The UNLV women’s basketball team announced Friday that starters Dakota and Dylan Gonzalez would forgo their final year of eligibility to pursue other interests, including a blossoming music career.
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San Antonio is heading to the Western Conference finals for the 13th time thanks to a player who has never been there.
Avery Bradley scored a playoff career-high 29 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 123-101 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Boston guard Isaiah Thomas has been fined $25,000 for inappropriate language toward a fan during the Celtics’ Game 4 loss at Washington.
UNLV forward Dwayne Morgan was suspended indefinitely from the basketball team Wednesday. He was arrested early Saturday and charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, after a dispute with a cabdriver.
University of Nevada, Reno coach Eric Musselman has signed a five-year extension through 2021-22 after leading the Wolf Pack to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007.
Danny Green scored seven of his 16 points in overtime, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame an injury to Kawhi Leonard to beat James Harden and the Houston Rockets 110-107 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-playoff series.
George Irvine, who coached nearly 200 games for the Indiana Pacers in the 1980s before working in the front office, has died after battling cancer. He was 69.
Stephen Curry scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors completed a second-round sweep of the Utah Jazz with a 121-95 victory Monday night.
Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) is a minus-160 favorite over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs), the plus 140 underdog, in their Sept. 16 middleweight title fight.
It wasn’t enough for the Washington Wizards to force turnover after another and make baskets every time down the floor to take a lead over the Boston Celtics.
LeBron James and the Cavaliers are headed back to a familiar place after sweeping aside another overmatched opponent.
The Golden State Warriors gave another big example why they signed Kevin Durant during the offseason, and why others around the NBA were dismayed with the addition.
Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points apiece to help the San Antonio Spurs, now without Tony Parker, beat the Houston Rockets 103-92 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Last year, LeBron James and the Cavaliers had their postseason win streak end in Canada. This time, Cleveland came across the border and kept right on rolling.
