A pair of famous Nevadans met and chatted Friday night in Washington, D.C.

Senator Harry Reid and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper spoke briefly on the field at Nationals Park before Washington's game against Philadelphia. Reid tweeted this photo and message after the encounter:

Excited to meet Bryce Harper, fellow Nevadan & great baseball talent. Hope to see him hit one out tonight #nationals

Harper, a Las Vegas native who attended Las Vegas High School and the College of Southern Nevada, went 0-for-3 with three walks in Friday's 4-3 victory against the Phillies.

Cole could compete in London for the United States.

Following a basketball practice during his junior year at Desert Pines High, Reindell Cole was approached by one of the Jaguars’ coaches with a proposal. The coach was so impressed with the athleticism Cole showed on the court he asked him to consider joining the school’s track team at the conclusion of the basketball season.

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A former Mountain West school lands one of the area's top players.

One of the best high school basketball players to come out of northeast Las Vegas in years has verbally committed to play college basketball for one of that neighborhood’s all-time greats.

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