Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from August 2001

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from August 2001

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
August 1, 2001... Aug. 1--COLLEGE TO OFFER MANAGEMENT CLASSES: The Community College of Southern Nevada will offer the Business Management and Administration Series beginning Sept. 20. The 13-week program includes units on customer service, time management,...

New York-Based Trust Denies British Firm's Claim of Deal for Las Vegas Casino.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Aug. 1--The managing partner of the New York-based Sommer Family Trust denied the Tuesday claims of his Aladdin partner that he had agreed to sell the bulk of the trust's 57 percent ownership interest in the struggling...

Services Held for Key Architect in Las Vegas Casino Design.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Aug. 1--An architect who was a key player in the transformation of Las Vegas casino design from a mix of disjointed elements to singularly incorporated concepts was buried Tuesday in Los Angeles. Martin Stern Jr....

Las Vegas-Based Park Place Entertainment Considering Cybercasino.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Aug. 1--Park Place Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Tom Gallagher said Tuesday his company is considering whether to apply for an Internet casino license in a country off the British coast. "It's something...

Court Gives Lawyers, Buyers New Weapon to Fight Housing Discrimination.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Chris Di Edoardo Aug. 1--The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday handed private attorneys a powerful new weapon in the fight against housing discrimination. In Holley v. Meyer, the court said officers and owners of...

Nevada's Unemployment Rate Inches Up in June.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Sean Whaley Aug. 1--CARSON CITY, Nev.--Nevada's jobless rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point in June to 4.5 percent, mirroring the national rate, a state agency reported Tuesday. The preliminary, statewide seasonally...

Regents decry expense to lure UNLV donors.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV President Carol Harter's business, entertainment and goodwill spending exceeded $155,000 last year, expenditures that some officials deem vital to attracting wealthy donors and others view as an...

BLM kills LV annexation plan.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL Holding hand-lettered signs calling for the continued protection of federal land, more than a dozen protesters greeted a small group of Las Vegas officials arriving for a meeting Tuesday at the Bureau of...

Valley Hospital plans to close psychiatric ward.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: JOELLE BABULA REVIEW-JOURNAL Valley Hospital will close its 11-bed adult psychiatric ward by the end of the month, shutting down one of the few remaining hospital-based psychiatric units in Las Vegas. Valley officials say the...

Felony count added against teen-ager in mutilation slaying.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas man was accused of sexually assaulting a woman just one week before his penis was severed in a fatal attack, police confirmed Tuesday. On July 8, the body of Duran Bailey, 44, was...

DEFENSE TESTIMONY: Dozier shows jurors different side.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL Throughout his sex assault trial, Clarence "Jim" Dozier has been portrayed as a cold-hearted sex offender who drugged and raped women while recording them on videotape. But late Tuesday afternoon,...

City, county officials vent air quality issues.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Before the show began, they were cool, calm and cordial. They even exchanged a kiss on the cheek. But when the microphones were clipped and the camera lights were on, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman...

ROAD WARRIOR Q & A: Lane Merges Quickly.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES REVIEW-JOURNAL This week readers want to know why a freeway sign misinforms motorists about an approaching merge, if the owners of rock-spewing trucks are liable for the windshields they crack and when Ann Road will...

Hospital to pay $5.4 million after man goes into coma.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A Clark County jury awarded $5.4 million Monday to the family of a Las Vegas man permanently injured during surgery at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. According to court records, James Lee Banks Jr., went...

ETHICS BOARD: Chairman backs reform of process.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL The chairman of the Las Vegas Ethics Review Board said Tuesday he supports reforming the panel, but that eliminating the board altogether would be a mistake. Earle White Jr., who comes up for...

Leaked compound nonradioactive.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL A puncture in a shipping container allowed a foaming compound to trickle out of a metal box on a flatbed truck while low-level nuclear waste was being hauled from upstate New York to the Nevada Test Site,...

Work card law scrutinized.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY REVIEW-JOURNAL Concerned that job applicants may not get a fair shake, Clark County Commissioners instructed their attorneys Tuesday to research ways around a law that removes their authority to hear appeals from those...

