Dick Calvert was UNLV’s public-address announcer for 52 years, and he was on the microphone for multiple other Las Vegas events. He also was an announcer at three World Cups.
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Tickets for the Battle for the Fremont Cannon against UNR, UNLV’s final home game of the season, will begin at $38.
The Fox 5 subsidiary is called Silver State Sports Entertainment Network and will concentrate on sports other than football and men’s basketball.
The Rebels, who lost six games last season by one score or less, think they have improved enough to turn such defeats into victories this season.
The Rebels added more than 30 transfers during the offseason. At some key positions, several have established themselves as potential starters this season.
The Rebels began their preseason camp Saturday. Entering his third season, coach Marcus Arroyo is looking to find new ways to help his team get better results on the field.
UNLV is 2-16 under coach Marcus Arroyo and has only one winning season this century. But sportsbooks expect the Rebels to show marked improvement this season.
UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo said sophomores Doug Brumfield and Cameron Friel are listed as the starting quarterbacks simply because they have experience.
College football season kicks off Aug. 27. Here is the complete list of regular-season win totals for all 131 FBS teams at the Westgate SuperBook.
Marcus Arroyo believes he’s grown significantly as a coach entering his third season at UNLV.
The Rebels will head to Los Angeles for the first game of the 2027 season.
Vashti Cunningham, who went to Bishop Gorman High School, is the nation’s top high jumper. She is ranked sixth in the world and competes in the World Championships on Saturday.
The Mountain West is moving away from the division format, but UNLV will still play its main rivals for the next three years.
Starting in 2024, UNLV will play a home-and-home series with Houston, which will join the Big 12 in 2023. The Rebels also will play at Kansas on Sept. 14, 2024.
Roy Shivers, a former UNLV assistant under Tony Knap, spent 32 years knocking down barriers as a Canadian Football League executive.