The UNLV women’s basketball team clinched its second consecutive Mountain West championship, cruising past San Jose State on Thursday night.
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UNLV baseball was chosen as the preseason Mountain West favorite, but after a heartbreaking end to last season, the Rebels know they still have everything to prove.
UNLV softball coach Kristie Fox has a veteran lineup back from a team that finished third in the Mountain West last season, but there are questions in the circle.
Malia Shoji was announced as the eighth coach in UNLV volleyball program history Wednesday, replacing Dawn Sullivan, who departed to take over at Missouri on Dec. 18.
The Rebels fought back from big deficits in each set, but were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday against the Cougars in San Diego.
The Rebels’ NCAA Tournament fate wasn’t secure after a surprise loss at the conference tournament, but they will face Washington State in the first round.
Coach Lindy La Rocque announced UNLV received national letters of intent from forwards McKinna Brackens and Meadow Rolan, and point guard Amarachi Kimpson.
Dawn Sullivan is the fastest coach to reach the 100-win milestone in UNLV volleyball history, and the Rebels are planning to earn an NCAA Tournament berth.
A former UNLV baseball standout, Bryson Stott and fellow Las Vegas native Bryce Harper have helped lead the Phillies to the World Series against Houston.
Golf courses take on the most high-profile role in the effort to conserve water, but other sports are also part of an effort to conserve water as Lake Mead’s level falls.
Dick Calvert was UNLV’s public-address announcer for 52 years, and he was on the microphone for multiple other Las Vegas events. He also was an announcer at three World Cups.
The Fox 5 subsidiary is called Silver State Sports Entertainment Network and will concentrate on sports other than football and men’s basketball.
Hayden Nierman had four saves, going 2-0 with a 4.72 ERA in his one season for UNLV.
As an assistant at Texas, Jean-Paul Hebert coached nine All-Americans and won two national titles. He hopes to achieve that same level of success at UNLV.
Jean-Paul Hebert was named the third full-time coach in the UNLV men’s golf team’s 50-year history.