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New coach Bobby Hauck has big mountain to climb to get program out of doldrums

New UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck is bringing a new brand of discipline and planning to the Rebels after seven successful years at Montana, who played in three national title games in the former I-AA. Anything close to that kind of success in the Mountain West Conference might make Rebels fans happy. But the very private Hauck is much more than an accomplished football coach.

Littlefield’s 38 points power Lake Mead boys past Trinity

Landon Littlefield became the all-time scoring leader for Lake Mead’s boys basketball team this month.
And if the senior guard continues filling it up like he did Saturday, it will be a long time before anyone catches him.
Littlefield poured in 38 points as the Eagles rolled to an 81-63 home win over Trinity in the Class 1A Southern League.

Ault is to Wolf Pack what peanut butter is to Reese’s

After 26 years, it appears they are trying to run out Chris Ault as football coach at UNR. The Little General. One of three active coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame. Being run out.

Top-ranked CSN sweeps baseball twin bill

College of Southern Nevada swept Yavapai (Ariz.) College in a baseball doubleheader Saturday, winning 7-1 and 5-1 in the Coyote Border Battle tournament at Morse Stadium.

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Babbitt leads UNR over Hawaii, 66-60

RENO — Luke Babbitt scored 20 points, and UNR held off Hawaii 66-60 in a Western Athletic Conference game Saturday.

Willis shoulders Rebels’ load

Eleven players are consistently seeing the floor for UNLV, and such a deep rotation is rare for a college basketball team three months into the season. It was coach Lon Kruger’s plan all along, and he’s sticking to it.
In November there were questions about which one of the 11 would be the Rebels’ leader. On and off the floor, junior guard Tre’Von Willis has provided the answer.

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Fredette fuels BYU past Utah

PROVO, Utah — Jimmer Fredette scored 36 points, 23 in the second half, and No. 12 Brigham Young built a big lead before holding off Utah 82-69 Saturday for its sixth victory in the last seven meetings between the longtime rivals.

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