Clutch free throws kept the UNLV women’s season alive. They will play for the Mountain West tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth Wednesday.
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Starting point guard Keshon Gilbert was handed a one-game suspension by the Mountain West, making him unavailable for UNLV when it faces Air Force on Wednesday.
Julian Strawther started his freshman season nearly three years ago as a reserve on the best team in Gonzaga history — and is likely leaving as a featured forward on another NCAA Tournament-bound team.
Desi-Rae Young was the only DI player in the nation to average 18-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and shoot better than 60 percent. And she wasn’t named conference Player of the Year — a certain mistake.
UNLV took control with a dominant second quarter en route to a decisive victory over UNR in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament.
UCLA, which is hoping to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, is the +150 favorite at Circa Sports to win the Pac-12 tournament title.
Seventh-seeded Washington State won the first conference basketball tournament title in program history with a victory over fifth-seeded UCLA on Sunday in Las Vegas.
UNLV begins the Mountain West tournament Monday against UNR at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lady Rebels know they probably have to win the tourney to reach the NCAA Tournament.
The debate is over. Las Vegas can stake its claim as the owner of March Madness from this day forward. It’s about to be a wild month, and it could be only the beginning.
After struggling at Oregon, former Centennial standout Taylor Bigby has found a role as a redshirt freshman guard at USC, which is in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 tournament.
Four CONCACAF international soccer matches at Allegiant Stadium, UFC Fight Week and next year’s Mountain West Conference basketball tournaments will be funded.
The NIT college basketball tournament is moving out of Madison Square Garden for just the second time since 1938.
The rumors that began Thursday morning were confirmed before the sun set Thursday night. UCLA and USC are leaving the Pac-12 in 2024, they announced via Twitter — and thereby leaving Las Vegas, too.
The National Invitation Tournament final four has been a fixture in New York almost every year since 1938, but will be played elsewhere in 2023 and 2024.
The madness in March is set to increase next year when Las Vegas finally hosts NCAA men’s basketball tournament games.
