UNLV, ranked No. 23 in the AP poll, can win the Mountain West regular-season championship outright Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center against San Jose State.
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Jack Cason, who co-founded Rebel Oil with his brother Pete Cason and Carl Bailey, died at the age of 95 on Feb. 4.
UNLV lost its second consecutive game Tuesday, falling to San Jose State. It’s the first time the Rebels have been swept by the Spartans since the 2016-17 season.
Shane Steichen accepted his dream job on Tuesday. Now, he’s waiting to see if he gets to rebuild the Indianapolis Colts around the quarterback of his dreams.
Point guard Jordan McCabe says UNLV wants to be trending upward as the Mountain West tournament approaches. It all starts Tuesday against San Jose State.
The Lady Rebels were ranked No. 23 by the AP poll Monday, marking the team’s first return to the rankings since 1994.
UNLV had a chance to measure up with Mountain West leader San Diego State on Saturday. The Rebels came up well short once again against the Aztecs.
Former Rebels strength and conditioning assistant Autumn Lockwood is on the Eagles’ coaching staff, and she will be the first Black woman to coach in a Super Bowl.
The Rebels have won both of their games against ranked opponents this season, and they have a shot at another upset when they play the No. 25 Aztecs on Saturday.
Junior center Desi-Rae Young scored 22 points and made two huge plays in the final minute to help UNLV extend its win streak to 14 by beating Fresno State.
UNLV softball coach Kristie Fox has a veteran lineup back from a team that finished third in the Mountain West last season, but there are questions in the circle.
As UNLV’s Rebel Girls & Company were named champions in front of their peers on the collegiate dance circuit last month, it was a place they had been before. But this year’s win was different.
Fifth-year guard EJ Harkless tied his career scoring night to lead UNLV back into the win column, beating a battered Wyoming team on the road Wednesday.
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator and former UNLV quarterback Shane Steichen coaches the game of his life in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The UNLV women’s basketball team is 22-2 and has won 13 straight but has yet to crack the Top 25 rankings.
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