A potential site for a College Football Playoff championship game will soon host the NFL and UNLV football, along with a new-and-much-improved Las Vegas Bowl.
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The Las Vegas Bowl announced Tuesday it will move to Las Vegas Stadium in 2020 and has a deal to feature either a Big Ten or Southeastern Conference team vs. a Pac-12 team.
UNLV freshman Connie Li rebounded from a 6-3 tiebreaker deficit to win 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the decisive match, lifting the Rebels past Texas Tech 4-3 in the first round of an NCAA women’s tennis regional Saturday in Los Angeles.
The UNLV men’s golf team has qualified for its 31st consecutive appearance in the NCAA regionals, a national record and one more consecutive national championship berth than the Kansas basketball team.
UNLV will play in the 2020 Maui Invitational, making its first return to the prestigious early season tournament since 2015.
UNLV sophomore Jack Trent shot a 4-under 68 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Monday at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
UNLV senior guard Zack Singer hopes the NCAA will approve a sixth season of eligibility. He has dealt with several injuries since transferring from Kent State in 2015.
James Baldwin III, a 27-year-old former minor league baseball player and a recent junior college defensive end and punter, has enrolled at UNLV where he will play football.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois said Monday that a decision on basketball coach Marvin Menzies’ job status will be made after the season. He is in his third season at UNLV.
UNLV has a demanding early stretch next season that will set the tone. The Rebels’ initial schedule was announced Monday.
UNLV changed its starting lineup on Wednesday for just the second time this season and the third time in two years. The Rebels expect to use that new look when they play Wyoming on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV senior Olle Thestrup won the Flight One singles title in the Easley Memorial Classic by outlasting UCLA sophomore Connor Rapp 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6) in the championship match Sunday.
Three takeaways from UNLV’s 48-3 loss to No. 20 Fresno State on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Mariena Hayden had 18 kills, nine digs and 21 points to help UNLV to a 3-1 win over San Jose State in a Mountain West volleyball match Thursday at Cox Pavilion.
College football officials are concerned about the length of games, and they have taken steps to address those issues. But they have not taken drastic measures out of fear of hurting the quality of the game.
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