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Pop superstar Taylor Swift brings the year’s biggest tour to Las Vegas’ biggest venue

Pop superstar Taylor Swift brings the year’s biggest tour to Las Vegas’ biggest venue

Posted 2:00 a.m.

Non-Swifties might be wondering, why so much chaos over some pop music concerts? So let’s try to explain why this tour—which kicked off March 17 in Glendale, Arizona, and hits Las Vegas next—is such a big deal.

A Gonzaga Bulldogs fan cheers during the second half of a Sweet Sixteen NCAA Tournament basketball game between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the UCLA Bruins at T-Mobile Arena Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun

A Gonzaga Bulldogs fan cheers during the second half of a Sweet Sixteen NCAA Tournament basketball game between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the UCLA Bruins at T-Mobile Arena Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Column

Why the NCAA Tournament can be more than just another event in Las Vegas

Posted 2:00 a.m.

By Case Keefer

The NCAA Tournament has developed a mythology all of its own. Go to any host site during the games, and there will be chatter about past ...

Tahoe casino shooting: 1 dead, big police response, man held

Tahoe casino shooting: 1 dead, big police response, man held

Posted 4:16 p.m.

A sheriff says a shooting in a Lake Tahoe casino left one man dead and prompted an active-shooter response before the arrest of an alleged assailant and a woman ...

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UConn’s Final Four streak ends with loss to Ohio State

UConn guard Caroline Ducharme (33) holds onto the ball as Ohio State's Cotie McMahon (32) and Taylor Thierry (2) attempt to steal possession during the second quarter of a Sweet 16 college basketball game of the NCAA Tournament in Seattle, Saturday, March 25, 2023.

Caean Couto / Associated Press

UConn guard Caroline Ducharme (33) holds onto the ball as Ohio State's Cotie McMahon (32) and Taylor Thierry (2) attempt to steal possession during the second quarter of a Sweet 16 college basketball game of the NCAA Tournament in Seattle, Saturday, March 25, 2023.

Updated 4:56 p.m.

UConn’s record streak of reaching 14 straight Final Fours ended when third-seeded Ohio State beat the No. 2 seed Huskies in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Cotie McMahon scored 23 points and the Buckeyes forced UConn into 25 turnovers, ending the Huskies' season before the national semifinals ...

Piquet fined for racist, homophobic comments about Hamilton

Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law