As a player and a coach, Steve Alford has been involved in several memorable games against UNLV. Now, he can look forward to another one.
Basketball
There was a concerted effort on the part of Maka Ellis’ family to make sure his freshman year at Sierra Vista was stress-free.
Four years later, “Jimmermania” has long since subsided, but Jimmer Fredette should have a chance to win an NBA title with the Spurs, who announced Wednesday they’ve signed the sharp-shooting guard.
At the Los Angeles Lakers’ introductory news conference Wednesday for center Roy Hibbert, forward Brandon Bass and guard Lou Williams, Bass said one reason he signed with the team was for the chance to play with Kobe Bryant, who he called “one of the greatest to ever play the game.”
When Kathy Olivier returned to coach her alma mater in April 2008, she envisioned multiple postseason appearances, creating enough buzz that 3,000-seat Cox Pavilion wouldn’t large enough to house the fans who would want to see UNLV play basketball.
NBA fans eager to watch teams outside their home television markets will be in luck starting in October.
Perhaps bored during the NBA’s offseason, Shaquille O’Neal posted a picture on Instagram of his all-time starting fives for the Lakers and Chicago Bulls and asked his followers who would win a hypothetical game between them.
A video that has been running on a semi-continuous loop since May on Yahoo says former Bishop Gorman basketball star C.J. Watson needs to find a new place to live in Indianapolis real fast. Which is strange, considering a couple of weeks ago he signed a three-year deal with the Orlando Magic.
DeAndre Jordan was the biggest story of NBA free agency, backing out of a verbal commitment to sign a four-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks to return to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Indiana Pacers will challenge the Chargers for throwback supremacy next season, when they’ll wear special uniforms similar to the ones worn by Hickory High School in “Hoosiers” to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic sports movie.
What a wonderful 11 days this had been for Becky Hammon. For Jonathan Simmons and Treveon Graham, it may have been even better.
The NCAA Tournament selection committee has been given more flexibility to create the best matchups for the first weekend of the event.
While he was at an alcohol treatment center, point guard Ty Lawson was traded from the Denver Nuggets to the Houston Rockets, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.
When I heard there was going to be an NBA Summer League Wall of Fame marking the circuit’s 10-year anniversary in Las Vegas, my first thought was cool.
Devin Booker appears to be getting the hang of life in the NBA. At least the summer portion of it. The 6-foot-6-inch guard from Kentucky, taken by the Phoenix Suns with the No. 13 overall pick last month, put the team on his back Sunday in the semifinals of the NBA Summer League.
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