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Jim Livengood wanted most to see a football team with a brain, a side that while not as good and unquestionably not as big or physical as its Midwest opponent, at least gave the appearance of having a clue.
Odis Allison: Years: 1969 to 1971, Career highlights: Scored 857 points in 48 games, and his career average of 17.8 ranks 10th in UNLV history.
Dick Calvert is supposedly retired. But the 74-year-old’s idea of retirement doesn’t include daily games of shuffleboard with guys named Mortie.
Years: 2005 to 2009, Career highlights: The 6-foot-6-inch forward averaged career highs of 10.9 points and 6.7 rebounds as a senior.
At an NCAA Tournament party inside a South Point ballroom in March, hundreds of college basketball fans gathered for the opening day of games.
They ate (some), drank (a lot) and wagered (even more). They cheered and booed. They shot baskets for prizes. They laughed when Brigham Young lost another first-round game.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — After a month in which every game was suspenseful for UNLV, junior forward Matt Shaw enjoyed a night that was in no way stressful.
UNLV’s Bobby Hauck called Wednesday’s signing day a football coach’s New Year’s Eve, and he was ready to celebrate.
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