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Coronado Cougars celebrate their 7-4 win over Bishop Gorman to capture the state title during the Division I State Championship game at William R. Morse Stadium at the College of Southern Nevada Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Coronado tops Bishop Gorman twice to win state championship, end dynasty: Chandler Blanchard pitches complete game, hits three home runs in final; May 18, 2013; By Case Keefer; Chandler Blanchard’s immediate reactions after launching home runs in the first and fourth innings of Saturday’s state championship final were identical. The Coronado senior sprinted in the base paths, cautiously optimistic that the shots to right field and center field, respectively, had enough to get over the fence. Blanchard took his time after smashing a third long ball in the fifth-inning to left-center field. There was no doubt about that one.

51s unable to hold off Storm Chasers, lose 4-3: May 19, 2013; By Sun Staff; The Las Vegas 51s will have to settle for a split of their four-game road series against the Omaha Storm Chasers.

Vitor Belfort, from Brazil, celebrates after defeating Michael Bisping, from Britain during their middleweight mixed martial arts bout at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

Vitor Belfort, Jacare Souza treat Brazilian fans to special night at UFC on FX 8: May 19, 2013; By Case Keefer; Nights like Saturday are rare in the UFC. For the first time in 15 months, a span of 41 events, the top two fights on a UFC card both ended with first-round finishes.

51s offense carries them to 2nd straight victory in Omaha: May 18, 2013; By Taylor Bern; Andrew Brown drove in four runs and scored three of his own to help the Las Vegas 51s run away with a second straight victory in Omaha, Neb.

51s victorious in second game in Omaha: May 17, 2013; By Case Keefer; Behind a staunch performance from the bullpen, the Las Vegas 51s snapped a three-game losing streak Friday night in Omaha, Neb. The 51s defeated the Storm Chasers 7-3 to even their four-game series at one win apiece.

Sacramento Kings fans celebrate the announcement by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson that a deal to sell the Kings to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed earlier in the day, during rally held at Sacramento City Hall, Friday, May 17, 2013. The sale of the team by the Maloof family comes after the NBA Board of Governors rejected a bid from a Seattle group, led by billionaire Chris Hansen, to buy and move the franchise to Seattle.

Sacramento mayor says deal to sell Kings has been signed: May 17, 2013; By Tracie Cone, Associated Press; Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed.

Friends and family take photos during UNLV's commencement Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Sunday's commencement caps nice run of success for athletics' academics: May 17, 2013; By Taylor Bern; At UNLV athletic department meetings, when head coaches from all of the sports would gather with administrators to discuss the topic of the day, Rebels Athletic Director Jim Livengood gave that pole position to academics.

From Left, Colleen Maloof, Gavin Maloof, Adrienne Maloof and George Maloof sit courtside as the Sacramento Kings take on the Los Angeles Lakers during an exhibition game at the Thomas & Mack Center Monday, October 23, 2000.

Maloof family and Sacramento investors reach deal for Kings: May 16, 2013; By Tony Bizjak, Ryan Lillis and Dale Kasler, The Sacramento Bee; The Maloof era in Sacramento, at times spirited and uplifting, at times dismal and depressing, appears to have come to an end.

51s rally but fall short against Omaha: May 16, 2013; By Sun Staff; Eric Campbell went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, but the Las Vegas 51s were unable to complete a rally, dropping a 5-4 game to Omaha on Thursday.

David Beckham to retire from soccer at end of season: May 16, 2013; By Rob Harris, Associated Press; David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity.

Hundreds of amateur and professional poker players compete on the first day of the World Series of Poker Main Event on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at The Rio.

What's new at the 2013 World Series of Poker: May 16, 2013; By Case Keefer; Two years ago, the World Series of Poker naysayers were out in full effect. Following the US Justice Department shutting down the three most popular online poker sites, detractors argued the tournament wouldn’t be the same for the foreseeable future. The WSOP responded emphatically, notching the two most successful years in the event’s 43-year history in terms of total entrants. Based on Wednesday’s conference call to preview the 2013 WSOP, however, tournament officials’ biggest takeaway from the past two years was that 2011’s series outdrew 2012. The total number of players to enter an event two years ago was 75,672 ...

Players with the Las Vegas 51s practice batting at Cashman Field on Monday, May 13, 2013. Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball Club LLC, a joint venture of the Howard Hughes Corp. and Play Ball Owners Group — including investors Mack, Bart Wear and Chris Kaempfer — purchased the 51s and plans to move the franchise to a new stadium in Summerlin.

After 51s deal finalized, it's business as usual at Cashman Field; but what's next?: May 16, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; Now that a deal has been finalized to sell the Las Vegas 51s to a group that intends to move the team to Summerlin, the clock is ticking on its lease at Cashman Field. But the deadline is far away, and Cashman officials say it's business as usual.

UNLV President Neal Smatresk speaks during the announcement of the creation of The Jerry Tarkanian Legacy Project, which includes a statue of Tarkanian and his ubiquitous towel, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

Interim AD announcement coming soon; full-time likely in the fall: May 15, 2013; By Taylor Bern; The Rebels could announce their interim athletic director as soon as next week, UNLV President Neal Smatresk said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the full-time replacement is looking like a decision for the fall.

The Rebels have new football helmets for the 2012 season. Changes include a stripe down the middle, a different color scheme on the block "UNLV" lettering and a darker overall color.

Mountain West partners with ROOT Sports for new regional TV deal: May 15, 2013; By Taylor Bern; UNLV fans may miss out on some televised games this season, depending on their cable provider.

Jake Balsiger, left, Greg Merson, and Jesse Sylvia compete during the World Series of Poker Main Event final table at the Rio Tuesday, October 30, 2012.

World Series of Poker close to launching real-money online games: May 15, 2013; By Case Keefer; Poker’s next world champion could emerge from a small buy-in tournament online. If the World Series of Poker gets its way, WSOP.com soon will become the second website in Nevada to offer real-money poker games.

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