UNLV has endured perhaps the most difficult stretch of schedule in the program’s history over the last two weeks. Now comes perhaps the toughest game of them all.
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Echoes bounced off the walls of the empty arena, soon to be filled and loud. UNLV freshman Rashad Vaughn stood in one of college basketball’s most historic places and confidently predicted there will be no sense of intimidation.
When UNLV’s basketball schedule was released during the summer and the name “Saint Katherine” appeared on it, people were scratching their heads and echoing a collective, “Who?” But maybe coach Dave Rice knew what he was doing.
The UNLV women’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a nine-minute field-goal drought in the first half Thursday in a 76-61 loss to Brigham Young in Provo, Utah.
Former head football coaches Ed Orgeron and Houston Nutt spoke with UNLV officials by phone, but the search to replace Bobby Hauck still appears headed toward Bishop Gorman High School’s Tony Sanchez.
A self-described “mama’s boy,” Jordan Cornish is no pushover for anyone else. He is a product of inner-city New Orleans, where the streets imprinted a mean streak in his personality.
These are the five key questions as UNLV’s football team prepares to play Air Force at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
UNLV looked sharp on its first offensive series Saturday, going 60 yards and scoring a touchdown to take the early lead. Which meant the Rebels were in trouble.
The Rebels fell to 1-5 on the season with a loss on the road to San Jose State on Saturday night.Nick Sherry is in at quarterback as the Rebels trail, 33-10, on the road against San Jose State.
UNLV’s reputation took a hit because of what once was a low Academic Progress Rate score, but 10 football players have graduated and six more are scheduled to receive diplomas in December.
Don’t bury Sam Boyd Stadium quite yet. In fact, University of Nevada, Las Vegas officials need to make some serious decisions about improvements to the often-maligned, 38,600-seat venue that sits in a residential neighborhood about seven miles from campus.
UNLV’s success on the football field last year hasn’t resulted in increased season ticket sales. And a proposed stadium has been scaled back — and the dome removed. Maybe they should say it was to save the birds.
UNLV pitcher Erick Fedde still is expected to go in today’s first round of the Major League Baseball draft after undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery on Tuesday. He said the procedure went well.
Erick Fedde allowed just five hits over seven shutout innings to help the UNLV baseball team to a 6-0 road win against Fresno State in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night at Fresno, Calif.
Three years ago, Connecticut won the national championship. Shabazz Napier was a freshman on that team. So too was Roscoe Smith.
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