Roy Shivers, a former UNLV assistant under Tony Knap, spent 32 years knocking down barriers as a Canadian Football League executive.
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Former UNLV running back Larry Croom, who played for the Rebels in 2002 and 2003, scored a touchdown in the East-West Shrine Bowl, Hula Bowl and Blue-Gray Classic.
After a short stay at TCU, Tony Sanchez, who compiled a 20-40 record at UNLV, hopes to help turn around a New Mexico State football program for which he once played.
Former UNLV coach John Robinson and Hall-of-Famer John Madden met in grammar school and stayed friends to the end.
A week after breaking a 14-game losing streak and giving Marcus Arroyo his first win as the Rebels’ coach, UNLV hosts Hawaii in an Allegiant Stadium matinee.
Steve Stallworth, who played quarterback for UNLV in the 1980s, wants to form a club to provide networking and guidance for former Rebels players.
To thousands of transplanted Hawaiians who have made Las Vegas the so-called “Ninth Island,” football broadcaster Robert Kekaula was a big slice of paradise, home away from home.
Wayne Nunnely, who died February 16, recalled as “good guy, optimist, straight shooter, hard worker” by ex-players, assistants.
A memorial service for former UNLV football coach Wayne Nunnely will be held outdoors Friday in his hometown of Monrovia, California.
UNLV’s former football home expected to idle quietly while decisions about its future are pondered.
New Mexico, forced to abandon the state because of coronavirus restrictions, lost to UNR on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium in their first game in their new home away from home.
Former UNLV football captain John Gianninoto fulfills dream of playing on Sunday as a pit crew member for NASCAR championship contender Chase Elliott.
First-year Rebels coach Marcus Arroyo to choose from among three quarterbacks heading into COVID-delayed opening game against San Diego State.
When it comes to return on investment, it would be hard to argue with the performance of Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas’ home for sports and entertainment for nearly 50 years.
After being fired by UNLV last week, Tony Sanchez suggested college football coaches who jump directly from high school might be doomed to fail.