Mike Grimala

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Taking stock of UNLV basketball as portal closes

Friday, May 3, 2024

Two distinct sounds were heard across the college basketball landscape this week. First was the door of the transfer portal slamming shut, and second was every coach in America sighing in relief ...

Raiders draft for upside in fourth-round corner Decamerion Richardson

Saturday, April 27, 2024

The third day of the draft is the time to take some big swings on high-upside players, and the Raiders did just that with their first pick in the fourth round ...

Raiders opt for offensive line help with Round 2 draft pick

Las Vegas takes interior lineman with 44th pick, tackle at 77

Friday, April 26, 2024

The Raiders made a practical selection with their second-round pick in Friday’s NFL Draft, choosing Oregon offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson at No. 44 overall. Las Vegas entered the draft with needs along the offensive line, especially on the right side, and Powers-Johnson ...

Raiders go with tight end Brock Bowers in first round of NFL Draft

Thursday, April 25, 2024

After months of speculation, the Las Vegas Raiders opted to keep their pick and select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Bowers was ...

What to watch as Raiders go on the clock for NFL Draft first round

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Another NFL Draft day is upon us, and the Raiders find themselves in a familiar position heading into Thursday’s first round (5 p.m., ABC/ESPN/NFL Network), with a new head coach and general manager tandem looking to steer the franchise back toward something resembling success. Las Vegas went through a similar ...

Raiders open to all possibilities as NFL Draft approaches

Monday, April 22, 2024

Raiders general manager Tom Telesco is ready for his first draft with the Silver and Black. Since being hired in January, Telesco and his staff have spent months preparing for a draft that could...

La Rocque, UNLV looking to add 'program players' via transfer portal

Friday, April 19, 2024

The UNLV’s women’s basketball team is going to have a very different look next season, with two starters leaving the program — including the most accomplished player in Scarlet and Gray history. There is stability in the most important area, however, as Lindy La Rocque ...

UNLV adds former Boise State sharpshooter Jace Whiting

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

UNLV’s offseason makeover continued on Tuesday, as the basketball program added veteran guard Jace Whiting via ...

Kruger, UNLV diving into transfer portal for reinforcements

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

The college basketball transfer portal has been open for almost a month, and while news has been slow to trickle out of Maryland Parkway, UNLV coach Kevin Kruger and his staff have been ...

Reigning champion Aces add four in WNBA Draft

Monday, April 15, 2024

The Las Vegas Aces have their eyes on a championship three-peat, and they added some reinforcements on Monday by selecting four players in the 2024 WNBA Draft ...

UNLV lands portal commitment from DePaul wing Jaden Henley

Monday, April 15, 2024

The UNLV basketball program landed its first commitment from the transfer portal on Monday in veteran wing Jaden Henley. Henley, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, averaged ...

Players to watch as UNLV basketball sifts through transfer portal

Sunday, April 14, 2024

The NCAA transfer portal will remain open until May 1, and UNLV has been active in trying to bring in veteran players to improve the 2024-25 team. The Scarlet and Gray currently have ...

Barry Odom signs contract extension with UNLV

Friday, April 12, 2024

Barry Odom signed a contract extension on Friday, tacking an extra year onto the end of his current deal at UNLV. UNLV announced the extension ...

Shane Nowell transferring from UNLV basketball

Thursday, April 11, 2024

The UNLV basketball program is losing Shane Nowell to the transfer portal. Nowell, a junior, reportedly entered the portal on Thursday, making him the second player to exit UNLV this offseason along with junior guard Jackie Johnson ...

UNLV football ready to face the changes in annual portal frenzy

Thursday, April 11, 2024

The on-field action has wound down for UNLV football, with the team concluding spring practice Saturday at an open scrimmage at Allegiant Stadium. But while practice ...

All about D.J.: UNLV basketball roster projection 1.0

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The 2023-24 college basketball season concluded Monday with UConn’s victory over Purdue in the national championship game, but it already feels like the offseason has been going on forever. UNLV coaches especially ...

Newcomers provide big plays in UNLV football showcase

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Early in the second half of UNLV’s spring scrimmage, senior quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams dropped back and zipped a quick pass to freshman receiver Damien McDaniel. Then the fireworks started ...

UNLV coordinator Brennan Marion back for encore: 'We have something good here'

Friday, April 5, 2024

Brennan Marion is in the driver’s seat. As UNLV wraps spring practice and prepares to host its scrimmage showcase Saturday at Allegiant Stadium, the team’s ...

Could local transfers bolster UNLV basketball in 2024-25?

