Former Rebel Brandon McCoy is now with the Bucks He will be in Las Vegas for next month’s NBA Summer League The Bucks drafted Donte DiVincenzo in the first round Centennial’s Troy Brown Jr. went to the Wizards in the first Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison was the only MW player drafted
Superintendent Jesus Jara took his first public tour on Thursday. At Del Sol Academy, he chatted with students about their future. He also set a lofty goal — to make CCSD the top district in the country.
A Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring driver stepped up to run last week’s Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. Stan Mullis started 38th and finished in 33rd place. It was the second straight year the 48-year-old Las Vegas businessman joined forces with car owner Carl Long for the Iowa race. Driving for a team so strapped for cash that it once brought a marijuana sponsorship to the track, Mullis still was running at the finish despite clutch and electrical problems. “It’s a pretty big thrill. When you’re racing (against) a (Team) Penske car, it’s a real eye-opener.”
The NBA draft takes place at 4 p.m. Thursday Commissioner Adam Silver will welcome new players to NBA Centennial’s Troy Brown Jr. expected to go in first round UNLV’s Brandon McCoy could go in second round Ex-Rebel Patrick McCaw taken by Warriors in 2016
The Lights FC had a difficult time preparing for Seattle Sounders FC 2. The Lights faced a three-day turnaround between games. So the team did little on-field work before its match last Saturday. Instead the starters just talked through the game plan Friday. The result: a 4-1 win against the Sounders 2. Tactically, if you noticed how we prepared for this game, you may laugh.
Sir Paul McCartney is one of the most celebrated and accomplished musicians in history. He just turned 76 on June 18. McCartney grew to international fame with the Beatles and went on to become a wildly successful solo musician. Paul McCartney’s net worth is estimated at $1.2 billion, according to Celebrity Net Worth. In 2017, McCartney landed the No. 13 spot on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid musicians, earning $54 million for the year. On Thursday, June 20, McCartney will release a double A-side single featuring two new songs, “I Don’t Know” and “Come On to Me.” McCartney has yet to announce a title of his new album or when it will be released. Th album is expected to be released before he headlines the Austin City Limits Music fest in October.
Almost 2,000 Children Separated From Parents in Border Crackdown On Saturday, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed 1,995 children have been affected by the “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the policy last month, saying… Attorney General Jeff Sessions, via ‘Time’ The separations occurred during a six-week
period between
April 19 and May 31. The DHS reported the numbers reflect parents who were undocumented immigrants, have possible
criminal conduct, have immigration violations or could not be verified as kin to the children. According to ‘Time,’ the children are taken to juvenile centers, and it is unclear whether or not they are eventually reunited with their parents.
Authorities say troubled rapper-singer XXXtentacion has been fatally shot in Florida.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office says the 20-year-old rising star was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital. He was shot earlier Monday outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership.
Las Vegas homicide detectives are investigating after a man was stabbed to death Sunday night at a strip mall on Maryland Parkway. The stabbing was called in about 11:45 p.m. Sunday and occurred at 2797 S. Maryland Parkway, near Vegas Valley Drive. Two men in their 50s got into a fight as they walked together on Maryland Parkway. One of the men stabbed the other and took off on foot. The man who was stabbed was taken to Sunrise Hospital where he died.
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Lights FC technical director Jose Luis Sanchez Sola was suspended by the USL. The team said he touched a fan after its 4-0 loss to Phoenix on Wednesday. He will have to sit out eight games and will not be able to appeal the penalty. The earliest he can return to the Lights’ sideline is August 4. It was not a violent action and he asked the fan who had been heckling him to say it to him directly. Clearly that’s not acceptable. It’s not condoned. We accept the penalty.
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh told a crowd of travel agents goals for revitalization group Downtown Project.
Hsieh spoke Friday as part of an annual conference that brought 2,000 people to Caesars Palace. He also discussed the philosophy of online retailer Zappos, based in Las Vegas.
Some of his company’s top priorities are internal culture and customer experience.
Southern Nevada’s growth is outpacing the national rate. A recent report predicts this growth will continue in upcoming years, unless it is dampened by national and international issues, like fiscal policy and a potential trade war. “We’re still recovering from the Great Reccession, but we’re doing it quite rapidly. Our economy is doing better Nevada’s economy, and Nevada’s economy is doing better than the national economy.”
The Lights FC enters its next match with a thin roster. The Lights will have only 14 players available at the start of Saturday’s game. Three more players will be able to go by the second half. Injuries and roster tweaks have left the team threadbare. Lights goalkeeper Ricardo Ferrino will also be suspended Saturday. Midfielder Carlos Alvarez
A Henderson teen found dead Friday was shot during a modified “Russian roulette” game. Police say 17-year-old Matthew Minkler was left on the kitchen floor of an adandoned Henderson home. According to police documents, Jaiden Caruso, 16, and Kody Harlan, 17, returned to the house shortly afterward, but only to clean up the scene and hide the body inside a downstairs closet under a plastic sheet. Detectives say they never called 911, or “attempted to render aid.” It was only after a short vehicle pursuit Friday evening that police learned of the shooting and later found Matthew’s body. Caruso is facing charges of murder with a deadly weapon and robbery, while Harlan faces charges of accessory to murder after the fact, destroying evidence and robbery.
