March Madness broke out at Las Vegas sportsbooks on Friday, as No. 13 seed Yale stunned No. 4 Auburn on the second day of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Basketball
The UNLV women’s basketball team faces Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday and is looking for its tournament win since 1991.
Junior Kiara Jackson assumed the starting point guard position from the departed Essence Booker and has led UNLV to a 30-2 record and another NCAA Tournament berth.
UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque insists Las Vegas is where she wants to be, even though other programs are calling to gauge her interest.
A bettor at the Westgate SuperBook turned $100 into $125,730.49 on Sunday after hitting an 11-team multi-sport parlay.
For the third time in about a year’s time, a professional sports team on Monday will parade down Las Vegas Boulevard to celebrate a championship win.
The Aces forward became the eighth player in WNBA history to win the league’s defensive player of the year award multiple times Friday.
Aces star A’ja Wilson scored 53 points to tie the WNBA single-game scoring record in a road victory over the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday night.
A pair of $4,400 basketball shoes owned by the WNBA star turned up missing following a recent game against the Aces
Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson poured in her most points of the season to lead the Aces past the Minnesota Lynx for their fifth consecutive victory.
After winning championships in their respective sports, the Golden Knights and the Aces are nominated for ESPN’s 2023 ESPY awards.
Liberty’s Julian Strawther was a first-round pick and one of six players with local ties selected Thursday in the NBA draft.
Former UNLV guard and Las Vegas native Essence Booker signed a contract Thursday to play in a top league in Italy.
Macie James has two years of eligibility remaining and provides some valuable size for the UNLV women’s basketball team after the loss of Justice Ethridge.
UNLV basketball transfer Jalen Hill grew up a Rebels fan, and he hopes to guide his hometown team back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013.