles area nearly

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A popular, annual fall fish festival at Lake Tahoe scheduled this month has been canceled because low water levels are expected to keep Kokanee salmon from spawning in Taylor Creek due to lingering drought. Weather officials said earlier this summer Lake Tahoe was experiencing its third driest year in 111 years.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Running back Josh Jacobs is back in the Las Vegas Raiders’ lineup for their visit to SoFi Stadium to face the Los Angeles Chargers. Jacobs missed the past two games with an ankle injury, but the third-year starter is back in uniform as Las Vegas attempts to remain one of the

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ruled a Rudy Giuliani associate facing trial next week in New York City for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians is too poor to pay his own lodging and transportation. Judge J. Paul Oetken ordered taxpayers to pick up the tab for Lev Parnas’ hotel room

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A weekend protest of coronavirus vaccine and mask mandates drew several hundred people to the Las Vegas Strip, where marchers with signs and T-shirts declaring “freedom of choice” wound along sidewalks and into some resorts. Police on Monday reported issuing two citations and making one arrest. They reported no damage or

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials are now counting results from rapid antigen tests in the coronavirus data that they present to the public instead of only counting the traditional molecular tests processed in laboratories. The state updated its health response dashboard on Monday and add more than 600,000 tests to its count.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A weekend protest of coronavirus vaccine and mask mandates drew several hundred people to the Las Vegas Strip, where marchers with signs and T-shirts declaring “freedom of choice” wound along sidewalks and into some resorts. Police on Monday did not immediately report any citations, arrests, damage or injuries during the Sunday

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault is denying accusations that he ever gave players drugs without doctor’s consent. Former Flyers goalie Robin Lehner in a series of tweets says teams give players sedatives and anxiety pills without a doctor’s consent. He referenced the  Flyers and Vigneault,

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada running back Toa Taua has been named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week after he rushed for a season-high 124 yards on 12 carries to lead the Wolf Pack to their first road victory over Boise State since 1997. The senior from Lompoc, California averaged 10.3 yards

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says an officer fatally shot a man suspected of physically abusing a woman. The agency says the incident happened Sunday shortly after 8 a.m. in the northeast Las Vegas metro area. The Nevada Highway Patrol received reports of possible domestic battery with witnesses describing a man hitting

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has reached out to Robin Lehner to set up an interview after the goaltender made several accusations on social media. Lehner in a series of tweets Saturday said teams give players sedatives and anxiety pills without a doctor’s consent and referenced the Philadelphia Flyers and coach Alain

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Brianna Turner scored 23 points, Brittney Griner added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-60 to take a 2-1 series lead in the WNBA semifinals. The Mercury got off to another fast start and never let up,

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. has been ruled out for Monday night’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders with an ankle injury. Murray rolled his left ankle during individual drills on Saturday and was carted off. It’s the same ankle Murray injured during the first quarter of the