Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are coming off their first win of the WNBA season, while the Aces need to rebound Saturday from their first loss.
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Aces guard Kelsey Plum entered the WNBA as the No. 1 overall draft pick and the all-time leading scorer in women’s college basketball, just like Fever star Caitlin Clark.
It could turn out nothing wrong transpired, that the sponsorship with 12 Aces players by the LVCVA complies with WNBA rules. But the deal still should be investigated.
The Raiders’ coaching staff has increased the energy at practice, and one rookie has stood out in the first week of organized team activities.
Some of the Golden Knights’ top prospects got NHL playing time this year. Their names might be called on more next season amid the uncertainty of the roster.
Six key Raiders players from a defense that surrendered the ninth-fewest points in the NFL last season are entering the final year of their contracts.
A crowd of 6,011 witnessed a New Year’s Eve thriller as Wyoming senior Larry Nance Jr. traded shots with UNLV sophomore Chris Wood and pushed Wyoming to a 76-71 in a Mountain West opener at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie.
What you are witnessing is Dave Rice’s prophecy coming true, and within it will be these sorts of close losses to an experienced team. But as the games and weeks and possessions pass, UNLV basketball improves.
On Wednesday, with the calendar ready to turn to 2015, the Lady Rebels rallied from eight points down in the second half and held off Wyoming 58-55 at Cox Pavilion in the Mountain West opener for both teams.
UNLV opens Mountain West play against Wyoming tonight in Laramie. Tip is at 6:00 p.m.
Wyoming’s Larry Nance Jr. is arguably the best player in the Mountain West. Nance will get an argument from UNLV freshman guard Rashad Vaughn, the league’s leading scorer at 18.1 points per game, and the two will meet on opening night.
There aren’t a whole lot of college students who would choose to spend New Year’s Eve in Laramie, Wyo., voluntarily. That fate was assigned the members of the UNLV basketball program by the Mountain West conference’s schedule makers.
Say what you want about those tools used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee when determining at-large berths each March, the opinion about a Mountain West ranked 11th among conferences nationally in RPI today is fairly consistent.
The UNLV women’s basketball has dropped six straight to run its preseason record to 3-8. Coach Kathy Olivier welcomes a fresh start as Mountain West play opens Wednesday afternoon against Wyoming at Cox Pavilion.
UNLV coach Dave Rice admitted he was concerned about a possible letdown Saturday night against Southern Utah. Not only had the Rebels split a pair of consecutive games against ranked teams, a loss to Utah followed by the win over Arizona, but there are two big games on the horizon.
The frontcourt — Chris Wood, specifically — set the bar high for the Rebels on Saturday night. The Rebels dominated Southern Utah, 79-45, earning above-average grades across the board. UNLV avoided a letdown after Tuesday’s big win over Arizona.
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Aces rookie Kate Martin and Caitlin Clark, the WNBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick by the Indiana Fever, are bonded by a trait that has aided both of their success.
Special teams coordinator Tom McMahon has been hard at work trying to figure out the best way to approach kickoffs this year given the NFL’s new rule changes.
The Aces’ first meeting with rookie phenom Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever is one of the hottest tickets on online ticket broker StubHub.
The second annual Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend in November will be capped off with a Raiders game.