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Everyone loves a returning hometown hero, including the UNLV basketball program. Last year, the team added Las Vegas native Jalen Hill as an offseason transfer after the former Clark High product spent four years at Oklahoma. The prior offseason, it was Isaiah Cottrell boomeranging back to Las Vegas following two years at West Virginia. Will UNLV coach Kevin Kruger stick with the second-time-around ...

Crucial offseason ahead as UNLV aims to end tournament drought

Saturday, March 30, 2024

After Wednesday’s season-ending loss at Seton Hall in the NIT quarterfinals, the consensus among UNLV players, coaches, and even fans was that 2023-24 was a successful campaign. The team developed promising underclassmen ...

'A great basketball year': UNLV bows out in NIT loss to Seton Hall

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

UNLV’s season came to an end on Wednesday with a 91-68 loss at Seton Hall. It was a blowout from start to finish, which one might assume would put a damper on the campaign. But that wasn’t the case for Kevin Kruger’s squad, which advanced to the postseason for the first time in 11 years before finally running out of gas in the quarterfinals of the NIT ...

Game day: UNLV season ends with NIT loss at Seton Hall

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

That's a wrap on the 2023-24 UNLV basketball season. It was a campaign that saw the Scarlet and Gray return to the postseason for the first time in 11 years, and that run has just come to an end with a 91-68 loss at Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the NIT ...

No worries for UNLV basketball as carefree NIT run continues

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Basketball, like all sports, is supposed to be fun. And it’s even more fun when you’re winning. The UNLV basketball team is learning that lesson right now, as a pressure-free NIT run has unlocked ...

UNLV advances in NIT with home win over Boston College

Sunday, March 24, 2024

It felt like March. That’s what Kevin Kruger seemed most happy about after his UNLV team knocked off Boston College, 79-70, in the second round of the NIT on Sunday. A back-and-forth game ...

Game day: UNLV beats Boston College to advance to NIT quarters

Sunday, March 24, 2024

UNLV's season is still alive. The Scarlet and Gray used a second-half surge to knock off Boston College, 79-70, in the second round of the NIT. Kevin Kruger's squad ...

Desi-Rae Young, UNLV women exit NCAA Tournament with loss to Creighton

Saturday, March 23, 2024

With two minutes left in UNLV’s loss to Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, Lindy La Rocque made the decision to sub out Desi-Rae Young.

Game day: UNLV women exit NCAA Tournament with loss to Creighton

Saturday, March 23, 2024

The UNLV women are still searching for that elusive NCAA Tournament win, as Creighton sent the Scarlet and Gray packing in the first round on Saturday, 87-73.

UNLV women approaching NCAA Tournament game as new normal

Friday, March 22, 2024

A four-day road trip? A showdown between two Top 25 teams? A real opportunity to notch the program’s first NCAA Tournament win in more than two decades? This is all normal, according to Lindy La Rocque. The No. 20 UNLV women’s basketball team went through its final preparations ...

UNLV women leaning on frontcourt duo to produce in NCAA Tournament

Friday, March 22, 2024

With eight minutes left in the Mountain West championship game, UNLV had a 45-37 lead over San Diego State and was looking to bury the dagger. Working from the elbow extended, junior forward Alyssa Brown made a nice feed inside to Desi-Rae Young, and the senior laid it in to push UNLV’s advantage to ...

Kiara Jackson speaking up, leading UNLV women into NCAAs

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Desi-Rae Young has no qualms about raising her voice. The senior forward took center stage after last week’s Mountain West title game, saying of UNLV’s league competition, “We bust ‘em every time.” After Creighton was revealed as UNLV’s first-round opponent ...

Freshman phenom got up to speed quickly for UNLV women's basketball team

Thursday, March 21, 2024

The UNLV women’s basketball program has never advanced past the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but the team has one player with Final Four experience—freshman guard ...

UNLV advances to second round of NIT with 84-77 win over Princeton

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The UNLV men’s basketball team picked up its first postseason win in nearly two decades, knocking off Princeton on Wednesday, 84-77, to advance to the second round of the NIT. UNLV moves on to the round of 16, where Kevin Kruger and his squad will face Boston College.

Fans rally as UNLV women depart for NCAA Tournament

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The UNLV women’s basketball team has left the building. Lindy La Rocque and her No. 20 ranked squad departed campus on Wednesday afternoon and set out for Los Angeles ...

How an NIT run could boost the UNLV basketball program

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The UNLV men’s basketball team practiced on Monday, and that is a big development for the program because it means the season is still alive beyond the conference tournament ...

