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Vegas Play of the Day: Golden State Warriors at Portland Trailblazers: Monday, May 9, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
UNLV’s golf, tennis programs take center stage with league titles: Men and women’s golf, men and women’s tennis teams all won Mountain West championships, a first in league history; Friday, May 6, 2016; The omelet bar would have to wait, because the UNLV men’s golf team didn’t want a mess of plates messing up the shot when the Golf Channel cut to them Thursday morning sitting around table at the Las Vegas Country Club.
Menzies completes coaching staff at UNLV: Thursday, May 5, 2016; UNLV men’s basketball coach Marvin Menzies has rounded out his coaching staff with Rob Jeter and Eric Brown, multiple sources confirmed. Jeter was the coach for 11 years at ...
Menzies, reunited with Kruger for good cause, seizes chance to mingle with fans: Thursday, May 5, 2016; Marvin Menzies hasn’t had much time to go out in the Las Vegas community since taking over UNLV’s basketball program. Building a roster from nearly the ground up has, understandably, taken priority. So when the opportunity came to appear with ...
UNLV’s Ben Carter leaving for Michigan State: Wednesday, May 4, 2016; Ben Carter will spend his final collegiate season at Michigan State, he announced on Twitter today. Carter is on pace to graduate and will be eligible immediately for ...
Bern’s Eye View: NHL to L.V. still seems likely, but time running thin: Tuesday, May 3, 2016; This might be the month Las Vegas gets its first big-league sports franchise. If it does finally happen, those who have been waiting should be happy that prospective NHL team owner Bill Foley didn’t know what he was getting into with the league that has seemingly ...
UNLV basketball lands another commit in 6-foot-11 Africa native: Saturday, April 30, 2016; The Rebels have another piece in place as big man Cheickna Dembele today committed to the program, multiple sources confirmed. Listed at 6-foot-11 and 220 pounds, Dembele was also getting interest from Michigan State and …
Additional UNLV football games selected for national TV: Friday, April 29, 2016; The Rebels will have two more chances to earn TV bonus money against their two main rivals, it was announced today. The Mountain West released the remainder of its ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics: Thursday, April 28, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Junior college guard is Menzies’ first commit at UNLV: Tuesday, April 26, 2016; Guard Kris Clyburn will be new UNLV coach Marvin Menzies’ first incoming player, the program announced today. Clyburn, listed at 6-foot-6, comes from Ranger (Community) College in Ranger, Texas, and he will have three years of ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trailblazers: Monday, April 25, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Rebels game at Boise State will air on ESPN2: Monday, April 25, 2016; UNLV will appear on ESPN2 when it travels to Boise State, it was announced today. The Rebels will kick off at 6 or 6:30 p.m. Las Vegas time on Friday, Nov. 18, in Boise, one of 10 non-Saturday games the Mountain West Conference revealed TV information for this morning.
Switching sides: Former Rebels coach Dave Rice joins staff at UNR: Monday, April 25, 2016; Former UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice was fired from his dream job on Jan. 10. Now, he returns to coaching in the state of Nevada, and part of his new job will be making the in-state rivalry a nightmare for the Rebels. UNR will hire Rice for ...
With 5-year, $3.7 million contract approved, UNLV coach says it’s time to work: Friday, April 22, 2016; Standing in the Mendenhall Center gym, Marvin Menzies listed some of the programs that have told him thanks, but no thanks. Tulsa. Colorado State. Even Texas Tech, which provided the most bizarre ...
Board of Regents approves Menzies contract on 12-1 vote: Friday, April 22, 2016; After a little more than an hour of public comment, discussion and lamenting about the process, Marvin Menzies officially became UNLV’s new men’s basketball coach this morning.
Vegas Play of the Day: Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants: Thursday, April 21, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Take 5: Quotes shed light on new UNLV coach Chris Beard’s positive mindset: Saturday, April 9, 2016; New UNLV men’s basketball coach Chris Beard is known as a good storyteller who can work a crowd, so when his contract was approved on Friday he set about proving it.
