Review-Journal reporter Andy Yamashita had a busy 2023, from covering the Aces’ championship to the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here are his top stories of the year.
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Braydon Altorfer hit a home run and drove in four runs and Air Force held on for a victory over the top-seeded Rebels in the first round of the Mountain West baseball tournament.
Kaysha Love made the transition from track to bobsledding and is part of the U.S. team at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
The Mountain West indefinitely suspended all in-person team activities on Thursday, furthering jeopardizing the chances of a spring football session.
UNLV set a team and league record in winning the 800-yard freestyle relay at the Western Athletic Conference men’s swimming and diving championships Wednesday in Houston.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois said Wednesday her priority was on her current job after a report listed her as a potential candidate for the AD job at UCLA.
Talya Zandeberg and Abby Amos each won a singles match and teamed for a doubles victory to lead Arizona past UNLV 4-0 in an ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation match Sunday in Malibu, California.
UNLV freshman Ogi Maric was named swimmer of the week and UNLV junior Jesse Cawley diver of the week in the Western Athletic Conference for their efforts in the UNLV Invitational.
Landing a coach with supreme name recognition is exactly the path UNLV should travel in football, one that could ultimately affect all other sports in a positive manner.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois has a track record of hires. Here is a look at how they have worked out.
UNLV’s top doubles team won again Saturday to earn a spot in the final of the ITA Mountain Region women’s tennis championships at Fertitta Tennis Complex.
K.C. McMahon had 17 kills and Jackie McBride 13 kills and nine blocks to rally Wyoming past UNLV 3-2 in both teams’ Mountain West volleyball opener Thursday in Laramie, Wyoming.
UNLV shot 16 over par Sunday and fell six strokes shy of advancing past the third round of the NCAA men’s golf championship at Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Second baseman Edarian Williams hit a tiebreaking two-run double as part of a seven-run sixth inning, and the UNLV baseball team defeated UC Riverside 11-7 on Tuesday at Wilson Stadium.
The UNLV baseball team rallied from a five-run deficit to take the lead in the eighth inning, only to give up 10 runs in the ninth and lose to Utah 16-7 on Tuesday at Wilson Stadium.
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