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Vegas Play of the Day: Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros: Friday, July 22, 2016; The Angels have won six straight, and starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker is looking to build on the 13-striekout, complete game shutout he tossed last week against the Chicago White Sox.
UNLV-Duke matchup will conjure up plenty of early-'90s nostalgia: Friday, July 22, 2016; Since the last time UNLV and Duke met on the court, the Rebels have had nine different full-time head coaches. As the teams look ahead to their first meeting since 1991 ...
Centennial's Brown focused on being a leader during final live period: Thursday, July 21, 2016; A couple of weeks ago the Las Vegas Prospects had a rough showing at the Nike Peach Jam, and after a little bounce back in Milwaukee they were looking to ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Las Vegas Summer League Championship: Monday, July 18, 2016; It’s been a nice tournament run at the Las Vegas Summer League for Minnesota, which went 0-3 in pool play before ripping off four straight victories as the last-place seed.
Jones eager to jump-start next step in his basketball career: Also, former Rebels Christian Wood and Anthony Bennett each sign two-year NBA deals; Friday, July 15, 2016; Derrick Jones Jr.’s career at UNLV came to a sudden stop, and an ill-timed injury has delayed a portion of his next step. But now that he’s been cleared to practice, the Chester, Pa., native is focused more on the future than the things that have kept him off the court.
Take 5: New GM expounds on philosophy behind building Vegas' franchise: Thursday, July 14, 2016; At his introductory news conference, George McPhee took a page out of the UNLV coaching textbook. When asked about style of play, the new general manager promised ...
Foley tabs former Capitals leader to be Vegas team's first GM: Wednesday, July 13, 2016; Citing his vast knowledge and experience after more than three decades in professional hockey, Las Vegas NHL team owner Bill Foley today announced George McPhee as the organization’s first general manager. McPhee, 58, most recently worked as ...
Former Rebels enjoy little battles during NBA Summer League: Wednesday, July 13, 2016; As he ran down the court after a Philadelphia free throw in the first half, former Rebel Christian Wood hitched up his 76ers shorts. The string worked just fine, but a quick-handed culprit had tugged them down a tad during the free throw.
Former Rebel on a tear entering Las Vegas NBA Summer League: Friday, July 8, 2016; No matter what you thought about his effort level, former Rebel Christian Wood could always produce on the court. As the Las Vegas Summer League begins today on UNLV’s campus, there will be a lot of eyes on ...
Greg Maddux to join UNLV baseball as volunteer assistant: Wednesday, July 6, 2016; Hall of Famer Greg Maddux will join the UNLV baseball program next season as a volunteer assistant, Rebels coach Stan Stolte announced today. Maddux, who retired in 2008, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014 after a 23-year career that saw him win ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals: Wednesday, July 6, 2016; The high-scoring Cardinals are on a bit of an offensive drought, scoring two runs in four of their last eight games.
Former Rebel keeping busy chasing down LPGA status: Tuesday, July 5, 2016; Former Rebel Dana Finkelstein is in her first season of professional golf. And one of the first things she had to figure out about this stage of her career is which airline would best help her budget-conscious pursuit of a full LPGA Tour card.
Summer League has become Las Vegas' NBA franchise: Monday, July 4, 2016; Over the past five years, attendance for NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas has nearly doubled to more than 100,000. And during what’s usually a slow business month in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Events pegs the total economic impact of last year’s Summer League at $29.5 million, with expectations that ...
Rebels hope work in the kitchen will help their work on the field: Wednesday, June 29, 2016; Inside a cramped room that used to house random pads, weights and any other equipment lying around in the way, the Rebels are fueling up. The menu calls for eggs, and plenty of them.
T-Mobile Arena played major role in enticing NHL to Las Vegas: NHL executives rave over expansion team's new home on the Strip; Thursday, June 23, 2016; Before the puck could drop, ground had to break, and as Las Vegas celebrates its first-ever major-league franchise it’s important to note the role a privately financed arena made in making it all a reality. ...
Place your bets: Books already taking action on new NHL team: Las Vegas is 100-1 to win Stanley Cup in inaugural season of 2017-18; Wednesday, June 22, 2016; The Las Vegas (insert name here) don’t have a coach or a roster, but you can bet them at plus-150 at Station Casinos to win the first game in franchise history ...
Q+A: McCaw’s NBA dream could soon become reality: Wednesday, June 22, 2016; The son of a coach and a librarian, former Rebel Pat McCaw is certainly a product of parentage. When the St. Louis native gets home he said he has a copy of Catcher in the Rye waiting, the next classic he plans to dig into.
UNLV’s Mountain West basketball schedule released: Tuesday, June 21, 2016; The Mountain West announced its full slate of conference games this morning, including the tournament format, which will remain the same after officials originally decided to include only ...
Sport’s die-hards want to put Las Vegas on pickleball map: Sunday, June 19, 2016; About seven years ago, John Sloan was in St. George, Utah, when he first heard pickleball. Not heard of it, an explanation that would come later, but literally heard it, the little pops and pongs of paddle thwacking ball as teams dinked and slammed against one another on a court a quarter the size of tennis’ playing surface. “They were playing this sport that I had never seen before,” Sloan said. That sport has become …
Rebels’ game at USC moved up to 2018 season: Friday, June 17, 2016; UNLV’s trip to USC has been moved up one season to 2018, both schools announced today.
Dominance was the goal for Rebel golf team now entering hall of fame: Friday, June 17, 2016; Championship teams often have a turning point, a moment that must be conquered in order to realize the dream season. For the 1997-98 UNLV men’s golf team, it came early in the fall season.
