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Alex Bowman (48) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Bowman edges Larson in OT in NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak leaves with his wife Kathy after delivering the State of the State address at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Democrat governor, wife faced ‘racist threats’ outside of Las Vegas restaurant

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Pro Bowl players echo concerns brought by Flores’ lawsuit

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada smile for photographers on Capitol Hill in Washington after the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks in February 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama to deliver eulogy at Harry Reid’s funeral

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman speaks during a press conference discussing preparations for the upcoming Las Vegas New Year's Eve celebration, at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Officials: Vegas fireworks show will go on, 300,000 expected

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. The 74-year-old former football hero, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1, the day after a hearing before the Nevada state Board of Parole, Kim Yoko Smith, spokeswoman for the Nevada State Police, said Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

O.J. Simpson ‘completely free man’ as parole ends in Nevada

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Washington Football Team's Tress Way (5) embraces kicker Brian Johnson after Johnson made a 48-yard field goal against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

A kick worth waiting for: Johnson’s game-winner makes it four straight for Washington

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

A National Guardsman stands guard at a fence that runs along the Rio Grande near the International bridge in Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 17, 2021. A year into the Joe Bidens presidency, though, action on the immigration system has been hard to find and there is growing consternation privately among some in the party that the Biden administration cant find the right balance on immigration. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Report: Vegas police quietly give jailed immigrants to feds

By Michael Scott Davidson - Associated Press

Nelly Korda tips her ball to the gallery on the eighth green during the final round of the LPGA Tour Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) **FILE**

Golf flourishing with a couple of edgy rivalries

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

New York Giants free safety Xavier McKinney (29) intercepts a pass intended for Las Vegas Raiders' Zay Jones (7) as Giants' James Bradberry (24) watches during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Munson)

McKinney has two picks as Giants edge Raiders

By Tom Canavan - Associated Press

Las Vegas Metro Police investigators work at the scene of a fatal crash Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Las Vegas. Police in Las Vegas say Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was involved in the fiery vehicle crash early Tuesday that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison) **FILE**

Prosecutor: Ruggs drove 156 mph before fatal crash in Las Vegas

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, displays the trophy after winning the CJ Cup golf tournament, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker) **FILE**

McIlroy rediscovers the art of winning

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

In this Oct. 6, 1996, file photo, rookie pro golfer Tiger Woods smiles after receiving a check and trophy for winning the Las Vegas Invitational golf tournament at TPC at Summerlin in Las Vegas. Twenty-five years ago this week Woods won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Las Vegas Invitational, changing golf forever. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File) **FILE**

Woods first left his mark on the PGA 25 years ago

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo, people pray at a makeshift memorial for shooting victims in Las Vegas, on the anniversary of the mass shooting two years earlier. People who died, will be remembered Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, during the fourth anniversary of the Las Vegas massacre that became the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

4th year since Las Vegas massacre stirs emotions, ceremonies

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 1996, file photo, rapper Tupac Shakur, left, and a founder of Death Row Records, Marion &quot;Suge&quot; Knight, attend a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles. Twenty-five years after he was killed in Las Vegas, Tupac Shakur's legacy lives on. He was shot Sept. 7, 1996, died several days later at age 25. No one has ever been arrested for his killing. The Las Vegas Review-Journal looked at the unsolved slaying of one of rap music's biggest stars. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Remembering Tupac: Las Vegas killing unsolved after 25 years

By Jason Bracelin - Associated Press

Washington Mystics center Tina Charles (31) in action during a WNBA basketball game, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.) **FILE**

Mystics give up 21-point lead in loss to Aces

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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 1974, file photo, Evel Knievel sits in the steam-powered rocket motorcycle that will hopefully take him across Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho. (AP Photo, File)

Evel Knievel Museum reportedly leaving Topeka for Las Vegas

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FILE - This Nov. 10, 2016, file photo provided by the Nevada Department of Corrections shows the then-newly completed execution chamber at Ely State Prison in Ely, Nev. Three Democratic-majority legislatures have passed measures abolishing the death penalty since 2019, but party control could be a less decisive factor in Nevada as state lawmakers debate a repeal measure. Unlike Colorado, New Hampshire and Virginia, some of Nevada's most powerful Democrats support the death penalty. Advocates on both sides of the issue say the contrast among the states underscores how the death penalty continues to jumble partisan divides. (Nevada Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Bid to block Nevada death penalty drug plan draws 2nd inmate

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. Simpson has launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star says he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.” Simpson confirmed the new account to The Associated Press on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Simpson said in a phone interview it will be a lot of fun and that he had some things to straighten out. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File) ** FILE **

O.J. Simpson appealing $60 million in Goldman judgments, lawyer says

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 10, 2016, file photo provided by the Nevada Department of Corrections shows the then-newly completed execution chamber at Ely State Prison in Ely, Nev. Nevada prison officials say they'll use a never-before-tried combination of drugs will be employed for the state's first lethal injection in 15 years. (Nevada Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Nevada to use never-before-tried drugs for upcoming execution

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press