While some dream of attracting a marquee coach to UNLV, Bruce Chapman says it would be a shame to pass up the “gold nugget” right in their own front yard in the form of assistant coach Stacey Augmon
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Last week was an unlucky one for UNLV athletes off the court. Members of UNLV’s basketball and track teams were burglarized in separate incidents recently — while the teams were traveling to compete in other states.
A domed stadium proposed for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas football team has a price tag of $1.2 billion, and developers would seek $780 million in public financing, according to a document provided by Las Vegas Sands Corp., which is leading a consortium behind the project.
Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. will lead a consortium of investors planning to build a $1 billion domed stadium on 42 acres near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas that would house the school’s football team — and possibly a National Football League franchise.
Neither UNLV’s Rebel nickname nor its Hey Reb! mascot have ties to the Confederacy, according to a report released Monday by the university.
UNLV head baseball coach Tim Chambers was arrested in connection with driving under the influence Tuesday.
UNLV officials are looking at commercial developments including a 30,000-square-foot entertainment building, restaurants and retail stores as possible money-makers to help buy a 42-acre stadium site at Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane.
It’s strictly at the brainstorming stage, but University of Nevada, Las Vegas consultants have floated the idea of extending the Las Vegas Monorail to a 42-acre site at Koval Lane and Tropicana Avenue to serve a potential UNLV football stadium and then extend the monorail to the Thomas & Mack Center and the rest of the UNLV campus.
Las Vegas lost a legend with the death of UNLV’s Jerry Tarkanian. To honor his memory, the city of glittering neon lights came together and dedicated 3 minutes of darkness to the fallen basketball coach.
The students and staff of Tarkanian Middle School honored the late and great Jerry Tarkanian during a basketball game against Faiss Middle School.