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Ionescu has big fourth quarter as Liberty beat short-handed Aces 75-71
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty have been saying all season long that they are a new team this year. On Sunday they showed it. Facing a Las Vegas squad that was missing star A'ja Wilson, the Liberty blew a 20-point lead, but still found a way to win. Last year, they might not...
Garrett Nussmeier throws 6 TDs as No. 18 LSU beats Nicholls 44-21
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Garrett Nussmeier threw six touchdown passes to lead No. 18 LSU to a 44-21 victory over Nicholls on Saturday night. Bouncing back from a season-opening loss to Southern California a week ago in Las Vegas, LSU (1-1) struggled to pull away from the FCS-level...
Wynn Resorts paying $130M for letting illegal money reach gamblers at its Las Vegas Strip casino
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that it let unlicensed money transfer businesses around the world funnel funds to gamblers at its flagship Las Vegas Strip property. The publicly traded company said a...
Trump accepts key endorsement from police union while celebrating sentencing delay on felony charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping indictment of the U.S. legal system that has convicted him of almost three dozen felony counts and indicted him in three other pending...
Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson rally Aces to 4th straight victory, 72-67 over Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Kelsey Plum had 27 points, A'ja Wilson scored 20 and the Las Vegas Aces rallied to beat the Connecticut Sun 72-67 on Friday night. Plum sank 8 of 15 shots with three 3-pointers to help Las Vegas (22-12) extend its win streak to four. Wilson made 8 of 15...
Nevada inmate was pepper-sprayed and held face down before he died. His death was ruled a homicide
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada prisoner died after he was pepper-sprayed by guards, shut in a storage room, shackled and restrained with his face to the ground, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press. Patrick Odale's death on Dec. 28, 2023, at the Southern...
A man who attacked a Nevada judge in court pleads guilty but mentally ill
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man whose courtroom attack on a judge in Las Vegas was recorded on video has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted murder and other charges. Deobra Delone Redden ended his trial Thursday after Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus testified...
Nevada high court ends casino mogul Steve Wynn's defamation suit against The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday ended a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press in 2018, rejecting his bid for a jury to hear his claim that he was defamed by an AP story about two women who alleged Wynn committed...
Davante Adams' repeated denials doesn't end speculation of his future with the Raiders
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Davante Adams took the opportunity Wednesday in his weekly in-season news conference to insist he was not looking for a way out of Las Vegas. The question is why does this keep happening? Adams, after all, made similar comments when the Raiders opened...
No. 18 LSU eyes bounce-back performance against Nicholls State
Nicholls State (0-1) at No. 18 LSU (0-1), Saturday, 7:30 ET (SECN+, ESPN+) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? LSU needs a convincing victory to remain in the AP Top 25 p oll after...
