There was a time not so long ago when the West Coast Conference basketball tournament bracket could pretty much be filled out in pen with Gonzaga playing Saint Mary’s in the championship game. The seventh-ranked Bulldogs appear to have a new foil.
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Not that it comes as a surprise, but the injury report on freshman guard Rashad Vaughn is bad news for UNLV, which is planning for the postseason without its leading scorer.
Mountain West coaches cut the media out of voting for the all-conference team this year — and neglected to tell the writers. Don’t expect to learn who the coaches nominated or voted for.
UNLV was the hottest Mountain West women’s basketball team not long ago, but that was before a three-game skid to close the regular season. Now the Lady Rebels must find their old form with the conference tournament beginning.
Derrick Rose can’t jump, but the Chicago Bulls guard is strengthening his knee and hamstring after a third knee surgery in three years.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Dahntay Jones was fined $10,000 by the NBA on Monday.
Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh could begin regular exercise later this month and is expected to resume full basketball activities in September, doctors said Monday. Bosh was hospitalized for a week last month with blood clots on a lung and is out for the season as he undergoes blood-thinning treatment.
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