Brian Hilderbrand

Story Archive

Too early to get excited: Friday, Jan. 11, 2008
UNLV Sand Burners? Uh, no thanks: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008; According to a section of UNLV’s Web site celebrating the school’s 50th anniversary, the Rebels in 1971 came close to becoming the UNLV Sand Burners. Or the A-Bombs.
Some see 51s, some see Stars: With new ownership might comea new nickname and mascot; Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008; Engage any Las Vegas old-timer -- that is to say, anyone who has been in town 15 or 20 years -- in a discussion of the local minor league baseball team and it’s almost guaranteed he will call it the “Stars” at least once, although the team has been known as the 51s since the 2001 season.
Sleep: A luxury most can’t afford on super bowl trip: Monday, Jan. 7, 2008; It sounded like a good idea at the time. A journalist friend was going to be in Arizona the first weekend of February to cover the Super Bowl and he invited me to join him in Chandler for the “festivities.”
A season of change awaits NASCAR fans in 2008: Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008; The 2008 NASCAR season, which got underway this week with the first of two three-day test sessions at Daytona International Speedway, will have no shortage of fascinating storylines.
THE OPENING LINE: Monday, Dec. 31, 2007; When Clark County commissioners voted unanimously to deny Bruton Smith's request to build a 10-story condominium tower on the grounds of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, I have to admit my first reaction was to chuckle.
Fans have more than one bowl game to be disgruntled about: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007; It didn't take long for UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero to fire head coach Karl Dorrell after the Bruins ended their season with a 24-7 thumping at the hands of crosstown rival USC. Less than 48 hours, to be exact.
Marathon aims for Vegas image: World class, fun: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007; SOME ADVICE FOR THE LONG RUN
Coach's feelings mixed as UNLV star vies for PGA Tour spot: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007; Dwaine Knight will have more than a passing interest in this year's PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, which began Wednesday and runs through Monday in Winter Garden, Fla.
Another bumpy season: Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007; THE CONFERENCE: MORE STRUGGLES AGAINST MOUNTAIN WEST OPPONENTS
LOOKING IN ON: UNLV BASEBALL: Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007; The news that eight College of Southern Nevada baseball players signed with Division I schools during last week's early signing period came as no surprise to those who follow Tim Chambers' successful program.
Don't write off Vegas Grand Prix, wannabe rescuer urges: Friday, Nov. 23, 2007; Las Vegas will have a street race in 2009 if Jim Freudenberg has his way.
NASCAR neophyte knew who looked like a winner: Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007; Theresa Randall thinks NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson has a cute butt.
Scholarships could fatten UNLV's win column: Friday, Nov. 16, 2007; To those who don't follow college football that closely, and even to some who do, it might have sounded like a hollow excuse from a beleaguered football coach who was desperate to save his job.
566674516.html: Friday, Nov. 16, 2007; To those who don't follow college football that closely, and even to some who do, it might have sounded like a hollow excuse from a beleaguered football coach who was desperate to save his job.
Drivers aren't the only ones who have to be fast: Monday, Oct. 29, 2007; Drag racing is a sport that is as much about time as speed. In the premier categories of the National Hot Rod Association, the nitromethane-burning Top Fuel and Funny Cars rocket down the quarter-mile strip in less than five seconds.
LOOKING IN ON: GOLF: Friday, Oct. 26, 2007; Dwaine Knight has had the good fortune of having several players he recruited to the UNLV golf program make immediate contributions as freshmen.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007; If you spend enough time in the pits at the National Hot Rod Association's national event this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, you're bound to hear more than a few drivers talk about the pressure of the new "Countdown to the Championship" playoff format to determine the world champions in the four professional categories.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007; Greg Anderson almost made it look easy as he cruised to three consecutive NHRA Pro Stock world championships for team owner Ken Black, a Las Vegas businessman.
Fans will feel changes at Frys.com tournament: Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007; Who: Frys.com Open
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007; Rod Fuller is in the fight of his professional racing life going into this weekend's NHRA national event in Richmond, Va., and the pressure is beginning to show.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007; Postseason struggle
In and out of the pit, the race is on: Friday, Sept. 21, 2007; In and out of the pit, the race is on
LOOKING IN ON: GOLF: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007; Former UNLV golfers who have committed to play in next month's Frys.com Open PGA Tour event in Las Vegas (Chris Riley and Charley Hoffman).
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007; It's a good bet that Bruton Smith was tuned into the ESPN telecast of Sunday evening's NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race from California Speedway - if only to see how many seats the track failed to sell for its annual Labor Day race.