Wayne Newton and his wife, Kathleen, arrived at their southeast Las Vegas home shortly before midnight on Wednesday to find two burglars inside their house. The burglars fled and were seen heading north through the property. Las Vegas police quickly set up a perimeter and launched an extensive search of the area, but the suspects were able to escape. It was unclear if the burglars got away with anything of value. Several items, under the watchful eyes of the police, were seen on the ground near the home’s main driveway. Neither Newton, nor his wife, were injured. The Newtons were not available for comment.
Henderson resident and Hall of Fame horse racing writer Jerry Izenberg witnessed another Triple Crown winner on Saturday. Justify became the second horse in three years to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Izenberg has witnessed five Triple Crown winners: Secretariat in 1973, Seattle Slew in 1977, Affirmed in 1978, American Pharoah in 2015 and now Justify. He said the jury is still out on where Justify will rank with the other great horses he has covered. But Izenberg says no horse compares to Secretariat, at least in his mind. “Honestly, you’re talking about absolutely great horses with these five Triple Crown winners. I’d have to say there’s Secretariat, and then there’s the other four horses — and that’s not to denigrate the other four horses.”
Lights FC defender Joel Huiqui learned leadership at the highest level. Huiqui captained Mexico’s 2013 Gold Cup squad. He has been rostered 14 times by his country’s senior national team. Now Huiqui wants to use that experience to lead the Lights. For me, it was really exciting. The moment I got the jersey on my skin, when I was lining up in the dugout to go out onto the field, when I was lining up and my national anthem was playing, it was incredible.
RONDA ROUSEY WILL BE UFC’S FIRST HALL OF FAMER UFC’S FIRST FEMALE CHAMPION WILL NOW ALSO BE THE FIRST WOMAN ENSHRINED IN THE UFC HALL OF FAME. RONDA ROUSEY BROUGHT WOMEN’S MIXED MARTIAL ARTS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT WITH A DOMINANT RUN ATOP THE WOMEN’S FIGHTING WORLD. SHE WENT 12-2 IN HER FIVE YEARS IN MMA, WINNING 11 MATCHES WITHIN THE FIRST ROUND. “THERE WOULD BE NO WOMEN IN UFC WITHOUT RONDA ROUSEY… Ronda is an absolute pioneer who helped me personally, and a lot of other people, look at women in combat sports differently.” – UFC PRESIDENT DANA WHITE HER LOSSES CAME CONSECUTIVELY TO HOLLY HOLM AND AMANDA NUNES AT THE END OF HER UFC CAREER. BUT HER CAREER LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR UFC’S WOMEN’S DIVISIONS AND PAVED THE WAY FOR WOMEN IN MMA. “MAY I BE THE FIRST OF MANY.” – RONDA ROUSEY
Who should you root for in the World Cup with the U.S. out? If you like underdogs, there’s Iceland. It’s the smallest nation to ever qualify for the event. If you want to see stars, there’s Portugal and Argentina. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have never won the World Cup. Or if you want to be a good neighbor, there’s Mexico. El Tri has been eliminated in the Round of 16 in six straight Cups.
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Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky is retiring this month after nearly 30 years with the district. Students at Ronnow Elementary, his first school, surprised him in May with a dance and mural.
Jeff Horn talks about his upcoming title defense against Terence Crawford at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Lights FC will try to keep things cool the rest of the season. The team is adjusting to playing soccer in the Las Vegas heat. The Lights had a hydration break during their last home game. They’re also moving practices earlier to avoid the heat as much as possible. Still, the team wants the weather to create a home-field advantage. Forward Samuel Ochoa
Ten Las Vegas valley baseball players were selected in the MLB Draft Oregon State SS Cadyn Grenier (Bishop Gorman) — First round (37th overall), Baltimore Orioles UNLV OF Kyle Isbel — Third round (94th overall), Kansas City Royals CSN RHP Joey O’Brien — Sixth round (178th overall), Seattle Mariners Loyola-Marymount 3B Niko Decolati (Cimarron-Memorial) — Sixth round (186th overall), Colorado Rockies UNLV RHP Alan Strong — 10th round (300th overall), Tampa Bay Rays Texas RHP Nolan Kingham (Desert Oasis) — 12th round (352nd overall), Atlanta Braves Dixie State RHP Tanner Howell (Boulder City) — 35th round (1054th overall), Minnesota Twins Bishop Gorman C Austin Wells — 35th round (1057th overall), New York Yankees CSN RHP Ryan McDonald — 37th round (1096th overall), San Francisco Giants UNLV RHP Trevor Horn — 39th round (1156th overall), San Francisco Giants
Either the Golden Knights or the Capitals are going to win the Stanley Cup. So before that happens, here are five facts about the trophy: 1. It’s named after Lord Stanley of Preston, a former Governor General of Canada. 2. The champions get their names engraved on the Cup’s rings. 3. Each player gets a day with the Cup during the summer. 4. Montreal has won the Cup a record 24 times. 5. 13 teams, including the Capitals and Golden Knights, have never won it.
Celebrities Share Tweets Mourning Kate Spade Following Her Death Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide in her New York City apartment on Tuesday. The fashion designer was
55 years old. Rosie O’Donnell, to actor David Spade (Kate’s brother-in-law). Bethenny Frankel Chelsea Clinton Kenneth Cole Josh Groban Spade is survived by her husband, Andy, and 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade.
Macy’s Backstage opened in Meadows Mall on Saturday with discounts on items ranging from 20 to 80 percent off.
More Nevada Backstage stores will open in the fall.
Macy’s previously closed its Boulevard Mall location as one of 68 stores shuttered during 2017.
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