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.
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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.
Thursday will mark the first time NCAA Tournament games have been contested in the state of Nevada and UCLA coach Mick Cronin thinks it should have happened much sooner.
Former Bishop Gorman High star Will McClendon is a reserve guard for UCLA, which plays Gonzaga in the West Regional semifinals Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
The Bruins and Zags meet in the Sweet 16 Thursday night in Las Vegas, 17 years to the day after a UCLA comeback that brought Zags star Adam Morrison to tears.
The shirtless celebrations of Eric Musselman are just fine with his Arkansas players, who will take the floor against Connecticut on Thursday in the Sweet 16 at T-Mobile Arena.
No. 2 seed UCLA is a 1½-point favorite over No. 3 seed Gonzaga in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night in Las Vegas, an NCAA regional host for the first time.
Review-Journal betting reporter David Schoen competes against five betting analysts and handicappers in an NCAA Tournament contest.
The Final Four is the latest major event announced to take place at Allegiant Stadium. The NFL Pro Bowl was played there this year and will again take place there in 2023. The Super Bowl is slated to take place at the stadium in 2024.
Phoenix has long held a monopoly in the Southwest on hosting major sporting events. But that has changed with Las Vegas and Los Angeles adding new facilities.
The NCAA Tournament games couldn’t have gone much better for Las Vegas sportsbooks, as underdogs went 24-15 ATS with 16 outright upsets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Will No. 1 Gonzaga or No. 2 Baylor win the national title? Bettors can wager on that prop at William Hill, where the field is -125 and the Bulldogs and Bears are +105.