UNLV
As much as Mike Montgomery likes golf, he discovered he had too much time to play. He missed working long hours.
Over the past three seasons, coach Lon Kruger has done a lot to establish UNLV’s home-court dominance.
By coaching UNLV to its best record since 2003, Mike Sanford appears to have guaranteed his return for a fifth season.
The national glare on college football is its usual powerful November self, what with more BCS updates than holiday sales and those in South Bend buying out the town’s supply of toilet paper to wrap around Charlie Weis’ house and trees and car and anything else connected with the besieged and yet handsomely compensated Notre Dame coach.
Wink Adams scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half to push the Rebels to an 80-67 victory over Texas-El Paso before a crowd of 8,912 at the Don Haskins Center.
Stefon Jackson considered entering the NBA Draft last summer but thought it through and decided to finish his college career, one marked by highlights on the court and low points in his personal life.
Drifting around the perimeter, UNLV senior Joe Darger waited for the defense to lose sight of him. When he found an opening, Darger was looking to shoot at every opportunity.
SAN DIEGO — A team that loses to San Diego State probably doesn’t deserve to go to a bowl anyway.
SAN DIEGO — UNLV football coach Mike Sanford spent part of this week attempting to build up San Diego State by disputing the severity of the Aztecs’ injury situation.
Because of his NBA background, UNLV coach Lon Kruger is an authority on how to handle a hectic schedule. When every other day is game day, there is little time to practice and prepare for the next opponent.
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