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Jimmy Vaccaro back in action in Las Vegas at South Point book

Six months after the colorful Jimmy Vaccaro left Las Vegas following 44 years in the sportsbook industry for a job promoting Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, the venerable bookmaker has returned to his role as South Point oddsmaker.

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USA Basketball training camp begins in Las Vegas

USA Basketball is going through a transition period starting with its Las Vegas training camp this week, after several star players pulled out of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.

Don Banks, giant of NFL writers, gone too soon

Banks died in his sleep early Sunday morning at the age of 57, alone in a hotel room in Canton, Ohio, having attended the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies and earlier filing his first story for the Review-Journal.

UNLV holds longest practice of training camp

UNLV had its longest football practice this training camp, going nearly 2½ hours on Monday morning at Rebel Park. They go into full pads Tuesday evening at Sam Boyd Stadium.

 
Oklahoma City edges Aviators, 7-6

Austin Barnes homered and knocked in three runs, leading the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 7-6 victory Sunday night over the Aviators before a Pacific Coast League crowd of 8,470 at Las Vegas Ballpark.

Desert Pines junior Anthony Swift turns potential into production

Swift sat out the high school season after transferring from Durango to Desert Pines, but returned to competitive basketball during the club season with the Las Vegas Knicks, with whom he reached the under-16 championship game Sunday in the Fantastic 40 at the Tarkanian Basketball Academy.