In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics

KSNV-TV: News 3

Larry Johnson, a dominant force for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in the early 1990s, has been selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Larry Johnson, who starred on two Final Four teams at UNLV, will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

Huntington Herald Dispatch

Coming from Las Vegas back home to Marshall University makes Marshall Athletic Director Mike Hamrick particularly keen to the effects of sports betting on college athletics, and that's why he will be included in a segment about the new phenomenon on CBS' "60 Minutes" news magazine on Sunday night.

Las Vegas Review Journal

To understand UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois’ thought process as she searches for a men’s basketball coach, it’s helpful to look at her hiring patterns.

Las Vegas Sun

A movie script by an Academy Award-winning writer about former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian ran a little long.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Destiny is a 12-year-old girl with a very rare disease. She's missing one layer of skin and suffers from high fevers, skin infections and has trouble opening her eyes.

Las Vegas Sun

Philanthropist and longtime UNLV supporter Robert “Bruce” Layne died Friday at the age of 73 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, the university announced today.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Unlike a torn ACL or a broken arm, mental health isn’t so evident, and a stigma can remain that an athlete who seeks help is admitting weakness.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The nucleus of UNLV’s cheering squad and Rebel Girls also were absent from the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday when the Rebels routed San Jose State. But there was nothing controversial about it.

They were at Disney World winning college cheerleading and dance team national championships.

Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV men’s golf coach Dwaine Knight used oversized scissors Thursday to cut a ribbon and officially open the state-of-the-art Dwaine Knight Center for Golf Management located within Hospitality Hall, the crown jewel of the Harrah College of Hospitality.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

UNLV players and students paint the Fremont Cannon red in celebration of the football team's victory over the University of Nevada Reno on Nov. 24.

Las Vegas Sun

The UNLV football season may not have ended with a trip to a bowl game, but thanks to Saturday’s comeback win over rival UNR, it did end with a celebration.