The UNLV men’s basketball team cruised to a victory over San Jose State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center, earning its ninth win in 10 games.
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
The Rebels, who opened spring practice Saturday, said they could have done more last season than win nine games and reach a bowl game.
UNLV’s Barry Odom found a unique way to celebrate his team opening spring practice Saturday. Odom rode a live bull at a “Horns Helmets” event at the South Point late that evening.
Freshman point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. could be getting ready for his high school prom. Instead he leads the UNLV men’s basketball team in scoring and assists.
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UNLV is in a Mountain West basketball logjam, just 1½ games out of first and yet sitting in sixth place. The Rebels host No. 22 Colorado State on Saturday.
The Golden Knights struggled at T-Mobile Arena yet again Thursday, losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs in blowout fashion.
The Raiders need to do everything possible to strike a deal and secure one of the draft’s top prospects at quarterback this season.
The UNLV women’s basketball team started fast and never looked back, controlling the paint at both ends of a blowout win against Air Force on Saturday.
UNLV and UNR will renew their rivalry on the court Saturday, in an important game for both sides in the logjammed Mountain West.
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