Blogs
Why Lee-Spearman Matters
May 16th, 2012
State Sen. John Lee is a Democrat—but only nominally, according to his critics, who tend to be in the party’s liberal and moderately liberal wing. Read more »
Daily Broke: Diamondbacks at Rockies OVER 10 1/2 (-120)
May 16th, 2012
Mama always said to respect your elders, and for the most part, I do. But sometimes it’s difficult to do so—like, say, when a 49-year-old pitcher has given up 15 runs and 28 hits (including four home runs) in his last 15 innings. Read more »
For Soccer Players, A Shot at the Big Time
May 15th, 2012
Real Salt Lake will become the first Major League Soccer team to hold a tryout for its youth academy in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at the Alexander Dawson School in Summerlin. Read more »
Daily Broke: Spurs (-11½) vs. Clippers
May 15th, 2012
How about Monday’s call on the Lakers? Hey, look on the bright side: On the scoreboard, they got destroyed by 29 points. On our ticket, they lost by only 21½ points. Read more »
UNLV hosting UConn transfer Roscoe Smith for official visit
Baltimore native could be eligible immediately, but UNLV interested regardless
May 15th, 2012
UNLV made waves nationally when it landed a commitment from Findlay Prep senior forward and McDonald's All-American Anthony Bennett on Saturday afternoon. And, apparently, Dave Rice and his staff are not done trying to fill out their roster. Read more »
Devil Dash: Running in Hell and the Heavenly Finish Line
May 14th, 2012
On May 12, I thought I was in decent shape. That day’s Devil Dash in Boulder City taught me that “in shape” is a relative concept. Read more »
Daily Broke: Lakers (+7 1/2) vs. Thunder
May 14th, 2012
Rest vs. rust? The debate as it pertains to betting the NBA playoffs has been raging as long as there’s been a guy on a street corner willing to take someone’s action. Read more »
Remembering Carroll Shelby
May 11th, 2012
Like most schlubs who love cars but were born sans silver spoon in mouth, I could only admire Carroll Shelby’s outrageous automotive creations from afar. Read more »
SLS Wants to Lead Way on North Strip
May 11th, 2012
In Green Felt Journal on May 10, I shared some insights from Rob Oseland, president and chief operating officer of the not-yet-under construction SLS Las Vegas, about the former Sahara hotel-casino’s prospects. Here is some additional material from our interview to shed more light on the plan for SLS. Read more »
Red Mountain Resort Packages Relaxation
May 11th, 2012
The silence actually hurts my ears the first night I arrive to Red Mountain Resort in Ivins, Utah. Coming from Las Vegas, where even in a remote area, there is still some sort of noise, the silence here is nearly deafening. Read more »
