Malia Shoji was announced as the eighth coach in UNLV volleyball program history Wednesday, replacing Dawn Sullivan, who departed to take over at Missouri on Dec. 18.
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The Rebels fought back from big deficits in each set, but were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday against the Cougars in San Diego.
The Rebels’ NCAA Tournament fate wasn’t secure after a surprise loss at the conference tournament, but they will face Washington State in the first round.
Coach Lindy La Rocque announced UNLV received national letters of intent from forwards McKinna Brackens and Meadow Rolan, and point guard Amarachi Kimpson.
Dawn Sullivan is the fastest coach to reach the 100-win milestone in UNLV volleyball history, and the Rebels are planning to earn an NCAA Tournament berth.
A former UNLV baseball standout, Bryson Stott and fellow Las Vegas native Bryce Harper have helped lead the Phillies to the World Series against Houston.
Golf courses take on the most high-profile role in the effort to conserve water, but other sports are also part of an effort to conserve water as Lake Mead’s level falls.
Dick Calvert was UNLV’s public-address announcer for 52 years, and he was on the microphone for multiple other Las Vegas events. He also was an announcer at three World Cups.
The Fox 5 subsidiary is called Silver State Sports Entertainment Network and will concentrate on sports other than football and men’s basketball.
Hayden Nierman had four saves, going 2-0 with a 4.72 ERA in his one season for UNLV.
As an assistant at Texas, Jean-Paul Hebert coached nine All-Americans and won two national titles. He hopes to achieve that same level of success at UNLV.
Jean-Paul Hebert was named the third full-time coach in the UNLV men’s golf team’s 50-year history.
Administrators, coaches and players with Las Vegas ties offered their thoughts on Thursday’s 50th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Title IX bill.
Ryan Ludwick and Larry Brown, who will be inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, said Las Vegas is capable of being home to the Oakland Athletics.
“Friends of UNILV” is a third-party program designed to assist UNLV athletes with name, image and likeness deals.
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