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Chambers’ Rebels not fazed by challenges

It hasn’t been an easy year for Tim Chambers, but nothing has stopped his Rebels from inching closer to their first NCAA Tournament regional berth in eight years and what would be the first under Chambers in his three seasons as coach.

Unlikely friends are teammates for life

On the surface, Matty Cutler and Sean Larimer might seem like an unlikely pair. But the bond the two have shared since high school is strong — one that helped them both overcome challenges through the years.

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’42’ has valuable lessons to teach

The pre-movie chat went something like this: Turn off your iPhones, don’t try to sneak an Instagram picture or two during the show, and learn about the human element of a historical figure whose courage shattered seemingly indestructible racial barriers.

Las Vegas 51s defeat Sacramento River Cats, 3-2

At Cashman Field, Eric Campbell drilled a one-out double in the ninth inning, and Omar Quintanilla followed with an RBI single to give the 51s (7-7) their second walk-off win in four days.

UNLV baseball piles up 24 runs, rips UC Riverside

Sophomore shortstop T.J. White became only the second UNLV baseball player to record seven hits in a game, going 7-for-7 with six RBIs and five runs Tuesday in the Rebels’ 24-11 victory over UC Riverside at Riverside, Calif.

Padres top Dodgers as teams keep cool

LOS ANGELES — Padres pitcher Eric Stults hit a three-run homer and stuck around long enough to benefit from a two-run seventh inning as San Diego beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Monday night in the first game between the National League West rivals since their wild brawl last week.

Many sides to ballpark debate

It wasn’t likely the best of nights for media outlets to descend on Cashman Field to discuss a proposal to build a new ballpark in Summerlin.

Rebels pad resume with rout of Wolf Pack

The hints this would be an unusual baseball game came early when UNR starter Tyler Wells seemed to make as many throws to first base as he did to the plate.

Death of infant daughter powers 51s catcher’s devotion to organ donation causes

Coming off knee surgery in 2009, 51s catcher Landon Powell was working out when he collapsed and went into convulsions. Rushed to a hospital, Powell was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a rare disease that might eventually require him to undergo a life-saving liver transplant.

Greinke breaks collarbone in brawl with Padres

SAN DIEGO — Zack Greinke had his left arm in a sling and a dazed look on his face as he told his side of the story. Barely two hours before, the $147 million Dodgers pitcher was injured in a wild fight with the San Diego Padres that didn’t even end when the game did.