UNR and San Jose State have agreed to move their volleyball match on Saturday from Reno to Northern California, saying the decision was “in the best interest of both programs.”
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UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger believes his team can be in the conversation for great things this March if it plays to its potential.
Gov. Joe Lombardo weighed in Tuesday on UNR volleyball players’ decision not to play against San Jose State, part of a controversy about transgender women in sports.
UNR would be the fifth women’s volleyball team to forfeit a match to San Jose State, but the university said it still plans to “move forward with the match as scheduled.”
The UNLV women’s volleyball team will play all of its matches this season, including against San Jose State, amid allegations that a Spartans player is transgender.
The Rebels, led by Zach Little and Caden Fioroni, won the prestigious Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas for their first title in more than three years.
The UNLV volleyball team will not forfeit its match against an upcoming Mountain West opponent, unlike three other schools in the conference.
The UNLV athletic department somehow emerged from a raging storm well-positioned for future success after striking a favorable deal to be the Mountain West’s big fish.
Whether it’s the Mountain West or Pac-12, UNLV, suddenly in a position of power, should make the best deal possible to set the school up for a run at the Big 12.
The Pac-12 should not believe it has access to the stadiums, arenas and meeting rooms of Las Vegas without accepting UNLV into the conference.
Call it what you want, but the decision by four schools to leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 last week had nothing to do with a lack of loyalty.
It’s unknown if the UNR storyline had a bearing on UNLV not receiving an invitation to join the Pac-12, but it shouldn’t have in any manner, now or in the future.
UNLV and the Mountain West took a right hook to the jaw Thursday when four conference schools agreed to join the Pac-12 beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
Three players from the Las Vegas Valley were selected during the first two days of the 2024 MLB draft Sunday and Monday.
The 2024 MLB draft begins Sunday. Two Southern Nevada high school baseball standouts and a UNLV pitcher could be selected in the later rounds.