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FILE - In this April 9, 2019, file photo, Juventus' Daniele Rugani answers questions during a press conference at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Italian soccer club Juventus announced on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, that defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive for new coronavirus. Rugani, who is also an Italy international, is the first player in Italy’s top soccer division to test positive but Juventus stressed that the 25-year-old has no symptoms. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

America’s Cup champ calls for cancellation of prelim regatta

Associated Press

Dr. Fermin Leguen, acting chief health officer of the Southern Nevada Health District, discusses three new presumptive positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) during a news conference in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. Dr. Vit Kraushaar, district medical investigator, listens in the background. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Vegas Strip tourist from New York tests positive for virus

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

FILE - This March 23, 2012, file photo shows pipes extending into Lake Mead well above the high water mark near Boulder City, Nev. A Nevada state judge has again put a halt to a decades-long bid to tap groundwater beneath vast rangelands in northeast Nevada and pipe it to fast-growing suburbs and glittering gambling resorts in and around Las Vegas. In a strongly worded written ruling, Judge Robert Estes said Monday, March 9, 2020, he saw no reason to undo findings he made in December 2013 that crippled a Southern Nevada Water Authority plan to spend billions of dollars to pump groundwater some 300 miles (482 kilometers) from four rural valleys in White Pine and Lincoln counties near the Utah border. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Judge again rejects Vegas water pipeline from rural valleys

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

School buses crash during rain in Vegas, no children hurt

Associated Press

Arizona State guard Jaelen House, left, and Washington State guard Isaac Bonton, right battle for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona State holds off Washington State rally for 83-74 win

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

Nevada school closed for virus tests after parent falls ill

Associated Press

Washington's Nahziah Carter (11) is defended by Arizona State's Kimani Lawrence (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Washington rallies for rare Pac-12 win, beating Arizona St.

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

North Dakota felon pleads guilty in Nevada drug, gun case

Associated Press

BYU forward Yoeli Childs (23) dunks next to Pepperdine forward Kessler Edwards (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Childs scores career-high 38 as No. 17 BYU wins 9th straight

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 21, 2018, file photo, United States' Madison Hughes scores in front of England's Alex Davis during the Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco. The World Rugby Sevens Series and the U.S. Eagles are back in Los Angeles for the first time in 14 years. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Back in LA: US looks to maintain rugby momentum in sevens

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

Cirque du Soleil to close Las Vegas show ‘R.U.N’ on March 8

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2020, file photo, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a joint press conference of the Co-Chairs Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' meeting on the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia in Vientiane, Laos. The United States has postponed a meeting of leaders of southeast Asian nations that was set for Las Vegas in mid-March due to the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

US postpones southeast Asian leaders’ meeting due to virus

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 photo, Local painter Sloane Siobhan is photographed in front of her mural during the grand opening of dT-Alley in Las Vegas. A project by the dT Alley Community Coalition Inc. has revitalized the alley, adorning its concrete walls with vibrant murals, transforming utility boxes into whimsical creatures and replacing the trash bins with flower boxes and interactive pop-ups. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

‘Downtown Alley’ in Las Vegas a hidden walk of art, whimsy

By JANNA KAREL - Associated Press

6 sports figures get Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame nod

Associated Press

Joey Logano celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)

Joey Logano defends Las Vegas victory with another win

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Jordan Williams, right, 30, and Amanda Schild, 33, from Rochester, Minn., tie the knot at The Little Vegas Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Beyond glitz and Elvis: Vegas rebranding its wedding image

By SUBRINA HUDSON - Associated Press

In this June 28, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

2016 again? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election

By AAMER MADHANI and DEB RIECHMANN and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Bernie Sanders benefits from ‘rigged system’ as Michael Bloomberg botches debate debut

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is intervened in the spin room after a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Pete Buttigieg claims anti-Sanders mantle, wants Bloomberg out of the race

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg arrives for a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nevada debate confirms Mike Bloomberg only credible Trump thumper

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times