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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.

Photos: The band (and team) played on

The UNLV Rebels football team played its first bowl game since 2000 at the Heart of Dallas Bowl in Dallas on Jan. 1, a coda to a surprising year in which the team had its first winning season in more than a decade.

Lady Rebels win seventh straight over UNR

Alana Cesarz, Danielle Miller and Mia Bell combined for 39 points to lead the UNLV women’s basketball team to a 57-49 Mountain West victory over UNR on Tuesday night in Reno, the Lady Rebels’ seventh straight victory over their intrastate rival.

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.

Kruger, Moser, Miller … and other bites to chew on

When I woke Monday, there were 381 messages in my email box. Too many. For 2014, I have resolved to keep it under 100. So, straight from my email box:

Backdoor left open, so Falcons storm through

Until Saturday night, when they left the backdoor open and lost to Princeton West at home, it had been going pretty well for the Rebels. The basketball Rebels.

Air Force shocks Rebels 75-68

Tre’ Coggins scored 20 points as Air Force stunned UNLV 75-68 at the Thomas & Mack Center.

BDJ might be MVP for UNLV

It’s debatable who UNLV’s most valuable player is, but junior guard Bryce Dejean-Jones is definitely in the discussion.