UNLV's Wendell White (5) shoots over Utah's Lawrence Borha in the first half Saturday at Salt Lake City. The Rebels rolled to a 70-57 victory after losing their previous two road games by a combined 42 points.
UNLV finally at home on road SALT LAKE CITY -- A small fan club of family and friends showed up to support UNLV's Joe Darger on Saturday. The sophomore forward gave them three reasons to make noise.
Shaw wary of federal commission The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would create a federal commission to regulate boxing in the United States.
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UNLV finally at home on road SALT LAKE CITY -- A small fan club of family and friends showed up to support UNLV's Joe Darger on Saturday. The sophomore forward gave them three reasons to make noise.
Green Valley tops Cheyenne Billy White has made plenty of big shots for the Green Valley boys basketball team.
UNLV baseball edges California Chad Miller had three RBIs, including an eighth-inning solo home run, to lead the UNLV baseball team to a 3-2 win over California (5-3) on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.
Lake Mead defense paves way Top-seeded Lake Mead had a precarious three-point halftime lead over Trinity in the Class 1A Southern League Tournament championship.
NBA ALL-STAR GAME SPECIAL SECTION ED GRANEY: David Stern, hands down, the best commissioner in sports First things first: It's not a fair fight. It's like comparing the voices of William Hung and Celine Dion or the writings of Jamie Lee Curtis and John Steinbeck. To determine who is the best commissioner in professional sports suggests there are enough worthy candidates to produce discussion. The debate is like Tiger Woods leading a major on Sunday morning. Over before it begins.
Interest in NBA growing globally Though 29 of its 30 franchises are located in the United States, the NBA is at least as popular outside the country's borders as inside.
Forward learning quickly Pops Mensah-Bonsu left London for the United States to get an education. Basketball wasn't even a consideration.
FINISHING TOUCH: Heat's Kapono gets hot hand Jason Kapono nearly didn't get an invitation to the Three-Point Shootout Saturday at NBA All-Star Weekend. And the Miami Heat forward was arguably the most anonymous of the six shooters in the field.
Meadows boys rally for crown The Meadows boys basketball team was trying not only to win the Class 2A Southern League Tournament final Saturday but to pull off another daunting feat:
Serious fun It might occur late in the third quarter, but more likely early in the fourth. One of the players in today's 56th NBA All-Star Game will realize the game is still up for grabs, and a fun day suddenly will become serious business.
All-Stars ducking dunking Kobe Bryant, who placed second in the Skills Challenge, said he tried to entice LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to enter this year's slam dunk contest.
RETAINing his title: Wade shows off his skills Of all the NBA All-Star Saturday special events, the Skills Challenge featured the most impressive collection of talent in Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Paul.
McGrady is truly big time in return It seems only yesterday a 17-year-old Tracy McGrady was dominating the Big Time summer prep tournament at Durango High School and being touted as basketball's next superstar.
Shaw wary of federal commission The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would create a federal commission to regulate boxing in the United States.
Detroit wins Shooting Stars title on misfire Controversy marred the NBA Shooting Stars competition during All-Star Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. Not surprisingly, Bill Laimbeer was in the middle of it.
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