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Sports -- Mar. 11, 2007

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UNLV coach Lon Kruger helps cut down the net Saturday after the Rebels' 78-70 victory over Brigham Young in the Mountain West Conference Tournament championship game at the Thomas & Mack Center. Photo by K.M. Cannon.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: Rebels reach top of Mountain
Amid a storm of adversity, as his players were losing their composure, UNLV coach Lon Kruger kept his usual calm. He could see the panic, but he never reflected it.



Late gamble backfires as Kyle Busch takes second
Kyle Busch wanted so badly to finally win in his hometown, he was willing to jeopardize a car he didn't want to lose.


SPORTS DIGEST

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: Rebels reach top of Mountain
Amid a storm of adversity, as his players were losing their composure, UNLV coach Lon Kruger kept his usual calm. He could see the panic, but he never reflected it.

Cal Poly's huge third inning too much to overcome for UNLV baseball
The UNLV baseball team lost a slugfest to Cal Poly 17-14 at Wilson Stadium on Saturday.

'Treacherous' race awaits Cup teams
Most calculus equations don't have as many variables as there will be in today's Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Marsh fuels New Mexico past BYU in women's final
Quiet for most of the game, New Mexico's Dionne Marsh set off a celebratory riot by taking over when her team needed her most.

Almirola ready for Cup debut
Aric Almirola isn't worried about feeling nervous today when he makes his first Nextel Cup start.

ED GRANEY: Umeh's senior moment is nothing but net
More than an hour after he ascended a ladder and awkwardly used a pair of scissors as a kindergartner might when cutting shapes, Michael Umeh was still clutching that small strand of net. Twirling it. Round and round in his fingers, like some nervous twitch he couldn't control.

Lions no-hit Panthers
Matt Klein and Chris Krumme combined on a no-hitter to lead Sierra Vista's baseball team to a 9-0 road win over Palo Verde on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Spoils of Victory


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Wranglers hang on against Wildcatters
The Wranglers responded the way they were supposed to Saturday after suffering a lackluster shutout loss to Texas on Friday.

PHOTOS: NASCAR Fans Pack Speedway for Busch Series Crash Bash


JOE HAWK: Stock-car scion Wood takes biggest step
Forget for a minute the controversy about the need to repave an 11-year-old superspeedway. And the necessity -- or lack thereof -- of creating steeper banking to make for more exciting racing for those who pay to watch it. And about tires that can't provide proper grip for stock cars zipping around an alternately slick and bumpy track at top speeds of 170 mph.

Adams controls emotions, helps steer Rebels to title
The Mountain West Conference Tournament title game was only five minutes old Saturday and Brigham Young was already threatening to run UNLV out of the Thomas & Mack Center.

HORSE RACING
TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

Kanda, Rebels get back in contention
Freshman Brett Kanda said one of the things he has noticed about his UNLV men's golf teammates is how quickly they can forget bad rounds.

Middleweight knockout artists set to square off
Boxing's version of the home run derby will be contested in July when knockout artists Kelly Pavlik and Edison Miranda meet in a middleweight bout on HBO.

Late gamble backfires as Kyle Busch takes second
Kyle Busch wanted so badly to finally win in his hometown, he was willing to jeopardize a car he didn't want to lose.



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