NLV settlement pending in officer shooting case.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: RYAN OLIVER REVIEW-JOURNAL The Washington state police department that hired a former North Las Vegas police officer was not informed that a shooting the officer was involved in had been ruled unjustified. "What we (the North...

Herrera leads Porter in early money race.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON REVIEW-JOURNAL Early money in two of Nevada's congressional races favors Democrats. In the new 3rd Congressional District, Democratic Clark County Commission Chairman Dario Herrera has raised $362,825 in the...

Man killed in rollover at Primm identified.(news)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A Los Angeles man killed on Interstate 15 Friday in a single-vehicle rollover accident a half-mile north of the California border has been identified as Nelson Pimentel. The Nevada Highway Patrol found the...

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL: ams, Rebels occupy top spots.(sports)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV is moving up the respect list, but Colorado State still sits at the top. The Rams were named the preseason favorites to win the Mountain West Conference football title during Media Day on...

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August 1, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL Charlie Spoonhour didn't come to UNLV to be part of a Mickey Mouse operation. But because of a scheduling conflict at the Thomas & Mack Center, the first-year coach of the Rebels finds himself playing...

Cheyenne wins way to final in tourney.(sports)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Jim Klein hadn't really been used as a closer for Cheyenne's American Legion team this summer, but the right-hander fit the bill Tuesday at Basic. Klein came on with the bases loaded and one out in...

Robinson pleased with ticket progress.(sports)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL John Robinson wasn't aware of the news that UNLV had already increased its football season-ticket sales from last year. He also wasn't aware that the increase was impressive considering the university...

SECOND GUESSED: Rebels don't mind high expectations.(sports)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON REVIEW-JOURNAL The obstacles are plenty for UNLV's football team. Even a No. 2 selection by the media of how the Rebels would finish in the Mountain West Conference can't diminish what lies ahead. There are...

Golden Bear about to bring best to valley.(sports)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE REVIEW-JOURNAL Jack Nicklaus took 18 of the best holes he has designed and is putting them together in one golf course at Bear's Best Las Vegas. Adam Owen said he can't tell that the holes are from different courses....

FIGHTING FOR RECOGNITION: Klitschko stepping up.(sports)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE REVIEW-JOURNAL Wladimir Klitschko holds the World Boxing Organization heavyweight championship and, in his brief professional career, has staked a claim as one of the top fighters in the sport's most glamorous division....

SNACKERS' CHOICE: Not Just Desserts.(living)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS REVIEW-JOURNAL There's something about a banana split. Sure, a milkshake is a great way to cool off when the weather's warm, and a simple cone is a wonderful mobile dessert for a stroll in the park. But when...

RESTAURANT REPORT: Clark County Health District inspectors rate eating establishments.(living)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO REVIEW-JOURNAL Carniceria Del Rancho bakery, 860 E. Twain Ave., No. 115, received 12 demerits July 16. Violations included no hot water at hand sink; inadequate lighting throughout the bakery; and a hole in the wall...

Lawyers, buyers gain new weapon.(business)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: CHRIS DI EDOARDO REVIEW-JOURNAL The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday handed private attorneys a powerful new weapon in the fight against housing discrimination. In Holley v. Meyer, the court said officers and owners...

Hall Communications buys Quillin & Co. agency as local consolidation continues.(business)
August 1, 2001... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH REVIEW-JOURNAL Hall Communications acquired its second Las Vegas advertising and public relations firm this year in a move that reflects a trend toward industry consolidation, the company's top executive said Tuesday....

Talk of Bringing Baseball to Las Vegas May Spark Antitrust-Exemption Debate.
August 2, 2001... Aug. 2--Talk of an Oakland A's move to Las Vegas may be little more than frivolous late-summer chatter, but issues swirling about such a deal could have far-reaching political implications for Major League Baseball. Key players in the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
August 2, 2001... Aug. 2--CCSN TO PRESENT MANAGEMENT SERIES: The Community College of Southern Nevada will offer the Human Resources Management Series beginning Sept. 18. The nine-week program includes classes on finding and recruiting team members,...

