UNLV officials have opted not to comment since unveiling the university’s new sports logo Wednesday, an apparent attempt to hope the initial furor by Rebels supporters dies down.
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UNLV’s athletic department has agreed to a 10-year, $57 million deal with Learfield Communications, a multimedia giant with a national footprint.
With UNLV set to hand the reins this season to highly touted redshirt freshman quarterback Armani Rogers, its win total is 5 at the Golden Nugget and CG Technology, which opened it at 5½ before it was quickly bet down.
Changes to logos are common in college athletics. UNLV joined the crowd Wednesday with a new look that didn’t go over well with its supporters.
UNLV unveiled its new logo Wednesday, a new take on the Hey Reb! mountain man with a nod to Las Vegas. The response on social media was not kind.
Jason Thomas, who transferred from Southern California, led the Rebels on a magical late-season run in 2000 to qualify for the Las Vegas Bowl. It was UNLV’s first postseason appearance in six years and two seasons removed from a winless record.
Asking “what if” can be tantalizing and maddening. Las Vegas sports fans know the impact of that question.
The Oakland Raiders and local officials are no further along than they were a year ago in locking down a key aspect of the Las Vegas stadium project: how much it will cost.
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority breezed through a report-filled board meeting Thursday, taking no major actions, but prepping for next month when a barrage of agreements involving the Raiders, UNLV and stadium financiers begin.
UNLV football head coach Tony Sanchez joined ESPN Las Vegas Wednesday to talk the team’s viral #ThisIsLasVegas videos with Las Vegas Review-Journal sports columnist Ed Graney and ESPN Las Vegas host Mike Pritchard.
The UNLV football team released its latest “This is SportsCenter” parody on Monday, and it quickly exploded on social media.
The Mountain West presidents are meeting in Santa Barbara, California. One of the main topics is improving the competitiveness of men’s basketball.
A discussion on UNLV’s use of the 65,000-seat NFL stadium being built by the Oakland Raiders at Interstate 15 and Russell Road is on Thursday’s Las Vegas Stadium Authority board agenda.