When I heard UNLV had tacked on another year to Tina Kunzer-Murphy’s contract as UNLV’s interim athletic director, my first thought was good for her. My second thought was if this gets back to Pat Dye, he’s probably not going to like it.
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UNLV expects a crowd in the range of 25,000 Saturday when the Rebels host Hawaii, and anything short of it would disappoint given a few factors: UNLV will try to win a fourth straight regular-season game for the first time since 1984, and Hawaii’s healthy and passionate fan base wants nothing more than to trample such thoughts.
It’s true. Those rental car drop fees of $1,000 can be a killer. Funny how a 6-iron from 192 yards away in the rain and wind can alter a guy’s perspective on things.
Because of construction at the Thomas & Mack Center, I was forced to take a detour to Jim Livengood’s news conference Wednesday, during which it was revealed he was being forced out as UNLV’s athletic director — er, was quitting to spend more time with his family.
When he reached the stage, supported along the ballroom path to such an exclusive group by a walker, Jerry Tarkanian was helped up a few stairs to basketball immortality.
A boy, not yet 2 weeks old, is living in the Bay Area with his parents and sister. He was given the name Justin after a college basketball player his father met and became close to while writing a book.
Midseason awards often become tomorrow’s bird-cage liner in terms of relevance, but they allow us to look back at what was predicted and ahead to what might occur.
Realism. Mystery. Depth. Suspense. Strong characters. They all are traits of a terrific horror movie. They also define what many believe will be the best and most competitive Mountain West basketball season in history.
RENO — I have to believe the leading wide receiver in UNLV history was talking about what he had witnessed over the first 30 minutes of yet another football game against UNR that has become a laughable, one-sided series.
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