UNLV sophomore forward Tervell Beck will enter the NCAA transfer portal, a source said Tuesday. He is the sixth Rebels player to put his name in the portal.
Basketball
The Las Vegas Aces held auditions Tuesday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center for candidates for the Wild Card Crew for the 2019 WNBA season.
Kevin Durant scored 35 points in outdueling James Harden and the Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 104-100 on Sunday in the opener of what is shaping up to be a sensational best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal.
In the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets were listed as plus 240 series underdogs at the Westgate sportsbook to the Warriors (-300) before Friday night’s Game 6 between Golden State and the Clippers.
Boston Celtics great John Havlicek has died at the age of 79.
An estimated $346.6 million was wagered at Nevada sportsbooks on the NCAA Tournament in March.
Former UNLV coach Marvin Menzies’ name surfaced at a federal trial Wednesday into alleged corruption in men’s college basketball. He is the associate head coach at Grand Canyon.
A female sports reporter has accused new Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton of sexual assault in a lawsuit.
A Westgate sportsbook bettor wagered $100,000 to win $500 on the Milwaukee Bucks to win their NBA playoff series over the Detroit Pistons.
UNLV’s students have been wanting to move to behind the basket where visiting basketball teams shoot in the second half of games at the Thomas & Mack Center. They were granted their wish.
CBS Sports Network will broadcast 40 games in primetime and on the weekends starting May 25 with the Minnesota Lynx vs. the Chicago Sky.
UNLV forward Joel Ntambwe is considering turning pro. Moses Wood, who played high school basketball at Galena in Reno, will transfer to UNLV from Tulane.
Cole Anthony, son of former UNLV star Greg Anthony, played his penultimate high school game Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, scoring 25 points in the Jordan Brand Classic.
Haley Jones, Francesca Belibi and Asheten Prechtel, who will become teammates at Stanford this year, flashed their camaraderie on and off the court in the final game of their high school careers.
More than 40 of the nation’s best boys and girls high school basketball players have congregated in Las Vegas to showcase their abilities in the 19th annual Jordan Brand Classic.