UNLV sophomore catcher Erik VanMeetren was named Mountain West baseball player of the week.
VanMeetren, who attended Bishop Gorman High School, helped the Rebels go 4-0, including a three-game home sweep of San Diego State. For the week, VanMeetren was 8-for-16 with seven RBIs and six runs scored, and he drew four walks.
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.
Hunkie Cooper, who played for the UNLV football team in 1990 and 1991, is among a class of eight that will enter the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday.
