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A man who has been accused of purposely driving the wrong way blamed the incident on the late Dale Earnhardt, the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who passed away more than two decades ago.

In one of the crazier stories of the NASCAR offseason,Dale Earnhardt is supposedly to blame for a 51-year-old man intentionally driving the wrong way onLas Vegas, Nevadas 215 beltway last Friday, January 28, leading to reports of crashes involving cars and bicyclists in the area of Lake North Drive and Fort Apache Road, near Sahara Avenue.

But Earnhardt passed away at the age of 49 in February 2001 after a last-lap crash in the Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

The accused party, Daniel Glen Asseff, told a judge that it was the ghost of the late seven-time Cup Series champion who instructed him to pull this disturbing act and drive the wrong way on the freeway, according to KVVU.

In a court hearing earlier this week, Asseff told Judge Ann Zimmerman that the ghost of The Intimidator told him to drive the wrong way on the freeway so that it would get the attention of Mayor Carolyn Goodman and bring NASCAR to Las Vegas.

Heres what he had to say.

That was for Dale Earnhardt Sr., the Intimidator. Told me to open that for racetrack for NASCAR and IndyCar racing if approved by Mayor Goodman for twice a year. They want that use that as a Grand Prix racetrack to open it wrong way backward.

It is worth noting that NASCAR already races in Las Vegas, albeit at an oval in Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In fact, the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval has hosted Cup Series races for 24 years. After hosting one race per year from 1998 to 2017, it has hosted two races per year from 2018 to 2021, including one regular season race and a playoff race.

Two more races are on the schedule for 2022. The Pennzoil 400, the third race on the 36-race schedule, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 6, and it is set to be broadcast live on Fox beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.

The South Point 400, the first of three races in the round of 8 of the playoffs, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 16, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.

As a result of his actions, Assefffaces charges of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, and DUI. He reportedly had heroin and methamphetamine in his system at the time.

Prosecutors, who allege that Asseff was intentionally trying to run over pedestrians and hit other cars, asked for a $200,000 bail, including alcohol monitoring and a driving ban. The judge set bail at $500,000 and called him a danger to the community, ordering him not to drive. Additionally, hemust be evaluated for competence.

This is Asseffs third DUI conviction; his other two came in2016 and 2020.

In real NASCAR news, the Cup Series is scheduled to get the 2022 season underway with the 64th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 20 (2:30 p.m. ET, Fox). The Busch Light Clash exhibition race is scheduled to take place at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this Sunday, February 6 (7:00 p.m. ET, Fox).

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This weekend, 44 of the NHLs best players converge on Las Vegas for the 2022 NHL All-Star game and skills competition. The festivities get underway on Friday with the skills competition, which features familiar events including the fastest skater, breakaway challenge, and hardest shot competitions and a couple of new ones against the backdrop of the Las Vegas Strip.

All-Star action continues on Saturday with the game itself, which follows a tournament format with three 20-minute, three-on-three games. The two divisions that win in the semifinal round advance to the final for the championship game.

Heres what we are looking forward to at this years All-Star weekend.

Once upon a time, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman wanted nothing to do with sports betting. Now, theres an NHL team in Las Vegas, the city is hosting All-Star weekend, and the skills competition is presented by DraftKings.

Expect to see plenty of Las Vegas-themed imagery woven throughout the presentation of each event, starting with the All-Star logo designed to look like a glittering marquee sign on the Strip. During the skills competition magician Dustin Tavella will perform a hockey-themed trick, bringing the mystique of Las Vegas to the ice.

For the seventh time in his 15-year NHL career, captain Claude Giroux will represent the Flyers at All-Star weekend. After Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the NHL named Giroux his replacement as captain of the Metropolitan Division team.

Giroux will participate in a to-be-announced event at the skills competition. In previous years, Giroux competed in the passing challenge and the save streak challenge. His family will be making the trip to Las Vegas this weekend as well. Maybe his son, Gavin, who hit the ice at the Flyers Training Center last week, will make his All-Star on-ice debut.

Any time you get to go play with the best in the league, its always great, Giroux said. This year, its a little bit more special having Gavin come with us. So it should be some good memories.

The Flyers may only have one human being All-Star this year, but they also have one furry, orange behemoth All-Star. Thats right Gritty returns to All-Star action this weekend at the seventh NHL Mascot Showdown, which features 28 mascots from across the league.

On Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, the mascots will compete against each other in a variety of competitions, including dodgeball, a costume contest, a skills competition, broomball, and something called medieval games. In 2019, Gritty turned heads in the fastest skater event against S.J. Sharkie of the San Jose Sharks. At the end of the weekend, the championship trophy and Most Valuable Mascot championship belt will be awarded.

Wherever Gritty goes, a viral moment usually follows, so he will surely give people something to talk about.

Former Flyers forward and Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod BrindAmour will coach the Metropolitan Division team at the All-Star game. BrindAmour competed at the All-Star game himself back in 1992 when the event took place at the Spectrum.

BrindAmour joins Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers (Atlantic), Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche (Central), and Peter DeBoer of the Vegas Golden Knights (Pacific) as All-Star head coaches. Each coach was selected because their teams had the highest points percentages in their respective divisions through Jan. 10. At the time, BrindAmours Hurricanes were 24-7-2 with a .758 points percentage.

I guess its how they do it, right? BrindAmour said to local reporters on Jan. 12. At that point, there was some sort of cut-off date. Its the easiest way to do it. I mean, who cares whos coaching All-Star games?

