Mehdi Bouras, one of the greatest players in UNLV men’s tennis history, died Thursday after becoming ill this week. He was 24.
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Tyler France’s tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning gave San Diego State (11-11, 3-1 Mountain West) a 5-3 victory over the UNLV baseball team (16-6, 1-3) on Friday at San Diego.
The UNLV 400 medley relay set a school record of 3 minutes, 36.35 seconds, to finish 18th at the NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships Thursday at Indianapolis.
UNLV softball player Amanda Oliveto was named Mountain West pitcher of the week on Tuesday after going 3-0 in the San Diego Classic II. Oliveto capped the weekend with a no-hitter in the Rebels’ 5-0 victory over Massachusetts.
Brigham Young’s radio play-by-play announcer lamented on air how he wished the Cougars played UNLV in baseball more often.
Amanda Oliveto threw a no-hitter to lead the UNLV softball team to a 5-0 victory over Massachusetts on Sunday to wrap up play in the San Diego Classic II tournament. Oliveto struck out five, with one walk and one hit batter.
Mark Shannon’s two-run homer capped a five-run eighth inning surge that powerd the UNLV baseball team past New Mexico 8-7 on Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
UNLV senior Maraea Skeen posted the best NCAA regional finish of her career with a ninth-place showing Thursday on the 3-meter board at the Zone E diving regional at Colorado Springs, Colo.
The UNLV baseball team, playing its first game in 10 years as a ranked squad, held off host Cal State-Bakersfield 8-6 on Tuesday night. The Rebels, ranked 21st by Baseball America, stretched their winning streak to 10 games.
It was a quarter of six Sunday, and the roar of the engines still was reverberating between my ears at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when I received a four-word alert that made my head spin some more.
John Richy threw a two-hit complete game, helping the UNLV baseball team stun No. 9 Stanford 5-1 on Sunday and sweep the three-game series at Palo Alto, Calif.
There was no miracle finish for UNLV’s golf team Sunday in its bid to repeat as champion of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. But at least the Rebels’ best player regained some of his touch.
Kevin Penner had just missed his birdie putt on his final hole at Southern Highlands on Saturday. As he walked off the green, he tossed his ball into the water that buttressed the par-5 No. 9.
Joey Swanner hit an RBI double, and the UNLV baseball team took advantage of three errors in the second inning to beat No. 9 Stanford and ace Mark Appel 3-2 on Friday at Palo Alto, Calif.
Things were going relatively well for the UNLV men’s golf team in Friday’s first round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters.