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UNLV freshman Vaughn in no hurry to leave ‘second home’

If he misses home, Rashad Vaughn can make a phone call to his family, just as he did early this week. The weather report from Minneapolis made him appreciate where he is now.

Calipari’s ’Cats might be (almost) unbeatable

A crazy theory recently was floated. The theory, turned into a question, is this: Did coach John Calipari collect so much talent this season that Kentucky might be good enough to beat a bad NBA team?

Highly coveted Pennsylvania forward commits to Rebels

Derrick Jones is joining Jalen Poyser in a UNLV basketball recruiting class that suddenly shapes up as a formidable one on a national level for 2015.

5 UNLV players to watch this season

The Runnin’ Rebels are back with eight new players and lofty expectations. Here are some of the players you should watch out for as this season progresses.

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Lady Rebels want to be Runnin’ Rebels this season

Kathy Olivier has been coaching basketball long enough to know that when something doesn’t work, change it. The UNLV women’s coach starts her seventh season at her alma mater knowing it’s time to make a serious run at landing a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Blake Griffin faces battery charge in Las Vegas

Los Angeles Clippers player Blake Griffin is facing a misdemeanor battery charge in Las Vegas, court documents show.

 
Player who survived 2 plane crashes scores first college point

A Michigan freshman who survived two plane crashes that killed his parents and siblings scored the first point of his college career in the Wolverines’ 86-43 exhibition victory Monday night over Wayne State University.

Lady Rebels throttle Dixie State in exhibition, 100-67

UNLV used a 29-6 run over a 7:21 span in the first half to take a commanding 43-24 lead as the Lady Rebels defeated Dixie State 100-67 in the team’s lone exhibition game Monday at Cox Pavilion.

Hot-shooting UCLA wallops Rebels in scrimmage

Senior guard Norman Powell led UCLA to a lopsided win in a closed scrimmage Saturday, teaching UNLV’s freshmen a lesson in the process.

UNLV, UCLA renew rivalry with secret scrimmage

A basketball rivalry could be re-emerging on the West Coast, due mostly to Steve Alford being in his second season at UCLA.

Wood, Rebels roll by 35, set sights on tougher competition

With at least a 4-inch height advantage over the tallest player on the opposing team, UNLV sophomore Chris Wood could have been expected to dominate, and the 6-foot-11-inch forward did exactly that.

UNLV begins long road with a true exhibition

What the Rebels encountered Wednesday — a 100-65 victory against an outfit named Florida National before a heavily inflated announced gathering of 10,253 at the Thomas & Mack Center — was an exhibition is every sense of the word.

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