Rawle Alkins, ranked the nation’s No. 17 basketball player by 247Sports composite ratings, is expected to visit UNLV on Feb. 20, though nothing has been solidified.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers fired coach David Blatt on Friday despite the team possessing a 30-11 record at the season’s halfway point.
Sophomore guard Jordan Cornish had a to-the-point answer Thursday regarding his turnaround in making 3-point shots.
Former NBA player Tate George was sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday by a federal judge in Trenton, N.J., for running a $2 million Ponzi scheme.
Dakota Gonzalez scored 19 points to help UNLV overcome a poor shooting performance in a 46-38 win over Utah State in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Wednesday at Cox Pavilion.
The New York Knicks reclaimed their distinction as the NBA’s most valuable team, worth $3 billion, according to a Forbes poll released on Wednesday that showed the average team value rose 13 percent from last year.
Reigning MVP Stephen Curry and the defending champion Golden State Warriors have retained top honors on the NBA’s most popular jersey and team merchandise lists.
Five takeaways from the UNLV basketball team’s 80-68 victory at Utah State on Tuesday.
The Rebels left Dee Glen Smith Spectrum with an 80-68 victory Tuesday night over Utah State, taking control with a 21-2 run to open the second half by using a dazzling display of shut-down defense and transition offense.
When people imagined how terrific things might be, when they closed their eyes and thought about how UNLV’s basketball team could appear when the defense led to running, which led to easy baskets, which led to the sort of suffocating momentum that brings an opponent to its knees, they visualized these six minutes and 44 seconds.
After a back-and-forth first half, UNLV erupted out of the break and went on to a third straight victory to open the Todd Simon era.
Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino downplayed interest in UNLV’s job at a news conference today.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game at Utah State at 6 p.m. PST today.
The Rebels are 3 1/2-point favorites on the road against Utah State tonight. Tip is at 6:00 p.m. PT.
It’s reality-check time for the Golden State Warriors and the bettors who put money on the team to break a major record. Stephen Curry is not in Michael Jordan’s airspace yet, and he’s probably not getting there this season.
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