No Final Deal Reached for Struggling Las Vegas Casino, Owners Say.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Aug. 2--A London Clubs spokesman acknowledged Wednesday that no final agreement has been reached with the Sommer Family Trust to buy the bulk of the Aladdin, but the British public relations executive said a final...

Costco to Open Summerlin, Nev., Store.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Aug. 2--A new 145,000-square-foot Costco store is opening this fall in Summerlin and Costco's Henderson warehouse is moving across the street on Aug. 31, company officials said Wednesday. The Summerlin Costco will...

Las Vegas-Based Gas Utility Reports $11.1 Million Loss.
August 2, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Aug. 2--Southwest Gas Corp. of Las Vegas, said Wednesday it lost $11.1 million in the second-quarter, up from a loss of $9.7 million a year ago. The loss per share was 35 cents, compared with 31 cents a year ago....

Jury Awards Nevada Real Estate Investors Nearly $2 Million in Suit.
August 2, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Aug. 2--A District Court jury returned a verdict Wednesday for $1 million in punitive damages against Robert Brinton, a real estate broker, who sold land to real estate investors for more money than the sellers...

Nevada Stands Alone on Internet Gambling, Seminar Participants Find.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Aug. 2--A University of Nevada, Las Vegas law student told state gaming regulators Wednesday that a range of state laws make it unlikely that U.S. citizens will be able to bet on Nevada-regulated Internet casinos. ...

North Las Vegas to pay $500,000 to settle police shooting.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY REVIEW-JOURNAL North Las Vegas officials on Wednesday unanimously approved a $500,000 settlement for an unarmed man wounded in a police shooting. City Attorney Sean McGowan told the council to avoid a trial...

Mandalay, A's deny deal to purchase team.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON REVIEW-JOURNAL Don't count on buying Las Vegas Athletics merchandise. The Oakland A's don't appear to be transferring ownership to Mandalay Sports Entertainment, which owns the Las Vegas 51s, meaning the club is...

Robinson touted as next UNLV athletic director.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL A national search for an athletic director has ended before it started with Carol Harter, president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, asking the Board of Regents to install football coach John...

Goodman could support stadium.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL Reacting to news reports that the Oakland A's had been sold to a company with strong ties to Las Vegas, Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday that he would support a downtown baseball stadium provided no...

HENDERSON COLLEGE: Regents to weigh funding request.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON REVIEW-JOURNAL Raising private dollars for the planned Nevada State College at Henderson is proving to be no easy task, and Nevada taxpayers could be asked to make up for the lack of philanthropy. The Board of...

Both sides of work card debate agree rules should be changed.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas City Council hearing on work card requirements Wednesday turned into a grudge match between Mayor Oscar Goodman and the head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. But after the...

Ethics review board grows.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas Ethics Review Board didn't die Wednesday. Instead, the Las Vegas City Council made it larger. The ethics panel will expand from five to seven members, and defendants appearing before the...

Dozier: Sex was consensual.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL Clarence "Jim" Dozier on Wednesday said he had consensual sex with the two women he is accused of raping, even though both women appear unconscious on a video Dozier made of the intercourse. When asked...

Child with E. coli on daily dialysis.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A Pahrump child with a confirmed case of E. coli is suffering from a rare form of kidney malfunction caused by the bacteria. The youth has endured dialysis to help the kidneys filter blood at Sunrise Hospital and...

AIR QUALITY: Apex Valley violates federal dust standard.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County's task of curbing air pollution became more difficult on Wednesday when air-quality chief Christine Robinson informed state authorities that the Apex Valley has violated the federal...

Suspended prison sentence given.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL A man accused of assaulting boys at a home for abused and neglected children received a suspended prison sentence and was placed on probation Wednesday. Rick Taylor, 38, was placed on probation because...

Last De La Guarda show scheduled for Aug. 12.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Aug. 12 will be the last show for De La Guarda, the Argentinian troupe that never quite caught on at the Rio. The show's producers and hotel officials mutually agreed to release the show from a yearlong contract...

School Board hears building plan update.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH REVIEW-JOURNAL The Clark County School District already is opening new buildings ahead of schedule. But Wednesday, district officials told School Board members that construction needs to be stepped up even more if...

