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High School Heisman winner earns key to city

Posted 3 hours, 14 minutes ago in High School Sports Scene

High school sports section The Meadows senior Brett Leibowitz, who beat out roughly 33,000 other applicants last month for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award, will receive the key to Las Vegas Wednesday morning in a ceremony downtown at City Hall. The national award, which was presented in New York as part of college football’s Heisman trophy weekend, acknowledges the teenager who excels in athletes, academics and community service. Leibowitz ...

Cruz leaving Rebels soccer team for Major League Soccer

Posted 3 hours, 51 minutes ago in Sports: UNLV

UNLV sophomore striker Danny Cruz is leaving school for Major League Soccer. Cruz signed an MLS contract today in coach Mario Sanchez’s office. He leaves Thursday for a combine in Florida and will be available to be picked in the MLS Super Draft on Jan. 15 in St. Louis. “It’s true,” Sanchez said. “All afternoon he was in my office signing the paperwork. It’s a good thing, a good contract. ...

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Politics: The Early Line

Reid, Ensign 'soul mates'?: WASHINGTON — That Nevada’s two senators, Harry Reid and John Ensign, refrain from criticizing one another in public is known – it’s part of their ...
Titus arrives in D.C.; Obama, Reid meet: WASHINGTON — Greeting Early Liners. Let’s get started after the long holiday break and a busy day on the Hill. Soon-to-be Rep. Dina Titus arrived ...
Reid: Illinois governor distorting phone call: Updated story: Reid fires back on Obama replacement appointees WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this evening that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is ...; (4 Comments)

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Sports

Bloggity, Bloggity, Bloggity

StockcarToons cartoonist Mike Smith pops the hood on NASCAR racing. (RSS Feed)

Rough economy produces silence at Daytona (Posted 7 hours, 39 minutes ago)
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Now and Then

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Adras' team falls in marathon thriller (Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago)
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Famed wheelchair backflipper earns key to city (Posted 14 days, 6 hours ago)
WASUP Cardinals featured on ESPN2 (Posted 15 days, 8 hours ago)
Additional bouts announced for UFC 92 (Posted 19 days, 12 hours ago)

Sports: UNLV

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Cruz leaving Rebels soccer team for Major League Soccer (Posted 3 hours, 51 minutes ago)
Rebels gain big commitment from juco DE B.J. Bell; sign DeGiacomo (Posted 4 days, 6 hours ago)
Adams practices, will come off the bench Saturday (Posted 4 days, 10 hours ago)

Politics

The Early Line

Political news and analysis from the Sun's reporting team, focusing in on the 2008 presidential race, Nevada's Presidential Caucus and the national, state and local political scenes. (RSS Feed)

Reid, Ensign 'soul mates'? (Posted 5 hours, 25 minutes ago)
Titus arrives in D.C.; Obama, Reid meet (Posted 1 day, 9 hours ago)
Reid: Illinois governor distorting phone call (Posted 3 days, 4 hours ago)

Winning the West

The Sun continues its Winning the West coverage this week at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Reporters first went on the road to listen to voters and political leaders around the West, then covered the Democratic National Convention last week in Denver. (RSS Feed)

McCain energizes Republicans (Posted 4 months, 4 days ago)
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Bar talk positive toward Palin (Posted 4 months, 4 days ago)

Politics: Ralston's Flash

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Gibbons choice emphasized expertise in area governor says is unimportant (Posted 1 day, 9 hours ago)
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Face to Face: Final Take

Dying to know who refused to sit in the hot seat? Can't sleep without knowing which government types refuse to be held accountable? Go behind the scenes of Face to Face with Dana Gentry, the show's executive producer. (RSS Feed)

Chancellor: Regular folk snookered (Posted 1 month, 4 days ago)
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Michael Mosley released to "shared" custody (Posted 1 month, 13 days ago)

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Culture and Entertainment

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Sometimes David Spade can be the best cure (Posted 4 days, 2 hours ago)
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Partying at the Palms (Posted 5 days, 9 hours ago)

Joe Brown

When you grow up with the 6th most common name in the U.S.* you learn to think different. Click often for random odds and ends (mostly odds) from America's most random city. (*Guesstimated from 2000 U.S. Census figures) (RSS Feed)