Fiscally speaking, something those at UNLV should always be cognizant of in a responsible manner, one dollar spent in pursuing anyone other than two local names to replace Jim Livengood would be colossal waste.
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The Las Vegas 51s are tied for first place in the Pacific Southern Division, the latest they have been atop the standings since 2002. At a level at which the main objective is to prepare players for the final and toughest jump to reach a major league clubhouse, how important is winning in the scheme of such a pursuit?
It wasn’t just the coaches and players competing for a national championship. It wasn’t just the 70,000 college basketball fans inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis that 2010 evening.
His still is an imposing figure, towering on this particular day over those NBA players sitting on chairs and listening to his every word.
There might not be any bigger hermits in college athletics than head football coaches, secluded from society in dark film rooms and often absent from social events that don’t include glad-handing those boosters with deep pockets.
The argument for Dodgers rookie outfielder Yasiel Puig making the National League All-Star team dates to Milwaukee in 2002, to a game that ended in controversy and a 7-7 tie.
His friends were going out that night, but Dana White chose to stay home.
The statement Dave Rice made in hiring Todd Simon on Monday as an assistant basketball coach at UNLV is clear: Rice has every belief in his own coaching skills, that they are strong enough to deliver the Rebels the kind of NCAA Tournament success their fan base expects and demands.
It’s not to the insane, bitter level of India against Pakistan in cricket. As rivalries in sports go, three wars over Kashmir alone sort of gives those batting a ball around a circular pitch the edge on hatred for one’s opponent.