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With fifth home loss, UNLV’s ship taking on water

The Rebels today are a team stranded at sea with a giant hole in the raft, not enough life jackets and a radio transmitter engulfed in water. They are as disjointed off the court as they are on it, helplessly searching for reasons why they can’t beat average teams at home.

UNR rally thwarts disjointed Rebels

Soaring in and reaching high above the rim for an alley-oop pass, Deonte Burton threw down a thunderous dunk that reverberated from Las Vegas to Reno. UNLV’s dominant run against UNR was done.

Wolf Pack exploit mismatch, Burton rips Rebels

UNR star guard Deonte Burton was shocked when he found freshman Kendall Smith trying to chase him around the floor early in the game at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday night.

Centennial uses free throws to seal win

Centennial boys basketball coach Todd Allen was hoping the Bulldogs would put away Cimarron-Memorial when they had the chance with about three minutes remaining in regulation.

 
Rodman sings happy birthday to Kim, criticized for naivete

Dennis Rodman sang “Happy Birthday” to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before leading a squad of former NBA stars in a friendly game Wednesday as part of his “basketball diplomacy” that has been criticized in the U.S. as naive and laughable.

Canyon Springs’ patience hampers Rancho

Rancho’s girls basketball team has made its mark with a patient offense and fantastic defense. In the fourth quarter Tuesday, Canyon Springs gave the Rams a painful dose of their own medicine.

Rebels wary of UNR’s tireless, talented Burton

Wherever he goes, Deonte Burton tends to draw a crowd of defenders. He also is attracting some not-so-secret admirers of another kind.

 
FBI investigating 3 UTEP basketball players for betting

Three players for UTEP’s men’s basketball team bet on at least one sporting event, a university official said Tuesday, and they are no longer enrolled at the school.

 
Ex-NBA players having second thoughts about NKorea game

The group of NBA players scheduled to play with Dennis Rodman against a team of North Koreans on Wednesday privately expressed second thoughts about going ahead because of an outpouring of criticism back home in the U.S.