Aces star A’ja Wilson will match up with reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart on Saturday. The voting for that award left Wilson with a source of motivation.
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This week’s questions from Raiders fans include the state of the quarterback competition and how long it will take the offense to master the new scheme.
Fourth-year cornerback Nate Hobbs is a key ingredient to a Raiders defense that could rank among the NFL’s best this season.
The MGM Grand Garden celebrates a milestone Saturday with a pair of title fights at a venue that has hosted some of the most memorable nights in the history of boxing.
The Knights are co-favorites with five other teams at the Westgate SuperBook to win the 2025 Stanley Cup. The odds differ at Circa Sports and Caesars Sportsbook.
Young. No head coaching experience. And now in charge of trying to do something at UNLV that nobody has done consistently in 30 years. Welcome to the Marcus Arroyo Era.
The junior running back suffered a serious ankle injury in 2017, but now has produced two consecutive 100-yard games to begin the season.
The talk of losing out is over, and the uncertainty of Tony Sanchez’s job status unquestionably should be paused, after the Rebels rallied to defeat 23-point favorite San Diego State 27-24 on Saturday night.
BYU is now 9-0 against UNLV in Las Vegas after its 31-21 victory, which might explain why so much late money was bet on the Cougars on Friday.
Blake Decker didn’t have much of a choice, so he had to hope what is said about trust proved true. That while it’s hard to come by, it’s also the most essential ingredient in effective communication.
UNLV’s football team was presented an opportunity Friday night, a chance for the Rebels to end their four-game losing streak and enter their only off-week of the season on the sort of high that has been near impossible to discover this season. It took them all of 60 minutes and an additional series of plays, but they finally embraced such a moment.
Northern Illinois, who play in the Mid-Atlantic Conference, is tied with Alabama for the second most wins since 2010. Its program is the standard which all teams from non-power conferences should emulate.
It took more than a decade for the UNLV football program to exhibit some semblance of respectability. It took one news conference Thursday to severely damage all that positive energy.
You don’t accept a postseason game in 2013 to make money. You don’t agree to play North Texas in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Jan. 1 with the idea your athletic department’s bottom line is going to realize a sudden influx of cash.
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Fourth-year cornerback Nate Hobbs is a key ingredient to a Raiders defense that could rank among the NFL’s best this season.
After falling into a 16-point deficit in the opening quarter, the Aces exploded to close the first half en route to a victory over the Mercury on Thursday in Phoenix.
Bishop Gorman announced Thursday that baseball coach Chris Sheff will not return following an investigation into the program.
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said his players could decompress after the team’s mandatory minicamp this week, but he doesn’t want them to stop working.