Los Angeles staved off a late rally to secure a 75-69 victory over the Sacramento Kings in front of a decidedly pro-Lakers crowd in an NBA exhibition game at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday night.
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Vince Carter, 40, signed a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings in July and is a mentor for the younger players on the roster.
Review-Journal reporter Ashton Ferguson caught up with Magic Johnson ahead of the Lakers’ preseason game against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.
The Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, T-Mobile Arena and AEG and MGM International plan to donate the profits from Sunday night’s preseason game to the victims of the Oct. 1 mass shooting.
Jovan Mooring stepped up to lead UNLV at point guard last season, but it’s not his natural position. Now he’s getting a chance at two-guard.
The UNLV women’s basketball team began practice Sunday. From that point, they can hold 30 practices in 40 days before the Nov. 10 season opener against Portland State.
UNLV senior point guard Jordan Johnson finished second in the nation two seasons ago in assists at Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Now he hopes to have that same kind of production with the Rebels.
UNLV assistant hockey coach Nick Robone was shot in the chest during Sunday night’s massacre outside Mandalay Bay but is expected to recover.
UNLV began practice Saturday, and coach Marvin Menzies talked about the FBI investigation into college basketball, a scandal that involves colleagues Tony Bland and Rick Pitino.
UNLV has not been tied to the fraud and bribery probe that resulted in federal charges against four assistant coaches at high-profile programs and Louisville coach Rick Pitino being placed on administrative leave.
Russell Westbrook is staying with the Thunder.
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies’ name was linked to the potential opening at Louisville in a highly speculative story about potential candidates, but the chances of him leaving for the Cardinals is remote.
The FBI’s criminal complaint that shook the college basketball world Tuesday and led to 10 arrests included accounts of three meetings in Las Vegas.
Louisville has placed coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich on administrative leave amid a federal bribery investigation.
The dirtiest of NCAA sports on Tuesday was revealed for the fraudulent scam it always has been, and we just needed the principal federal law enforcement agency of the United States to prove it.
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