Officially, the girls basketball region tournaments begin tonight.
Basketball
The Cougars host Liberty in the Sunrise Region quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m. today, hoping to advance past the tournament’s opening round for the first time since 2011.
Having covered all things Tark since 1988 I can tell you there was never a dull moment. He was funny. He could get angry. There were bizarre moments.
The Big Ten fined Penn State $10,000 for coach Patrick Chambers’ critical remarks about the officiating after a loss to Maryland on Saturday night.
Seton Hall on Tuesday suspended leading scorer Sterling Gibbs for two games for hitting Villanova guard Ryan Arcidiacono in the face with his forearm during Monday night’s 80-54 loss.
UNLV senior guard Danielle Miller was named the Mountain West women’s basketball player of the week Monday, the second time this season she has won the award.
UNLV reserve guard Dantley Walker has a sprain of his medial collateral ligament in his right knee and is expected to miss three to four weeks.
The NBA All-Star Game lost out to Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary Special, which drew huge television numbers.
Western 163, Eastern 158: Russell Westbrook scored 27 first-half points – an All-Star Game record – and finished with 41 to lead the Western Conference to a victory in the highest-scoring edition of the mid-season event at Madison Square Garden.
Alana Cesarz scored a game-high 24 points Saturday to help UNLV to an 82-61 victory over Air Force in a Mountain West women’s basketball game at Cox Pavilion.
UNLV travels to Colorado Springs today to face Air Force. Tip is at 11:00 a.m.
In games and in practices, with his hustle and sharp shooting, UNLV freshman guard Jordan Cornish has earned more playing time. He’s going to get it now.
Green Valley’s boys basketball team sent in 13 players before halftime Friday against Basic in a must-win play-in game at Valley High.
Cimarron-Memorial had ample opportunities on offense to make its basketball life easier Friday.
The legendary former UNLV basketball coach, who died Wednesday at age 84, will be honored at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for three minutes, only the ninth time the lights have been dimmed on the Strip.