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UNLV athletics nearly $5M in the red

UNLV’s athletic department is running about a $4.9 million deficit because of shortfalls in the school’s top two revenue-producing sports — men’s basketball and football.

Future brighter for Steve Alford, UCLA basketball

UCLA, 13-0 and ranked No. 2, represents the biggest surprise of the college basketball season. The Bruins’ odds to win the national championship were posted at 50-1 in early November.

Coach K set to unleash dominant Duke superteam

The Blue Devils, featuring five players who are potential first-round NBA draft picks after this season, are 7-2 favorites to win the national championship in April.

Mountain West’s Craig Thompson sees no need to rush expansion

Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said the league would be careful about expanding, disputing a Salt Lake Tribune report last week that the conference might add teams even if it doesn’t lose any to the Big 12.

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