In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics
After three years and $34.8 million dollars’ worth of construction, UNLV finally unveiled its new on-campus football facility in a ceremony on Thursday.
There will be a tightrope act at Allegiant Stadium this month and it has nothing to do with entertainment.
As I watched men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger and his staff teach their student-athletes a defensive set recently, I thought about how this editorial mirrored what I was seeing on the floor: the future of UNLV athletics. The Runnin’ Rebels — part of a group of more than 480 UNLV student-athletes — are the future, and it is our mandate to provide the best possible experience for them as they attend our university.
Consider it a reward for perfect attendance at school.
UNLV has created the Rebel Rewards Program for season-ticker holders.
Legal sports wagering is spreading; online and mobile betting is increasing, and the NFL's RedZone channel is almost addictive. But there's nothing quite like wagering and watching games in Las Vegas. Its sports books lead the way in technology, comfort, and camaraderie. With multiple games broadcast on multiple screens, with bets riding on nearly every play, there can be anticipatory hushes, lusty cheers and despairing boos simultaneously.
UNLV is instituting the Tickets for Teachers program in which men’s basketball tickets are distributed to elementary and middle schools in the Clark County School District.
8 News Now continued its visits with former UNLV Rebel football standout Ickey Woods.
During Vegas Summer League — the games and practices — Devin James is almost always busy.
The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame announced its 2019 class on Tuesday, and Larry Johnson was among the nine players and coaches selected for induction.
Former coaches Lute Olson and Rick Majerus and former UNLV star Larry Johnson highlight the nine-member class selected Tuesday for induction into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Exactly 29 years after the UNLV basketball team defeated Duke to win the 1990 NCAA championship, a member of that legendary Runnin’ Rebels team got another reason to celebrate.