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UNLV baseball team ends homestand with 8-3 win

The UNLV baseball team used timely hitting throughout its lineup and strong pitching from sophomore Kenny Oakley to wrap up a successful homestand with an 8-3 win over Utah Valley on Tuesday at Wilson Stadium.

Pacquiao focused on fight, not judges

Boxing judges have come under greater scrutiny in Nevada since Manny Pacquiao’s split decision loss to Timothy Bradley in June 2012. So it’s no surprise that with their April 12 rematch at the MGM Grand Garden approaching that Pacquiao was asked about the judges.

51s pitching coach Frank Viola to have heart surgery

Former Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola, 53, is scheduled to undergo heart surgery next week and will be replaced as 51s pitching coach by Tom Signore until he can join the New York Mets’ Triple-A affiliate.

UNLV needs to be transparent about athletes’ grade problems

When explaining publicly its football program’s academic predicament UNLV needs to be forthright and honest and there should be no shortage of bodies explaining why and how this happened.

 
Former NBA player not dead despite reports

Former SMU and NBA basketball player Quinton Ross had to ease the fears of friends and family members after he was erroneously reported dead.

UNLV baseball team breaks into another poll

The Rebels, coming off a series win over San Diego State, are ranked No. 25 this week by Perfect Game, whatever that is.