In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics
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.
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.
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.
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.
The University of Nevada Las Vegas football team painted the Fremont Cannon red Monday after defeating the University of Nevada Reno on Saturday, 34-29.
UNLV defeats UNR 34-29 during the Fremont Cannon rivalry game at Sam Boyd Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018.
Tom Spousta and Mark Anderson discuss UNLV’s loss to Air Force, Tony Sanchez’s future with the team, and the upcoming UNLV Basketball season.
Eric Toliver was a stickler for rules. The compliance director for UNLV’s athletic department monitored everything from what kinds of cars students drove to coaches’ phone calls to recruits.
Kenyon Oblad walked onto the Liberty High School campus Friday morning and was immediately greeted by Principal Derek Bellow. “Welcome home,” Bellow said with a smile before giving the 2018 graduate a gigantic hug.
After almost a year since he was shot in the chest at Route 91, UNLV assistant hockey coach Nick Robone reflects on how he's healed and what's next.
Long before Vegas became a hockey town or there was even a possibility that the Raiders would move here, UNLV athletics dominated the local team sports scene. While the Runnin’ Rebels basketball team hasn’t had the same success it had in the early 1990s, it still has a large base of support in the community.
We’ve heard the narrative before: There’s little history with UNLV football and few successes to celebrate.