‘I won’t let any of you down’: New UNLV coach Beard intends to hit ground running: Friday, April 8, 2016; When his five-year, $5.75 million contract was approved by a 9-4 vote, Chris Beard stood up and walked around the table so that he could address the full room inside the Nevada System of Higher Education building. Beard told a crowd ...
Blog: Board of Regents approve Beard contract by 9-4 vote: Beard's five-year deal is official and he talked about winning immediately at the ensuing news conference; Friday, April 8, 2016; After sitting still for more than two hours, which came nearly two weeks after agreeing to be UNLV's next basketball coach, Chris Beard was finally approved to be the Rebels' 12th full-time coach on a 9-4 vote by the Board of Regents. Beard will appear at a news conference later this afternoon.
Take 5: Quarterback battle will get most attention at UNLV spring game: Friday, April 8, 2016; Hope springs eternal this time of year in college football, and on Saturday fans have a chance to see up close the group they hope can continue a Rebel resurgence in UNLV coach Tony Sanchez’s second season.
UNLV’s Derrick Jones declares for NBA Draft, won’t hire agent: Thursday, April 7, 2016; UNLV forward Derrick Jones Jr. will submit his name to the NBA Draft but not hire an agent, he tweeted Thursday afternoon, which means there’s a chance Jones could ...
Kreitler at center of UNLV’s push to play with killer instinct: The Rebels' Spring Showcase is at noon on Saturday, April 9 at UNLV's soccer complex on campus; Thursday, April 7, 2016; If you were asked to name a group as outsized as an offensive line after a group of animals, you could do worse than whales. UNLV senior center Will Kreitler agrees, though it has little to do with either crew’s relative rotundness.
Vegas Play of the Day: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels: Tuesday, April 5, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Beard could make more than $1 million per season at UNLV: Monday, April 4, 2016; The Board of Regents will meet at noon Friday to go over the five-year contract proposal for Chris Beard, who’s set to make about $1 million annually as UNLV’s new men’s basketball coach. Beard, who most recently led ...
UNLV’s Pat McCaw decides to turn pro: Monday, April 4, 2016; Pat McCaw is taking his headband to the next level as the sophomore guard becomes the second Rebel from last year’s team to declare for the NBA Draft. McCaw announced his decision ...
UNLV’s Nwamu to compete in dunk contest: Wednesday, March 30, 2016; Ike Nwamu will punctuate his college career with a slam-dunk contest, it was announced this morning. The Rebel guard is one of eight senior dunkers selected for ...
Bern’s-Eye View: Chris Beard brings journeyman work ethic to UNLV: Tuesday, March 29, 2016; The future of UNLV basketball coached his first career NCAA Tournament game with a broken hand suffered during a particularly fiery halftime speech in the Sun Belt championship game. The dry erase board ...
Rising star: Vashti Cunningham is her father’s daughter: Monday, March 28, 2016; Vashti Cunningham is a senior in high school, and now she’s a professional athlete. The daughter of former NFL star Randall Cunningham, Vashti is one of the nation’s top high jumpers, with medal aspirations for the summer Olympics. Her father says she’s ready for all that comes with turning pro.
Arkansas-Little Rock’s Chris Beard accepts UNLV basketball job: Beard, 43, becomes UNLV's 12th full-time coach after one season leading the Trojans; Sunday, March 27, 2016; In one season, Arkansas-Little Rock’s Chris Beard took the Sun Belt Conference by storm. The Rebels are betting that, in time, he can do the same thing in ...
Rebels move on after Mick Cronin decides to stay at Cincinnati: Friday, March 25, 2016; Mick Cronin is staying at Cincinnati, and UNLV’s coaching search will move in other directions, with New Mexico State coach Marvin Menzies flying in to Las Vegas ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Georgia Tech at San Diego State: Wednesday, March 23, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Morgan to leave UNLV basketball, transfer closer to home: Wednesday, March 23, 2016; In what could be the first of many player departures, sophomore forward Dwayne Morgan will ask to leave the UNLV program, per multiple sources. Morgan, a Baltimore native, plans to transfer closer to home.
