If there was a decade when the NBA, which turned 75 this season, nearly disintegrated under the weight of its own problems, the 1970s was that decade.
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Jaguars fire Urban Meyer after 13 games, countless missteps
Urban Meyer’s tumultuous NFL tenure ended after just 13 games — and two victories — when the Jacksonville Jaguars fired him early Thursday because of an accumulation of missteps.
U.S. sports leagues cope with COVID outbreaks amid variants
U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation.
Nevada’s top doctor due to testify in Las Vegas execution case
Nevada’s chief medical officer is expected to testify Thursday as hearings resume before a federal judge in Las Vegas who is considering whether the state’s lethal injection execution plan is constitutional.
Scorecard urges steps for Las Vegas, Henderson to advance clean energy
A group that analyzes clean energy strategy is recommending the city of Las Vegas set and track communitywide goals for greenhouse gas emissions, establish and track metrics related to energy equity, and contribute to the development of a clean energy…
UNLV looking to make the most of remaining nonconference schedule
The 2021-22 season is about to slow down for the UNLV basketball team.
Omicron variant’s rapid spread could soon lead to a wave, CDC warns
The proportion of coronavirus cases in the United States caused by the omicron variant has increased sharply and may portend a significant surge in infections as soon as …
At Kim Potter trial, jurors get 2 views of former officer
Jurors at the manslaughter trial of Kim Potter have been getting two versions of the white former suburban Minneapolis police officer, who says she made a tragic mistake when she fired her handgun instead of her Taser and killed Black motorist Daunte …
House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt in Jan. 6 probe
The House has voted to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he ceased to cooperate with the Jan. 6 Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection — making it the first time the chamber has voted to hold a…
Penelope Cruz honored by MoMA for her career in cinema
During a tribute to her career at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), Penelope Cruz recalled the Betamax videotape store that opened in her neighborhood, in a suburb of Madrid, when she was a child and that made her discover cinema.