Brian Hilderbrand

Story Archive

LOOKING IN ON: GOLF: Saturday, June 30, 2007; Being an assistant college golf coach - even with a nationally prominent program such as UNLV - isn't quite as glamorous as being a top assistant with a similarly successful football or basketball team.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, June 28, 2007; As a longtime team owner in open-wheel and NASCAR racing, Roger Penske has employed some of the greatest drivers in the history of auto racing.
Sorry stats tell season's story: Wednesday, June 27, 2007; When it comes to dissecting the Las Vegas Gladiators' 2007 season, the numbers don't lie.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, June 21, 2007; This isn't what Brendan Gaughan envisioned when he made the switch from Dodge to Chevrolet before the 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Tuesday, June 19, 2007; The sight can be an enticing lure or a cruel tease, depending on a person's perspective.
LOOKING IN ON: UNLV FOOTBALL: Friday, June 15, 2007; Consecutive games UNLV has lost on the road.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, June 14, 2007; Danica Patrick's finish - her career best - in Saturday night's IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS: Saturday, June 9, 2007; What: Nashville Kats at Las Vegas Gladiators
Busch sibling rivalry goes from zero to 60 in one car wreck: Thursday, June 7, 2007; In January 2005, as Kyle Busch was preparing for his rookie season in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, older brother Kurt Busch was reminded of the nasty sibling rivalry between Brett and Geoffrey Bodine that spilled over onto the track a decade earlier.
LOOKING IN ON: GOLF: Friday, May 25, 2007; The cumulative grade-point average of the UNLV men's golf team this spring
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, May 24, 2007; Number of rookies in the field for Sunday's Indianapolis 500 - the fewest since 1979, when Howdy Holmes was the only rookie.
THE ELEVATOR: Wednesday, May 23, 2007; Who's headed toward the penthouse on the local sports scene - and who's getting the shaft.
Hitting the bricks: Tuesday, May 22, 2007; 'Green' race
UPON REVIEW: Tuesday, May 22, 2007; THE TROPHY
LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS 51s: Saturday, May 19, 2007; Las Vegas Stars' announced attendance in their inaugural season of 1983, when Clark County's population was 535,000
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, May 17, 2007; Number of drivers who have four Indy 500 victories (A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears).
LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS: Friday, May 11, 2007; Tuesday marked the first full practice for the 91st Indianapolis 500 and, as has been the case every year since 2001, Sam Schmidt showed up with a car and a dream.
Tiger on a dirt bike: Tuesday, May 8, 2007; He wore an eye-catching pink and white uniform dotted with rhinestones - the perfect outfit for a Las Vegas celebration with 39,000 of his closest friends.
TAKE FIVE: AMA SUPERCROSS FINALS: Thursday, May 3, 2007; What: Amp'd Mobile Supercross Series season finale
TAKE FIVE: UNLV FOOTBALL: Friday, April 27, 2007; His players won't report for training camp for three more months, but you get the impression that UNLV head football coach Mike Sanford wishes he could open camp next week.
LOOKING IN ON: UNLV MEN'S GOLF: Thursday, April 26, 2007; UNLV's men's golf team should have familiarity on its side when it opens postseason play today in the Mountain West Conference Championship.
LOOKING IN ON: UNLV FOOTBALL: Friday, April 20, 2007; What: Scarlet vs. Gray spring game
NHRA: NUMBERS: Monday, April 16, 2007; 330.07
TAKE FIVE: SUMMITRACING.COM NHRA NATIONALS: Friday, April 13, 2007; Who: SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals
LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS: Thursday, April 12, 2007; What: SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals
A few bumps in the road: Wednesday, April 11, 2007; Some notes, quotes and observations wrapping up the inaugural Vegas Grand Prix on the streets of downtown Las Vegas:
Gladiators are feeling a little bigger in their smaller arena: Saturday, April 7, 2007; Who: Las Vegas Gladiators vs. Kansas City Brigade
Q+A: Sebastien Bourdais: Saturday, April 7, 2007; What: Vegas Grand Prix
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: Tuesday, April 3, 2007; What: Vegas Grand Prix
LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS: Friday, March 30, 2007; Paul Tracy has been around open-wheel racing long enough to know what to expect from next weekend's inaugural Vegas Grand Prix.
