Caitlin Clark appears to be on the cusp of setting another record.
Basketball
The betting public lost the upset-filled first round of the NCAA Tournament. But bettors bounced back in the second round as favorites won 15 of 16 games.
UNLV’s women’s basketball team won its third straight Mountain West regular-season and tournament title this year, but couldn’t advance in the NCAA Tournament.
The UNLV men’s basketball team knocked off No. 22 Colorado State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 23 points for the Rebels.
It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year for the NBA, which will showcase the league’s leading title and MVP contenders in its annual Christmas Day games.
The UNLV men’s basketball team will play two games at Dollar Loan Center in December in one of several events in the Las Vegas area between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.
The NBA In-Season Tournament’s semifinal and championship games take place Dec. 7 and 9 at T-Mobile Arena. The NBA expects the first-time event to be a hit.
The operators of the Sphere have a deal to put the Las Vegas venue’s logo on an NBA team jersey, starting with Wednesday’s season opener.
A’ja Wilson propelled the No. 1-seeded Aces to a dominant Game 1 win to open the WNBA semifinals against the No. 4 Dallas Wings on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Guard Kelsey Plum scored 23 points on her 29th birthday Thursday to lead the Aces past the Chicago Sky for their 30th win of the season.
Aces forward Candace Parker, averaging 9.0 points and 5.4 rebounds, underwent successful surgery for a fracture in her foot Monday.
Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance executive Tina Quigley thinks Oak View Group’s NBA-ready arena plan is for real and a sustainability package is icing on the cake.
First-team All-WNBA guard Kelsey Plum scored 26 points, and the Aces held off the Indiana Fever to remain undefeated at Michelob Ultra Arena this season.
A 2020 graduate of Liberty, Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther on Thursday became the seventh native Las Vegan to be a first-round NBA draft pick.
Natalie Nakase was issued a challenge by Aces coach Becky Hammon ahead of the team’s game Thursday against the Los Angeles Sparks.