Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale lost $13 million in bets on the Astros to win the 2019 World Series and won $12.2 million on Kansas to win the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball title.
Basketball
UNLV women’s basketball junior forward Nneka Obiazor will make the jump to the team’s starting lineup while getting a chance to showcase her 3-point shot.
New UNLV basketball assistant coach Barret Peery helped Texas Tech rank second in the Big 12 in opponent points per game during the 2021-22 season.
Speaking Monday on ESPN’s “NBA Today,” commissioner Adam Silver said expansion “is not on the front burner” but expressed optimism about a potential franchise in Las Vegas.
Jim Bolla went 300-120 from 1982 to 1996, the number of victories easily the highest in UNLV women’s basketball history. Kathy Olivier won 182 games from 2009 to 2020.
Brooklyn Hicks, a 6-foot-3-inch guard from Lacey, Washington, committed to UNLV on Wednesday. He chose the Rebels over Pac-12 schools, Saint Mary’s and UNR, among others.
Aces guard Kelsey Plum underwent surgery Wednesday for her right labrum. She is coming off the best season of her career, finishing second in the league in scoring.
UNLV coach Kevin Kruger and new additions EJ Harkless and Luis Rodriguez all spoke at Mountain West media day Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Clippers are the 6-1 co-favorites with the defending champion Golden State Warriors at the Westgate SuperBook to win the 2023 NBA title.
Robert Whaley, a 6-foot, 6-inch forward from the College of Southern Idaho with roots in Utah, announced a commitment to UNLV Monday.
UNLV assistant coach Jamaal Williams has helped coach NBA first-rounders such as Paolo Banchero during a long career in the prep basketball hotbed of Seattle.
The UNLV women’s basketball team was picked to finish first in the Mountain West’s preseason poll. The Lady Rebels won the regular-season and tournament titles last season.
After a preseason loss at T-Mobile Arena, the Los Angeles Lakers star directly addressed commissioner Adam Silver, telling him he want to own an NBA expansion team to Las Vegas.
Scoot Henderson’s NBA G League Ignite defeated Victor Wembanyama’s Metropolitans 92 Tuesday night at the Dollar Loan Center.
At 18, Scoot Henderson is preparing for his second season with G League Ignite, a developmental team now based in Henderson. Those in the know say the sky’s the limit for him.