League president agrees a new ballpark would be good for Las Vegas: Thursday, March 29, 2007; Branch B. Rickey is inextricably linked to baseball history. His grandfather Wesley Branch Rickey helped break Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 when - as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers - he signed Jackie Robinson to a big-league contract.
LOOKING IN ON: UNLV FOOTBALL: Wednesday, March 28, 2007; Quarterback Rocky Hinds, running back David Peeples and receiver Casey Flair accounted for the bulk of UNLV's offense last season. Kicker Sergio Aguayo was the Rebels' second-leading scorer.
Q+A: Bruton Smith: Thursday, March 22, 2007; Age: 80
LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS: Thursday, March 15, 2007; Some leftover notes, quotes and observations from the 10th annual NASCAR weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
TAKE FIVE: DALE EARNHARDT JR.: Saturday, March 10, 2007; Dale Earnhardt Jr. logged nearly 14,000 miles on his No. 8 Budweiser-sponsored Chevrolet during the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season.
Tires adjusted for new banking: Thursday, March 8, 2007; Tires adjusted for new banking
All eyes on the new Goodyear tire: Thursday, March 8, 2007; What: NASCAR weekend
LOOKING IN ON: MOTOR SPORTS: Thursday, March 1, 2007; Rod Fuller could get used to this.
Catch a few in the Cactus League: Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007; Pitchers and catchers have reported. Superstar outfielders, utility infielders and hopeful rookies, too. Even beleaguered Barry Bonds is in camp, beginning his ritual avoidance of reporters as he loosens up to chase down Hank Aaron's home run record.
LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS: Friday, Feb. 23, 2007; You truly won't be able to tell the players without a scorecard when the Las Vegas Gladiators open the home portion of the 2007 Arena Football League season in three weeks.
LOOKING IN ON: MOTORSPORTS: Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007; Kenny Bernstein knew he might struggle at first in his return to the cockpit of his new Monster Energy Funny Car, but that didn't make it any easier when he failed to qualify at the season opener two weeks ago in Pomona.
Colombian driver good for NASCAR: Friday, Feb. 16, 2007; Team owner Chip Ganassi has made it known on more than one occasion that he plans to bring Juan Pablo Montoya along slowly in his rookie season in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
TAKE FIVE: CHARLIE BARON: Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007; Charlie Baron recently announced that he was resigning as tournament manager of the Frys.com Open - a position he has held for 22 years - but he made it clear he isn't retiring.
Added banking a plus for drivers: Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007; With finishes of second and third in the past two NASCAR Nextel Cup races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch was not eager to see his hometown track undergo the drastic overhaul last summer that added significant banking to the track.
LOOKING IN ON:UNLV GOLF: Friday, Jan. 26, 2007; Should the UNLV men's golf team be fortunate enough to advance to the NCAA West Regional in May, head coach Dwaine Knight will have done everything in his power to make sure his team is prepared.
Gladiators coach likes what he sees at preseason minicamp: Friday, Jan. 19, 2007; In less than seven weeks, the Gladiators will begin their fifth season in Las Vegas, and new head coach Danton Barto is approaching the March 4 opener with a mixture of eagerness and dread.
Road to Vegas Grand Prix smooth: Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007; It's safe to say that the smoothest roads in Southern Nevada can be found encircling the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas.
Racing for a finish: Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007; By Brian Hilderbrand
LOOKING IN ON: LAS VEGAS 51s: Friday, Jan. 5, 2007; If the Los Angeles Dodgers couldn't move their spring training home to Southern Nevada, as 51s President Don Logan had hoped, the Phoenix suburb of Glendale is the next best site.
What does Pioneer have to gain by sponsoring the Las Vegas Bowl?: Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006; Who: BYU (10-2) vs. Oregon (7-5)