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Nevada hosts Sam Houston in season opener

Nov. 04, 2024 03:45 AM EST

Sam Houston Bearkats at Nevada Wolf Pack Reno, Nevada; Monday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolf Pack -8.5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM LINE: Nevada starts the season at home against Sam Houston. Nevada finished 26-8 overall with a...

Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

Nov. 03, 2024 17:01 PM EST

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten cultural resources. The Center for...

When polls close in battleground states on Election Day

Nov. 03, 2024 07:46 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The results on Election Day will come down to seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have visited them the most. Together, these states are likely...

Nevada hosts Sam Houston in season opener

Nov. 03, 2024 03:06 AM EST

Sam Houston Bearkats at Nevada Wolf Pack Reno, Nevada; Monday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolf Pack -9; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nevada opens the season at home against Sam Houston. Nevada went 26-8 overall with a 15-2...

Morrow runs for 2 TDs, Noyes kicks 60-yard FG as Colorado State beats Nevada 38-21

Nov. 02, 2024 23:57 PM EDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Avery Morrow ran for two touchdowns, Justin Marshall also had a rushing TD and the Colorado State special teams starred Saturday night as the Rams beat Nevada 38-21. Colorado State (6-3, 4-0 Mountain West Conference) has won four games in a row and five of its...

Ashton Jeanty, Maddux Madsen help No. 15 Boise State rout San Diego State 56-24

Nov. 02, 2024 00:28 AM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 149 yards and two touchdowns, Maddux Madsen threw for 307 yards and four scores — both career highs — and No. 15 Boise State routed San Diego State 56-24 on Friday night for its sixth straight victory. Jeanty had his eighth straight...

Grand Canyon accepts invitation to join the Mountain West Conference by 2026

Nov. 01, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Grand Canyon has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference no later than 2026, according to an announcement sent by the school Friday. The Antelopes will join a conference that has six existing members, including Air Force, New Mexico, Nevada, San...

Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'

Nov. 01, 2024 04:13 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies." ...

Jury chooses life in prison for man who killed 2 from Vietnam in Las Vegas hotel room in 2018

Oct. 31, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury decided Thursday that a man should serve life in state prison with no chance of parole for breaking into a room at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino and killing two Vietnamese tour leaders in 2018. Julius Damiano Deangilo Trotter, 37, was spared a death...

‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada

Oct. 31, 2024 19:05 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark...