Cleveland forward LeBron James apologized to the wife of Australian golfer Jason Day after a court-side collision forced her out of the Quicken Loans Arena on a stretcher at the end of Thursday’s win over Oklahoma City.
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It may not be sexy, it never gets them on ESPN, but leading the nation in free-throw percentage is something the Rollins College Tars take great pride in.
Tra Holder scored 19 points and Arizona State erased a 14-point second-half deficit to upset UNLV 66-56 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
I suppose the best thing that could have happened for UNLV’s basketball team Wednesday night would have been for no one to discover those AAA batteries and duct tape needed to fix the shot clocks at Thomas & Mack Center because when you spend nearly $50 million on renovations, it must be tough making sure all the lights work.
Some might question why the UNLV men’s basketball team received F’s across the board since it had a 12-point lead at the half before falling to Arizona State 66-56 at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday.
The UNLV Rebels return to Thomas & Mack Center tonight to host the Arizona State Sun Devils. Here’s what you need to know if you want to watch.
The Rebels are 7-point favorites when they host Arizona State tonight at the Thomas & Mack. Game time is 7:00 p.m. PT.
Arizona State junior forward Savon Goodman will miss tonight’s game at UNLV and possibly the Sun Devils’ next three non-conference games, ESPN.com reported Wednesday morning.
Wisconsin basketball coach Bo Ryan announced his retirement Tuesday night after the Badgers beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 64-49.
Instead of living in the shadow of his troubled past, Savon Goodman made a decision two years ago to run from it. It was his choice to leave UNLV and start over in search of the proverbial second chance.
Sacramento Kings point guard Rajon Rondo issued a statement through the team on Tuesday seeking to clarify his apology to NBA referee Bill Kennedy for using an offensive slur during a game earlier this month.
Grant Rice is very measured with his comments and not prone to hyperbole.So, when Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball coach uses a word like “guarantee” while discussing the upcoming Tarkanian Classic, it carries added weight.
The Mountain West’s contract with the Thomas & Mack Center, which expires after this season, is expected to be extended for three years.
Jim Livengood is excited about the upcoming basketball game between UNLV and Arizona. He’s more enthused about the possibility of the women’s Sweet 16 moving to Las Vegas if/when the NCAA lifts its cromagnon ban on official postseason tournament games being played in cities that offer sports wagering.
The Mountain West decided 12 football teams and 11 in basketball were enough and will not expand. The league considered adding Rice and Texas-El Paso, but declined to take such action at the conference meetings on Sunday at Monday in Phoenix.
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