SAN DIEGO – Anthony Marshall scored 20 points, and Khem Birch’s rebound basket with 25 seconds left lifted UNLV to an 82-75 victory over No. 15 San Diego State on Wednesday night, knocking the Aztecs out of the top spot in the Mountain West and quieting a crowd of 12,414 at Viejas Arena.
Boosters of a domed stadium project on the UNLV campus have mentioned an NFL Pro Bowl and NFL pre-season games as potential events that would help generate millions of dollars for the local economy. But the NFL doesn’t appear likely it would stage a Pro Bowl event or sanction a game at the proposed “Mega-Event Center,” as officials for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and their private development partner are calling the proposed 60,000-seat venue.
MELBOURNE, Australia – Agnieszka Radwanska extended the best winning streak of the year to 11 matches as she rolled into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu today.
LOS ANGELES – Dwight Howard had 31 points and 16 rebounds, Kobe Bryant also scored 31 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-88 Tuesday night for their second straight win after a six-game skid.