Former Rebels facing uncertain future as NBA Draft approaches: Thursday, June 16, 2016; One week from tonight in Brooklyn, 60 players will be selected in the NBA Draft. Odds are that most of the eligible former Rebels who have entered won’t hear their name called, and projections for the two that likely will get drafted are all over the map.
Kansas, Duke and Oregon highlight UNLV’s nonconference games: Wednesday, June 15, 2016; Kansas at home and Duke on the Strip highlight UNLV’s 2016-17 nonconference basketball slate, which the Rebels released this afternoon.
Bern’s-Eye View: Las Vegas’ pro franchise dream now an unofficial reality: One more vote must be passed, but the NHL is likely coming to town, and the work must begin immediately; Wednesday, June 15, 2016; It’s not quite official, sure, but no one’s going to stop you from celebrating all the same. Tuesday’s report from the Associated Press confirmed what’s been apparent for some time now: Next week Las Vegas will get an NHL expansion team, the city’s first major-league sports franchise.
Pair of locals selected for USA Basketball U17 competition: Tuesday, June 14, 2016; Centennial High senior Troy Brown and former Findlay Prep guard Markus Howard both made the 12-man roster for the 2016 USA Basketball Men’s U17 World Championship Team, it was announced today.
Grad transfer joins Rebels, eligible immediately: Tuesday, June 14, 2016; The Rebels have added more experience and their roster is nearly complete as this morning UNLV announced that St. John’s transfer Christian Jones has signed a financial aid agreement.
Vegas Play of the Day: NBA Finals Game 5: Monday, June 13, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Local pitchers selected by same team in MLB Draft: Friday, June 10, 2016; The Tampa Bay Rays selected pitchers from the Las Vegas area in back-to-back rounds of today’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Rebels’ workouts focused on finding new limits: Friday, June 10, 2016; Strength and conditioning coach Keith Belton prefers to be in constant motion, so that means the same is expected of his players ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles: Tuesday, June 7, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Vegas Play of the Day: Stanley Cup Finals Game 4: Monday, June 6, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Raiders owner says securing public funds key to bringing team to Las Vegas: Saturday, June 4, 2016; Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis made another appearance in Las Vegas on Friday night, and consistent with his comments over the past ...
Football notebook: Former Rebel signs with Chargers; additional TV info: Thursday, June 2, 2016; Former UNLV offensive lineman Brett Boyko has signed with the San Diego Chargers, the team announced today.
Rebels add another piece in junior transfer guard: Wednesday, June 1, 2016; The Rebels’ roster is one man closer to completion as today UNLV announced the signing of transfer guard Jovan Mooring. Mooring, who will be eligible immediately with two years remaining, comes to UNLV …
Vegas Play of the Day: Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals: Tuesday, May 31, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
UNLV football receives record donation: Friday, May 27, 2016; An anonymous donor made the biggest contribution to UNLV football in program history, the university announced today. The donor gave UNLV $2 million specifically earmarked for football, just the third seven-figure donation the program has ...
Bern’s-Eye View: Focus on debate, not pageantry in stadium discussion: Thursday, May 26, 2016; The banners and balloons won’t be necessary at today’s Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee meeting at UNLV. Cold, hard numbers will do ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder: Tuesday, May 24, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Vegas Play of the Day: Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors: Monday, May 23, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Sun Standouts: Awards honor some of Southern Nevada’s best and brightest in high school sports: Monday, May 23, 2016; We honor the best in high school sports, with categories such as Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Team of the Year, Support Staff of the Year, Moment of the Year, Game of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rising Star and the inaugural Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award.
Moment of the Year: Desert Oasis team manager makes most of playing time: Monday, May 23, 2016; “We broke 21 school records,” coach Ryan Fretz said. “But when these boys grow up and no matter where I am, when we look back this is going to be that one memory from the season.”
Male Athlete of the Year: Nick Quintana had 15 home runs in 89 at-bats for Arbor View: Monday, May 23, 2016; A top-100 prospect, the 5-foot-11, 185-pound shortstop has signed with Arizona but will likely have a decision to make about going professional after June’s Major League Baseball Draft.
Vegas Play of the Day: Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers: Thursday, May 19, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Jeter ready for new start at UNLV after difficult ending at UW-Milwaukee: Thursday, May 19, 2016; After an 11-year tenure at UW-Milwaukee abruptly ended in March, Rob Jeter took a little time to figure his next step. Turned out a few weeks of full-time duty checking off the honey-do list at home was all he needed to get the coaching juices flowing again, so when he started figuring out job opportunities the process went rather quickly.
UNLV basketball notches 3 more commitments: A freshman, a transfer and a grad transfer are heading to the Rebels; Wednesday, May 18, 2016; On Tuesday night during a meet and greet at Born and Raised in Henderson, UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies told a bar full of supporters to expect some news soon about ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors: Monday, May 16, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Vegas Play of the Day: Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat: Friday, May 13, 2016; Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point.
Another Chicago player commits to Rebels; big man schedules visit: Thursday, May 12, 2016; The Rebels picked up their second commit out of Illinois this week as shooting guard Zion Morgan this morning announced his decision …
Backman and the 51s get NL title rings, keep on rolling: Wednesday, May 11, 2016; Las Vegas 51s manager Wally Backman has the same job title for the fourth straight season, but there’s a difference in the job description this time around for the man leading the New York Mets’ Triple-A affiliate.
Forward from Chicago commits to UNLV: Monday, May 9, 2016; The Rebels’ roster continues to grow as 6-foot-7 forward Ben Coupet announced his commitment on Twitter this morning. The Chicago native was in Las Vegas for an official visit over the weekend.