The Jayhawks survived when defending champion Virginia missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer in the Review-Journal’s NCAA Tournament simulation.
Basketball
The WNBA announced Thursday that its draft is still scheduled for April 17, but will be held without players guests and media in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
UNLV (16-14, 11-6 Mountain West) took as much as a 27-point lead over Boise State and then held off a late rally to win Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Kobe Bryant was a hugely popular figure in Asia, no more so than in China where basketball rivals soccer as the most popular sport.
When former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman was seeking support to bring the league’s All-Star Game to town, Kobe Bryant immediately came to mind.
While few in sports history owned Bryant’s cutthroat competitive nature as a player, fatherhood seemed to soften him.
UNLV’s upset bid against No. 4 San Diego State fell short as the Rebels lost 71-67. Bryce Hamilton led the Rebels with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
News of former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant ’s Sunday death reverberated across the globe.
The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers.
For the sheer amount of pain and suffering it caused in Las Vegas, the Knights’ bitter defeat to the Sharks is No. 1 on our list of the top seven betting bad beats of 2019.
UNLV used a 16-point run late in the second half to pull away and defeat Jackson State on Tuesday at the Thomas Mack Center. Amauri Hardy led the Rebels with 20 points.
Contesting Division I basketball games at a high school is an abnormality. But the event’s senior director, Jon Albaugh, said he sought to provide the mid-major participants a more intimate experience at a smaller venue.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois has a track record of hires. Here is a look at how they have worked out.
Nick Fleming, a sophomore at Highland Community College in Freeport, Illinois, could fill UNLV need at point guard next year.
The Aces finished the regular season 21-13 and are expected to bring back the core that helped them become one of the WNBA’s best teams.
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