UNLV sophomore guard Brittany Halberg (5) drives between two New Mexico defenders for an unsuccessful layup attempt in the second half of the Lobos' 80-52 victory Wednesday in a Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinal at the Thomas & Mack Center. Photo by Craig L. Moran.
Lady Rebels suffer quick KO The Thomas & Mack Center felt a lot like The Pit for New Mexico's women's basketball team Wednesday. For UNLV it was just the pits.
MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT: Coaches feel heat on seats Two years into his rebuilding project on the UNLV bench, coach Lon Kruger was getting torn apart by critics. He had plenty of supporters, too, but the frustrated fans were more outspoken.
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Lady Rebels suffer quick KO The Thomas & Mack Center felt a lot like The Pit for New Mexico's women's basketball team Wednesday. For UNLV it was just the pits.
Las Vegas unlikely to land Penguins Mayor Oscar Goodman met briefly in his office Wednesday with a co-owner of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, but local hockey fans shouldn't get too excited about the possibility of seeing Sidney Crosby skate on the Strip next year.
ERIC WRIGHT: Ex-Rebel shows the pros Interest in former UNLV cornerback Eric Wright was fairly strong before he went to the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis two weeks ago.
Experience on Mustangs' side Boys in Las Vegas generally grow up with dreams of greatness on the football field, or on the basketball court or the baseball diamond.
Gladiators hoping for quick recovery At least the Gladiators had training camp to get in shape because they had little time this week to do anything but watch videotape and go through light workouts.
ED GRANEY: Wink, with a nod, needs to keep shooting The nickname comes from all those baby pictures, the ones where he had one eye closed. So they called him Winky. Then he grew up and didn't find it all that cool. So they called him Wink.
Young, BYU make right call If the situation had been slightly different, Keena Young might be playing at Texas Tech now. But looking back, the Brigham Young senior would not change a thing.
MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT: Coaches feel heat on seats Two years into his rebuilding project on the UNLV bench, coach Lon Kruger was getting torn apart by critics. He had plenty of supporters, too, but the frustrated fans were more outspoken.
Fazekas proves worth as senior
RENO -- Nick Fazekas' fame continues to spread across the country with the first of what could be a series of All-America honors for the UNR senior, who enters the Western Athletic Conference Tournament as the league's three-time Player of the Year.
BYU breezes into semifinals
Brigham Young didn't miss a beat despite losing its best player in the first half of its Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinal Wednesday.
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