San Diego State claimed its seventh Mountain West tournament title and second in three years, beating Utah State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Jim Bolla went 300-120 from 1982 to 1996, the number of victories easily the highest in UNLV women’s basketball history. Kathy Olivier won 182 games from 2009 to 2020.
The Las Vegas Bowl has announced its game will take place Dec. 17 at 4:30 p.m., but the Allegiant Stadium website has the date and time listed as “TBA.”
Liberty senior offensive tackle Ed Haynes is eighth in Nevada’s 247Sports’ composite rankings, a combination of various recruiting rating services.
Golf courses take on the most high-profile role in the effort to conserve water, but other sports are also part of an effort to conserve water as Lake Mead’s level falls.
The College Football Playoff field will expand from four to 12 teams, increasing the chances of Las Vegas hosting the CFP national championship game as early as 2027.
The best-of-five WNBA semifinal series between the Aces and Seattle Storm begins next Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Dick Calvert was UNLV’s public-address announcer for 52 years, and he was on the microphone for multiple other Las Vegas events. He also was an announcer at three World Cups.
Connor Fields, who went to Green Valley High School and UNLV, is the only American to win an Olympic gold medal in BMX.
Paseo Verde will face Utah-Snow Canyon in the title game at 2 p.m. Friday. The winner will advance to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The Fox 5 subsidiary is called Silver State Sports Entertainment Network and will concentrate on sports other than football and men’s basketball.
The U.S. men’s basketball team will play Uruguay at Cox Pavilion, and the women’s team will have a scrimmage there.
Las Vegas Ballpark received the honor from Ballpark Digest for the second time in a row and third time in four years.
Notre Dame will play Brigham Young on Oct. 8 at Allegiant Stadium as part of the Fighting Irish’s Shamrock Series. The Irish showed what jerseys they will wear in that game.
Youth sports have experienced significant shortages in referees, umpires, scorekeepers and timekeepers.
The Golden Knights will sell apparel and equipment that’s been used over prior seasons. There also will be a general sale in the team store.
Shareef O’Neal played at UCLA and Louisiana State, but also underwent open-heart surgery and experienced foot injuries.
The XFL announced Sunday that Las Vegas was one of eight cities that will be hosts to XFL teams. There are many questions regarding the team.
Hall of Famer Rod Woodson, who played for the Oakland Raiders and lives in Las Vegas, will be the team’s coach when play begins Feb. 18.
Hayden Nierman had four saves, going 2-0 with a 4.72 ERA in his one season for UNLV.
Right-hander Jaret Godman, a junior at Oklahoma, was drafted in the 19th round on Tuesday by the Boston Red Sox.