Oscar Bellfield scored a career-high 22 points and freshman guard Justin Hawkins sparked a 23-4 second-half run to carry UNLV to an 88-75 comeback victory over UNR at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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I read with interest the news that the Nevada Test Site is more contaminated than previously believed. Hundreds of atomic blasts have turned the soil and groundwater into a radioactive mess.
Some freshmen expect a lot of playing time right away. Justin Hawkins came to UNLV hoping for some minutes and willing to work to earn more.
Jim Rogers has the right idea. If you want to be any good in today’s Bowl Championship Series landscape of college football, you buy the chicken first and then hope it can produce the golden egg.
Mike Sanford insisted he wasn’t frustrated or bitter, that he simply wanted to set the record straight for the good of UNLV football.
Now that coach Mike Sanford’s status has been determined, UNLV faces a decision that will affect its football program for many years.
The situation was clear entering this season: Mike Sanford needed to go at least 6-6 and take UNLV to a bowl game or he was out as the Rebels’ football coach.
School is out on Sunday, but that didn’t stop Nebraska from teaching UNLV a lesson in the Lady Rebels’ home opener.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Doesn’t matter whether it’s UNR, Texas Christian or Air Force, if the opponent has a quality running attack, UNLV is in trouble.
As the shots started falling for Tre’Von Willis and Kendall Wallace, a UNLV basketball team running low on self-esteem got an uplifting performance Saturday night.
Several unknowns surround coach Lon Kruger as he begins his sixth season on the UNLV bench. He has a sense of what to expect and what he hopes to see, but there are few guarantees.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Defense has kept Air Force in every football game this season, but the Falcons are still defined by their triple option.