Game day: UNLV knocks off Princeton to advance in NIT

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Keylan Boone and Justin Webster just scored on drives to the basket, giving UNLV its biggest lead of the game, 55-46, with 12:45 remaining ...

No. 10 UNLV women excited for NCAA matchup with No. 7 Creighton

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Will the third time be the charm for the UNLV women’s basketball team? NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed on Sunday, and UNLV appears to have a good shot at earning ...

UNLV women holding free watch party for NCAA bracket reveal

Friday, March 15, 2024

In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition, the UNLV women’s basketball team is hosting a viewing party for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament selection show, and ...

UNLV misses at the buzzer in tourney loss to SDSU

Thursday, March 14, 2024

March Madness games are decided on crazy buzzer-beaters all the time. Just not the first-half buzzer. UNLV was knocked out of the Mountain West tournament on Thursday, falling to San Diego State in overtime, 73-71. But while the final minutes of regulation and the extra period were filled ...

Does UNLV have a path to win the Mountain West tournament?

Thursday, March 14, 2024

If there is one thing this UNLV team has proven it can do, it’s beat good teams. The inverse is also true — there were some bad losses scattered throughout the 2023-24 season — but ...

UNLV ace defender Luis Rodriguez is loud and proud

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Late in UNLV’s loss at San Diego State on Jan. 6, senior wing Luis Rodriguez fouled out. It had been a frustrating day for the Scarlet and Gray, as they trailed by double digits for most of the game, but Rodriguez was especially annoyed after shooting 5-of-13 from the field and hearing ...

Three in a row: No. 21 UNLV women clinch another Mountain West title

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Someone needed to liven up the proceedings. Moments after the UNLV women’s basketball team had won the Mountain West tournament for the third straight year, cut down the net at the Thomas & Mack Center for the third straight year ...

Game day: San Diego State edges UNLV in overtime

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

San Diego State closed overtime on a 5-0 run to steal a victory over UNLV, 74-71, in the Mountain West quarterfinals. UNLV scored the first four points of OT via a Keylan Boone drive and a pair of D.J. Thomas free throws. San Diego State knotted the score on a Darrion Trammel layup and two free throws from Jaedon LeDee ...

No. 21 UNLV women advance to Mountain West title game

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Amarachi Kimpson wasn’t around for UNLV’s previous two Mountain West championship runs, but the freshman is catching on quick. The No. 21 UNLV women’s basketball team is one more win away from a three-peat ...

UNLV women roll in first round of Mountain West tourney

Monday, March 11, 2024

The UNLV women’s basketball team began its quest for a third straight Mountain West tournament championship on Monday, dispatching Fresno State, 83-35, at the Thomas & Mack Center. Lindy La Rocque’s squad has now won 13 straight games ...

UNLV's D.J. Thomas named to All-Mountain West second team

Monday, March 11, 2024

UNLV freshman D.J. Thomas was named to the All-Mountain West second team on Monday, making him the only Scarlet and Gray player to earn postseason recognition in 2023-24 ...

Take a Lap: UNLV's Desi-Rae Young and Lindy La Rocque claim another net

Monday, March 11, 2024

In this episode, UNLV women's basketball head coach Lindy La Rocque and Mountain West Player of the Year Desi-Rae Young demonstrate the best way to cut down a net ...

Mountain West tourney looms as UNLV drops finale at UNR

Saturday, March 9, 2024

UNLV went into Saturday’s season finale in Reno with championship hopes, but after falling at UNR, 75-65, the Scarlet and Gray will have to settle for a fourth-place finish and chance to earn their way into the NCAA Tournament by winning three games in three days ...

Game day: UNLV falls at UNR; MWC tourney up next

Saturday, March 9, 2024

UNLV's regular season ends with a 75-65 loss at UNR, and now Kevin Kruger's squad will return home to prepare for the Mountain West tournament ...

UNLV basketball heads to Reno with potential championship hopes

Friday, March 8, 2024

The last time the UNLV basketball team traveled up to Reno, things got a little crazy. UNLV’s starting point guard got ejected in the opening minutes. E.J. Harkless tore off his jersey (literally), then had to reenter the game wearing a replacement. Walk-on Cam Burist played ...

UNLV basketball peaking, eyeing path to postseason

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Is UNLV the best team in the Mountain West? It would have been unthinkable to ask that question six weeks ago, after a home loss to Air Force dropped the Scarlet and Gray to 9-9 overall and 2-4 in Mountain West play. Since then ...