Dodgers win as 51s lose: Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007; A fourth consecutive losing season may not sit well with the Las Vegas 51s' front office and their fans, but the team's 25th anniversary season wasn't a total loss.
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007; Midnight Mayhem is open to any licensed driver with proof of insurance and a street-legal car, truck or motorcycle. Minors must present a signed parent consent form, available by calling 632-8213.
UPON FURTHER REVIEW Controlled Mayhem Rules Midnight Mayhem is open to any licensed driver with proof of insurance and a street-legal car, truck or motorcycle. Minors must present a signed parent cons: Monday, Sept. 3, 2007; UPON FURTHER REVIEW Controlled Mayhem Rules Midnight Mayhem is open to any licensed driver with proof of insurance and a street-legal car, truck or motorcycle. Minors must present a signed parent consent form, available by calling 632-8213. Alcohol is not allowed and beer is not sold at the track during Midnight Mayhem. Each Midnight Mayhem runs from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and features car shows, midway attractions and DJs. Admission is $10 for drivers and $5 for spectators. Schedule Remaining 2007 schedule for Midnight Mayhem at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Sept. 14 Sept. 28 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 30
Air Force red flags condo tower at speedway: Monday, Sept. 3, 2007; Bruton Smith sat in the infield media center at his Las Vegas Motor Speedway in February 2006 and dropped a bombshell.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Friday, Aug. 31, 2007; Who ruined the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway?
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS Bristol race too tame for fans Resurfaced track, new tires, timing of event combine to create a spiritless outing 0 Number of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers who have com: Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007; LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS Bristol race too tame for fans Resurfaced track, new tires, timing of event combine to create a spiritless outing 0 Number of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers who have completed all 6,749 laps this season. 900 Number of NASCAR Cup starts for Ricky Rudd when he takes the green flag Sunday at California Speedway. “I hope he is more aware now that, in racing, small mistakes can lead to big consequences.” Champ Car World Series racing director Tony Cotman on driver “Speedy” Dan Clarke, who was suspended for last weekend’s race in Belgium after causing a four-car crash on the first lap of Friday’s practice session.
A long time comin': Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007; A long time comin'
A long time comin’: Monday, Aug. 27, 2007; The world’s been shaken and stirred since UNLV’s last win on the road
Can the 51s fill a local sports lull?: Friday, Aug. 17, 2007; YES
Flag goes up, drama unfurls: Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007; Baseball might be mired in the dog days of August, but the past two weeks have been anything but boring for motor sports fans.
He can win for losing: Monday, Aug. 13, 2007; This isn't exactly how Mike McKiski envisioned his collegiate football career. A 6-28 record, just one road win.
Q+A: Ian Knight: Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007; If Ian Knight loves a challenge, he certainly took the right job.
This makes cola wars seem like kids' stuff: Friday, Aug. 10, 2007; With five races to go in NASCAR's regular season, the rekindling of racing's "beer wars" is providing the best excitement in the Nextel Cup Series.
UNLV FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007; RANK/ TEAM/ RECORD
Artificial turf: Real deal for golf?: Tuesday, July 31, 2007; As Southern Nevada plunges deeper into drought, Buzz Kyllonen believes he has hit upon an idea that could help the area save its most precious resource: water.
Athletics at UNLV a matter of degree: Monday, July 30, 2007; Athletics at UNLV a matter of degree
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, July 26, 2007; It might have been easy for someone walking past Rod Fuller's pit two weeks ago at Bandimere Speedway near Denver to mistake the Top Fuel outfit for a Sportsman team.
SCORE president: Moving race a terrible idea: Monday, July 23, 2007; To Sal Fish, the longtime president of SCORE International, "Only Vegas" is more than a marketing slogan.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, July 19, 2007; Occasionally, a professional athlete will surprise - indeed, impress - even the most cynical observer of sports.
TAKE FIVE: SCORE LAS VEGAS TERRIBLE'S CUP III: Wednesday, July 18, 2007; WHAT: SCORE Las Vegas Terrible's Cup III
Motor sports fans get the drift: Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Dave Paquin, a 60-year-old truck driver from Sacramento , stood out from the raucous crowd that overflowed the grandstands behind him during the Las Vegas D1 Grand Prix at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
THE OPENING LINE: Monday, July 16, 2007; Who started boogity, boogity, boogity?
LOOKING IN ON: GOLF: Saturday, July 14, 2007; Rounds in which Brett Kanda shot below par during his redshirt freshman season at UNLV
Chevrolets roar out of Turn 2: Thursday, July 12, 2007; This much is clear now that the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series has reached the midway point of the 2007 season:
LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS: Thursday, July 5, 2007; Kyle Busch knows the drill.