Mack says he has 'acute stress reaction'.(news)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JAN MOLLER REVIEW-JOURNAL Doctors have diagnosed Las Vegas City Councilman Michael Mack as having "acute stress reaction," the councilman said Wednesday, his first day back on the council dais after a monthlong absence. In a...

MWC commissioner eyes BCS.(sports)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL Jerry Glanville was in the lobby of The Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday when a couple reporters approached him. The former NFL coach and current television analyst exchanged pleasantries with the writers...

Ayala puts on some meat for fight against `Bones'.(sports)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR REVIEW-JOURNAL Paulie Ayala is a natural bantamweight, but he is landing bigger fights by moving up in weight. Ayala, the World Boxing Association bantamweight champion, will move from 118 pounds to the 122-pound...

Indoor football league growing.(sports)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: MARC DAVID REVIEW-JOURNAL Lester Johnson played football at Long Beach State at the same time a youngster named Terrell Davis was getting his collegiate start there. Johnson, a free safety, had two tryouts with the Minnesota...

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE: 51s get set for stretch run.(sports)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON REVIEW-JOURNAL The 51s who began the season are not the 51s trying to reach the postseason. They have faced call-ups, demotions, waivers, trades and injuries. And, somehow, they still are in contention for the...

Back on his Feet.(living)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JOAN WHITELY REVIEW-JOURNAL For a guy who at one point couldn't even wiggle the toes or fingers on his left side, Carlos Ramirez of Las Vegas really gets around. In late June, he raced in Hawaii's Kona Marathon as a representative...

R-J music critic wins major award.(living)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas Review-Journal music critic Doug Elfman is a winner in the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors' 13th annual Excellence-in-Writing competition. He finished first in the arts and...

YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Las Vegas teen elected to national leadership post.(living)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO REVIEW-JOURNAL When Jeff Jordan of Las Vegas became a member of the Future Business Leaders of America during his freshman year at Advanced Technologies Academy, he set a goal of becoming the national organization's...

Costco store planned at Summerlin center.(business)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH REVIEW-JOURNAL A new 145,000-square-foot Costco store is opening this fall in Summerlin and Costco's Henderson warehouse is moving across the street on Aug. 31, company officials said Wednesday. The Summerlin...

Gas company files to expand pipeline.(business)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS REVIEW-JOURNAL One of the nation's biggest transporters of natural gas filed an application Wednesday with federal regulators to build a $1.26 billion addition that would double the capacity of a gas pipeline that...

Southwest Gas Corp. reports loss of $11.1 million for second-quarter.(business)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS REVIEW-JOURNAL Southwest Gas Corp. of Las Vegas, said Wednesday it lost $11.1 million in the second-quarter, up from a loss of $9.7 million a year ago. The loss per share was 35 cents, compared with 31 cents a year...

Broker told to pay damages in `double escrow' suit.(business)
August 2, 2001... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS REVIEW-JOURNAL A District Court jury returned a verdict Wednesday for $1 million in punitive damages against Robert Brinton, a real estate broker, who sold land to real estate investors for more money than the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
August 3, 2001... Aug. 3--CONCIERGE GROUP HOLDS ELECTION: The Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association recently held its election. Officers will serve the association for the 2001-2002 term. Officers include: Tracie Kahikina (Four Seasons Hotel),...

Rochester, N.Y.-Based Communications Firm Faces Lawsuit.
August 3, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Aug. 3--Mpower Communications, Nevada's first competitive local telephone company and once a bright star on Wall Street, on Thursday acknowledged a bond investment firm was suing to have the company declared...

New-Home Sales Rise 10 Percent in Las Vegas.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Aug. 3--There were 1,882 recorded sales of new homes in Las Vegas in May, and the median price of a new home was $165,967, up 6.9 percent from a year ago, according to the latest statistics from Home Builders Research....

Algiers owner argued to lower taxable value to $3.8 million.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY REVIEW-JOURNAL The owner of the Algiers Hotel insisted in February that his 47-year-old property was worth less than $4 million, but he now claims it's worth nearly five times as much. Larry Kifer, while protesting...