Cincinnati’s Cronin in Las Vegas to check out UNLV hoops job: Wednesday, March 23, 2016; Shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, NetJets flight No. 953 landed at Atlantic Aviation on Tropicana Avenue, a quick drive from the Thomas & Mack Center. The flight's cargo included the top candidate to be UNLV’s next men’s basketball coach, Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin. Two black Cadillac Escalades ...
Southern Utah hires UNLV interim coach Todd Simon: Tuesday, March 22, 2016; UNLV interim basketball coach Todd Simon will take over at Southern Utah, it was announced this afternoon. Simon was an assistant for two full seasons before ...
Las Vegas high-jumper Vashti Cunningham, 18, turning pro: Monday, March 21, 2016; A day after winning gold in the high jump at the world indoor track and field championships, Bishop Gorman High senior Vashti Cunningham announced she’s turning pro. At this point, the talented 18-year-old looks …
Four musts for UNLV’s next basketball coach: Monday, March 21, 2016; If the Runnin’ Rebels are going to build on what former coach Dave Rice tried to build, they will have to maintain his scheduling philosophy but come up with solutions for three shortcomings the program had during his tenure ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Purdue: Thursday, March 17, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Vegas Play of the Day: Wichita State vs. Vanderbilt: Tuesday, March 15, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Vegas Play of the Day: South Carolina State at Grand Canyon: Monday, March 14, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Standing at crossroads, next few weeks are critical for UNLV basketball: Saturday, March 12, 2016; The season’s end is the start of the next era for UNLV basketball. How the program handles the next month will determine what that future looks like for the next five years and beyond. There’s a lot to figure out with ...
Vegas Play of the Day: UNR vs. San Diego State: Friday, March 11, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Rebels enter unknown after season-ending loss to Fresno State: UNLV could be in for major overhaul following second straight 18-15 record; Thursday, March 10, 2016; When it was over, 13 players and three coaches shuffled up the Thomas & Mack Center tunnel unsure if they would ever trot back down. One of the tunnel walls features a preseason ...
Blog: Rebels’ season ends with 95-82 quartefinal loss to Fresno State: Thursday, March 10, 2016; For the second straight season, UNLV ends the year with an 18-15 record and an exit in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals. The Rebels trailed Fresno State the entire way, and despite keeping it close for awhile they ran out of gas in a ??-?? loss at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Cheaney, Rebels step up to win triple-overtime classic: UNLV advances to the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals Thursday at 6 p.m. against Fresno State with a 108-102 thriller against Air Force; Wednesday, March 9, 2016; A walk-on who wasn’t even on the team to start the season played career-high minutes to help win a triple-overtime Mountain West Conference tournament thriller, because of course Barry Cheaney did. The 2015-16 UNLV basketball season has been a lot of things but predictable isn’t one, so just when ...
Blog: UNLV holds on for exciting triple-overtime win against Air Force: Wednesday, March 9, 2016; Pat McCaw and Ike Nwamu played every excruciating minute, and with two walk-ons taking on a significant role the Rebels rallied to win a thrilling triple-overtime game 108-102 against Air Force. UNLV will play Fresno State tomorrow at 6 p.m.
Rebels’ uphill trek through league tourney starts today against Air Force: Wednesday, March 9, 2016; When UNLV added former walk-on Bryan Glenn to the roster to add some depth, the Rebels faced a simple problem ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Gonzaga vs. St. Mary’s: Tuesday, March 8, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
UNLV’s McCaw named second team all-conference and all-defense: Tuesday, March 8, 2016; UNLV’s Pat McCaw was named to the coaches’ second team and all-defensive team, the Mountain West announced this morning.
New baseball clubhouse expected to ‘do wonders’ for Rebels: Tuesday, March 8, 2016; Less than a year after gathering a few hundred feet away to announce a new clubhouse for UNLV baseball, a similar group reconvened for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday as the Rebels officially opened the Anthony and Lyndy Marnell III Baseball Clubhouse.
Rebels open spring practice a year older, hopefully wiser and definitely heavier: Monday, March 7, 2016; Tony Sanchez’s debut season as UNLV’s football coach finished with a 3-9 record that only felt like more of the same if you looked at nothing …