UNLV’s Dana Finkelstein, a sophomore from Chandler, Ariz., was named Mountain West women’s golfer of the week on Wednesday. She tied for eighth out of 83 golfers at the Farms Invitational in Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., this week and leads all conference golfers this season with a 74.48 stroke average.
Wyoming and Boise State each forfeited volleyball matches for the second time to San Jose State in protest against the participation of transgender athletes in sports.
UNLV volleyball played San Jose State, which has dealt with controversy in recent weeks, at Cox Pavilion on Thursday and won in front of a supportive home crowd.
The San Jose State volleyball team has played under national scrutiny this season amid a lawsuit involving transgender participation in women’s sports.
UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger hopes all the local support for the school’s football team this year carries over when his season begins Monday.
Members of the UNR volleyball team participated in a “Women’s Sports are for Women Only” rally on Saturday afternoon in Reno.
UNR won’t play its volleyball match against San Jose State, as its players will be occupied with a “Women’s sports are for women only” rally.
It is a test of sorts, a way to gauge how popular UNLV football has really become locally over the last few years. How much winning matters to the masses. How much Las Vegas has taken to this team.
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.”
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.