READ MORE: Flyers great Rod BrindAmours case for the Hockey Hall of Fame

This years skills competition will feature two new events, which both incorporate the sights and experiences of Las Vegas. One of the events, the Fountain Face-Off, takes place on the Bellagio Fountains.

Players will travel to the event stage on a boat. From the stage, designed to look like a rink, players must shoot pucks into five targets in the shortest amount of time. First, there will be a qualifying round, and then select players will advance to the head-to-head final. The spray of water from the fountain and the breeze off the Strip will make the competition more challenging.

Another skills competition event will take place on Las Vegas Boulevard. In NHL 21 in 22, players will shoot at a full hanging deck of oversized cards to achieve a hand of 21 without going bust.

The objective is to pull the feat off in the least number of shots. The player who wins two rounds will be anointed Puck Shark.

The rest of the skills competition will take place on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. Joining the 44 NHL All-Stars for the event are four special guests: Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras, former goaltender Manon Rhaume, the first woman to play in an NHL game, actor Wyatt Russell, son of Miracle actor Kurt Russell, and three-time Olympic womens hockey medalist Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson.

Lamoureux-Davidson will participate in the Fountain Face-Off and assist with the accuracy shooting competition.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will attempt to make All-Star history in Las Vegas. He will compete in the fastest skater competition, which he won three times from 2017 through 2019. If he wins No. 4, he will overtake Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Gartner for most career victories.

Last time McDavid participated in the event in 2020, he came in second with a time of 13.215 seconds to New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal(13.175 seconds). This year, Barzal will not be present, but McDavid will have to take down the likes of Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar if he wants to earn the title for a fourth time.

Past All-Star Weekends have served as prime locations for the casual recruiting of future free agents by other players. In 2018, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews jokingly said that he attempted to lure Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, who was set to become a free agent in 2019, to Toronto.

With Giroux slated to become an unrestricted free agent after this season and with the March 21 trade deadline quickly approaching, will All-Stars try to have casual conversations with him about his future? Stanley Cup contender Colorado will be well-represented by Makar and forward Nazem Kadri. Maybe they have thoughts on where Giroux should continue his career.

The red carpet event to kick off All-Star weekend doubles as a runway for the players to showcase their individual senses of style, or lack thereof. Matthews usually finds a way to get people talking with his outfit choices and hell be making his fourth trip to the All-Star game this weekend.

Its also the perfect place for old friends to reunite. In 2019, while handing out water bottles to guests, Gritty pounced on and caught up with with his pal Giroux.

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) A wrong-way driver accused of intentionally crashing into two cars and attempting to kill two bicyclists had faced previous DUI charges and had used heroin before driving, an arrest report obtained by the 8 News Now I-Team said.

Police arrested Daniel Asseff, 51, on charges of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and DUI, third offense, after the incidents on Friday, Jan. 28.

The incident started near the intersection of Lake North Drive and Fort Apache Road and continued along the 215 where officers were eventually able to stop him, they said.

Officers detained Asseff on the freeway eastbound just south of Sahara Avenue. No injuries were reported and the 215 reopened at around 4 p.m.

Police said Asseff nearly hit two people during the incident.

A witness told police Asseff intentionally hit a car, saying He was dead, before hitting it, an arrest report obtained Wednesday said.

Police found Asseff in the car on the southbound offramp to 215 in the opposite lane of travel, they said.

When officers arrested Asseff, he told them he used meth and heroin, but stated he used narcotics three weeks prior, the report said. Still, officers noted he was stumbling, had trouble walking, slurred his words and had glassy eyes.

Though charged with his second DUI offense in 2020, it appears the district attorney denied the charge moving forward.

A judge set bail at $500,000 and ordered Asseff to undergo a competency hearing.

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Afters Ice Cream is well-known for its unique flavors and incredibly Instagrammable desserts. Launched in 2014 by Andy Nguyen and Scott Nghiem, Afters now has 27 Southern California locations, and last year, opened its first Nevada spot at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

You wont find traditional strawberry or chocolate ice cream. Instead, check out the Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts flavor, blending up Pop Tart pastry pieces and a strawberry swirl. Dark Matter Brownie Batter, which originally debuted as a 2018 Rick & Morty pop-up, truly tastes and feels like brownie batter.

You can take your ice cream in a cup or cone, and Afters has plenty of toppings, including several types of cereal, like Fruity Pebbles and Capn Crunch. There are also M&Ms, gummy bears, mochi, peanuts and more. A single scoop is $6.50, two scoops is $8.

Afters also offers ice cream bars ($6.50) and sundaes, floats and milkshakes (all $10). But its the signature Milky Bun ($7.50) that first put the parlor on the map. This memorable dessert features ice cream stuffed between two warm glazed donuts, with the option to add toppings.

You can choose the ice cream for your Milky Bun, and Cookie Monstera mint- and vanilla-based concoction with crushed Oreos and chocolate chip cookiesis a popular choice. And yes, its bright blue, like the favorite character on Sesame Street. If youre looking to even out the sweetness, Salty Oreo might be a good way to go.

If youre not ready to try every flavor in one sitting, take some to go. Afters sells prepacked pints ($12) and quarts ($22), along with hand-scooped take-home options ($14-$24).

AFTERS ICE CREAM Virgin Hotels, 702-693-5000. Daily, noon-midnight.

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