Sports Columns
The first thing you notice about a Locomotives practice is that if the players don’t do what they’re supposed to do, coach Jim Fassel will let them know in no uncertain terms, and he might throw his straw hat for emphasis.
It might sound crazy today — you know, fresh off an embarrassing 55-7 loss to a Brigham Young football team best described as dead-flat average — but it wouldn’t be in UNLV’s best interest to stop playing the Cougars.
If a pizza delivery guy shows up at your door, don’t dismiss him as an underachiever in a dead-end job. There’s a chance he could end up with a starting quarterback job someday, and Hawaii’s Bryant Moniz is the proof behind the pie.
Quintrell Thomas had logged several minutes of basketball Tuesday evening when he raised his hand toward the UNLV bench. He was gassed and needed a break.
Tim Chambers didn’t feel comfortable commenting and left it at that. It’s the reaction you might expect when from a distance you watch a baseball program you built from dust into a national champion turned into one now facing allegations of rules violations and mistreatment of players by a new coaching staff, of allegedly charging kids for mandatory conditioning programs and food while allegedly promoting a culture of drugs and alcohol within locker room walls.
Find Your Car
Powered By
Dealer
Type
Make
Model
Year
Mileage
Price
To
1
2
3
4
5
‘We’re trying to move the needle’: WNBA investigating LVCVA’s sponsorship of Aces players
Ellis Island targets Las Vegas Grand Prix in lawsuit
CARTOON: Biden protectionism
3 dead in suspected murder-suicide in Henderson neighborhood
3 takeaways from Aces’ win: Rookie earns praise in WNBA debut
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
Sponsored By One Nevada Credit Union