Brigham Young's Keena Young (3) shoots over UNLV's Michael Umeh, who attempts to draw a charge.
Photos by The Associated Press.
Rebels fail to respond; BYU makes them pay PROVO, Utah -- Eight minutes remained in a game that was long since over when sophomore guard Wink Adams went to the bench to join UNLV's other four starters. There they sat, dazed and confused, surrounded by a delirious crowd.
ED GRANEY: Both teams calling their 'ghostbuster' MIAMI -- Ghosts must be really tough to catch. Get past the parts about an apparition of a dead person and all the haunting, and you're still left with the basic challenge of capturing and destroying them. Face it: Bill Murray can track down only so many supernatural entities in one career.
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Rebels fail to respond; BYU makes them pay PROVO, Utah -- Eight minutes remained in a game that was long since over when sophomore guard Wink Adams went to the bench to join UNLV's other four starters. There they sat, dazed and confused, surrounded by a delirious crowd.
Wranglers come alive offensively After being held scoreless for close to three full games, the Wranglers brought an emphatic end to their scoring drought Saturday night at the Orleans Arena.
Connolly zooms to preseason title David Connolly won his second title at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown on Saturday, and he hopes it leads to another strong start like the one he had in 2005.
SUPER BOWL PICKS The Indianapolis Colts are a 7-point favorite over the Chicago Bears and the total is 48 in today's game at Miami. Here is a sampling of Super Bowl opinions from Review-Journal staff members and Las Vegas handicappers:
Filipovic starts rise to power in UFC Mirko "CroCop" Filipovic had the near-sellout crowd in a near frenzy before he ever threw a punch or kick Saturday.
Jackson scores knockout over Eastman in UFC debut Rampage Jackson came out of his locker room howling at an appreciative crowd in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Last-second basket costly to Gaels in California tourney Myron Green scored a basket with one second to play Saturday to give Dominguez (Calif.) a 64-62 victory over Bishop Gorman in the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana, Calif.
Las Vegas rallies to extend streak Las Vegas High School wrestler Zach Hocker felt his left knee pop midway through his semifinal bout Saturday at Liberty, but he did his best to ignore the pain.
SPORTS BOOKS' BUSIEST DAY: Betting action an even split If the old formula for winning a championship still has meaning -- a team must run the ball and its defense must stop the run -- the focus of the Super Bowl might wind up on Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher.
Lady Rebels fall to Texas Christian The UNLV women's basketball team lost to Texas Christian 75-62 Saturday night in a Mountain West Conference game at Cox Pavilion.
R-J Challenge co-champ likes Chicago An appealing Super Bowl matchup has a lot to do with the popularity of Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. The betting public prefers offensive teams and star quarterbacks.
ED GRANEY: Both teams calling their 'ghostbuster' MIAMI -- Ghosts must be really tough to catch. Get past the parts about an apparition of a dead person and all the haunting, and you're still left with the basic challenge of capturing and destroying them. Face it: Bill Murray can track down only so many supernatural entities in one career.
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