Nevada gold medalist Connor Fields talks about overcoming BMX crash, new role at Paris Olympics

Connor Fields was thumbing through his Instagram app this week when he received notification that he was tagged in a video. "It follows me around,” he says ...     [NEVADA GOLD MEDALIST CONNOR FIELDS TALKS ABOUT OVERCOMING BMX CRASH, NEW ROLE AT PARIS OLYMPICS]( [Connor Fields was thumbing through his Instagram app this week when he received notification that he was tagged in a video. "It follows me around,” he says of the video of the gruesome crash at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021 that left the champion BMX rider with significant brain trauma and a fractured memory.]( [A PLAN TO REPLENISH THE COLORADO RIVER COULD MEAN DRY ALFALFA FIELDS. AND MANY FARMERS ARE FOR IT]( [A plan to help shore up the depleted Colorado River by cutting off water to alfalfa fields in California's crop-rich Imperial Valley is finding support from the farmers who grow it. The Imperial Irrigation District — the biggest user of water from the 1,450-mile (2,334-kilometer) river — has offered to pay farmers to shut off irrigation to forage crops including alfalfa for up to 60 days during the peak of the sweltering summer.]( [U.S. ACES: SIX LAS VEGAS PLAYERS OFF TO PARIS TO COMPETE IN THE OLYMPICS]( [Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson developed a mild case of “senioritis,” in her words, over the last month of the WNBA season. The USA women’s basketball team revealed its Olympic roster on June 24, with Wilson included and immediately regarded as the leading force in the Americans’ quest to bring home the gold medal from Paris.]( [2024 ANGEL AWARDS: GENEROSITY AND LEADERSHIP IN ACTION]( [The Vegas Inc Angel Awards honor local leaders and organizations that enrich Southern Nevada through their generosity and philanthropy. These honorees represent the efforts of many to nurture, provide for, care for and heal the vulnerable in the community.]( [MINSHEW, O’CONNELL SETTLE IN FOR RAIDERS QB COMPETITION WITH SOLID PRACTICE DEBUTS]( [Antonio Pierce preached patience with the Raiders’ quarterback competition following minicamp in June, and it’s the same message he’s imparting at the outset of training camp. A decision on whom the coach will declare the full-time starter between second-year incumbent Aidan O’Connell and veteran free-agent addition Gardner Minshew is not imminent.](   MOST READ: [Las Vegas police: Person killed in midday shooting at apartment complex]( [Southwest Airlines breaks with 50-year tradition and will assign seats]( [Man charged in death of woman found lying in road in Las Vegas]( [Arizona hiker falls to death during storm on Yosemite’s iconic Half Dome]( [Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out reasons for dropping out](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle Suite 300 | Henderson, NV 89074 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice](