Stock market fluctuations on Wall Street can be more volatile, but the rise and fall of prospects in the months preceding the NBA Draft are sometimes just as pronounced.
It was shortly after word came in July 2009 that Mike Hamrick was departing his post as UNLV athletic director — which means about the time I threw a block party celebrating the news — that I wrote it would be wise for the Rebels to hire a local as his replacement.
Joey Armstrong and Brandon Bayardi each drove in four runs to lead the UNLV baseball team to a 14-6 victory over Air Force in the regular-season finale on Saturday at Air Force Academy, Colo.
Sparked by individual leader Carl Jonson, UNLV is tied for first place entering Saturday’s final round of the 54-hole NCAA Men’s Golf Regional at Columbus, Ohio.
Despite having only one player break par, the UNLV men’s golf team was fourth Thursday after the first round of the 54-hole NCAA Regional at Columbus, Ohio, five shots behind leader Charlotte.
UNLV juniors Stefany Valentino and Tayler Van Acker were named to the All-Mountain West softball team for the second time, and freshman catcher Emily Haslinger and junior pitcher Amanda Oliveto were honored for the first time.
While his team was competing at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational in October in Dublin, Ohio, UNLV men’s golf coach Dwaine Knight arranged for the Rebels to play a practice round at the nearby Ohio State Golf Club’s Scarlet Course.
Jim Livengood’s announcement last week to retire as UNLV’s athletic director seemed abrupt, a decision that caught many by surprise. Replacing him won’t happen nearly as quickly.
It's always refreshing to talk to a college athlete who is polite, professional and genuinely cares about people. I interviewed such a guy this week. Brady Zuniga, age 22, graduates from UNLV today with his degree in History. He is a 4 year athlete...
Justin Jones went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs as the UNLV baseball team pounded UNR 15-1 on Sunday in Reno. The Rebels (34-17, 16-11 Mountain West) completed a sweep of the three-game series with the Wolf Pack (24-27, 11-16) and posted their largest margin of victory over UNR since 1980.
UNLV lost to Nebraska 4-1 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA women’s tennis tournament at Lincoln, Neb. The 57th-ranked Rebels finished their season at 20-8.
In teh photos above, Sophomore Evan McDowell of Air Force clears the pole vault bar and freshman Karsen Sper of San Diego State lands in the long jump pit Thursday during the decathlon and heptathlon competitions in the Mountain West Track and Field Championships at UNLV. Senior Josh McMillin of Colorado State won the men’s decathlon. Junior Allison Reaser of San Diego State won the women’s heptathlon, and sophomore Juliet Summers was UNLV’s top finisher in 12th place. The championships continue at 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday at Myron Partridge Track Stadium on campus.
It’s true. Those rental car drop fees of $1,000 can be a killer. Funny how a 6-iron from 192 yards away in the rain and wind can alter a guy’s perspective on things.
Jim Livengood announced his retirement as athletic director at UNLV on Wednesday in a hastily called news conference from his office, not on a dais in front of family and friends and cheering supporters.
Because of construction at the Thomas & Mack Center, I was forced to take a detour to Jim Livengood’s news conference Wednesday, during which it was revealed he was being forced out as UNLV’s athletic director — er, was quitting to spend more time with his family.
UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood told reporters he wasn’t forced to retire, saying it was the right time to step away for the cash-strapped athletic department and to leave behind the turf wars over the Thomas & Mack Center.
In November, junior Mike Moser and freshman Anthony Bennett were planning to lead UNLV deep into the NCAA Tournament before they left school for the NBA Draft.