VERDICT RETURNED: Dozier convicted of 27 counts.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL Clarence "Jim" Dozier's guilt was as clear as the images he recorded with his video camera, jurors said Thursday night after convicting Dozier of raping two unconscious women. Jurors deliberated just...

Men selling jewelry arrested.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL REVIEW-JOURNAL A $600,000 ring stolen from a posh Strip jewelry store last month spent a day stashed under a safe in an open Los Angeles market, police said Friday. Detectives only discovered the ring -- holding a...

BICYCLE SAFETY: Signs help drivers, cyclists.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES REVIEW-JOURNAL A series of studies conducted for the Regional Transportation Commission found its Share the Road signs posted on bicycle routes throughout the Las Vegas Valley are helping motorists and cyclists do...

Woman dies in I-15 crash.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A single-vehicle rollover accident in Primm on Interstate 15 near the California border killed a 48-year-old woman early Thursday, the Nevada Highway Patrol said. Paramedics found Betsy M. Dautista dead when they...

Peccole civil damages reduced to nothing.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT REVIEW-JOURNAL What was once thought to be the largest civil verdict in Clark County history has, for now, been reduced to nothing. Following a trial in January, the estate of late Las Vegas developer William Peccole...

Sandoval pleads innocent to nepotism.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: NATALIE PATTON REVIEW-JOURNAL A March trial date was scheduled Thursday in the nepotism case against former Community College of Southern Nevada Vice President Orlando Sandoval. Sandoval was indicted in June on a gross...

Mayor shrugs off idea for homeless as 'moot'.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The homeless population in Las Vegas cannot be bused to an abandoned prison in Jean. That's because the 613-bed facility is slated to become a women's prison, Mayor Oscar Goodman said Thursday. "It's a moot...

Man to accept settlement of $500,000 in police shooting.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A man shot by a former North Las Vegas police officer last year will accept a $500,000 settlement approved Wednesday by the City Council, his attorney said Thursday. Attorney Justin Clouser said his client, Celso...

Board exonerates officers in shooting.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: J.M. KALIL REVIEW-JOURNAL Two SWAT officers acted within Metropolitan Police Department policy in April when they opened fire on a man who threatened to kill his girlfriend, a police oversight board ruled Thursday evening. ...

Reno lawyer Hicks nominated for U.S. judge position.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON REVIEW-JOURNAL Reno attorney Larry Hicks, a nominee for a federal judgeship under the first President Bush, lost his opportunity when Bush was defeated in the 1992 election. Now Hicks is a nominee again -- this...

ONE STOP FOR SOCIAL SERVICES: Outreach plan targets seniors.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY REVIEW-JOURNAL Finding the right place to go for anything from legal and tax services to housing options and Social Security benefits isn't always easy for senior citizens, especially if they are new to the area. ...

Mesquite councilman Chuck Hackleman dies.(news)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Mesquite City Council will meet later this month to determine the appropriate method of filling the seat of late Councilman Chuck Hackleman, city officials said Thursday. Hackleman died of apparent heart trouble...

Police unlikely to talk to Tyson.(sports)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR REVIEW-JOURNAL Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is not expected to be interviewed in connection with a sexual assault allegation made against him last week by a woman in California, a spokesman for the San...

Shufford ready for real-life shot at championship.(sports)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE REVIEW-JOURNAL Charles Shufford has already fought for the heavyweight title once -- on film. And he lost. The Eldorado High School graduate doesn't plan to make it two in a row, however. He faces Wladimir...

Point guard Banks to represent U.S.(sports)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: STEVE CARP REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV's basketball season does not start until Nov. 17, but junior point guard Marcus Banks is getting a head start. Banks, a Cimarron-Memorial High School graduate who transferred from Dixie College,...

Kiefer's arm lifts 51s past Sky Sox.(sports)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON REVIEW-JOURNAL The run support was there, but the way Mark Kiefer has been pitching at Cashman Field, he didn't need much. He ran his home scoreless streak to 23 2/3 innings Thursday night in the 51s' 7-1 victory...

Younger Busch gears up for truck series debut.(sports)
August 3, 2001... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF REVIEW-JOURNAL Kyle Busch gets his first taste of professional racing when he becomes the youngest driver to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series tonight at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The 16-year-old junior at...