A preliminary hearing for a 19-year-old basketball standout, charged with driving while high on marijuana and killing another man, was postponed Wednesday.
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UNLV led for most of the second half after going on a 14-0 run, but Boise State rallied down the stretch for a 61-59 win Saturday.
Eric Echevarria is survived by his wife, a 14-year-old son, four adult stepchildren and six grandchildren.
Bishop Gorman basketball star’s involvement in an automobile collision that left a man dead has him facing felony charges of DUI resulting in death and reckless driving.
Five conferences are scheduled to play their basketball tournaments next month in Las Vegas. One, the Big West, is temporarily relocating from Anaheim, California.
UNLV will look to rebound from a 78-66 loss to Boise State on Thursday and pick up its first Mountain West road win when the teams meet again Saturday.
UNLV’s Bryce Hamilton scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half, but Boise State’s balanced attack was the difference in a 78-66 decision Thursday.
UNLV hopes the lessons its young players learned from late-game situations in a series sweep of Air Force carry over on the road against Boise State.
David Jenkins scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, and the Rebels erased a six-point halftime deficit to beat Air Force 69-64.
Bill Bayno went 94-64 from 1995-2000 with UNLV with two NCAA Tournament appearances.
The UNLV men’s and women’s basketball programs received an $8 million donation from the James J. Baumberger estate.
Former UNLV men’s basketball assistant coach Lew Hill, the coach at Texas-Rio Grande Valley died in his sleep Sunday after coaching Saturday. He was 56.
UNLV took a 68-58 win over Air Force on Saturday behind 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists from Bryce Hamilton. It will go for a series sweep Monday.
Bryce Hamilton had 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in his return from an ankle injury, leading UNLV to a 68-58 win over Air Force at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Bryce Hamilton, who averages 18.3 points, has missed three of the past five games with an ankle injury and remains day to day. UNLV hosts Air Force on Saturday and Monday.
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