In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics
A championship ring from UNLV's 1989-1990 basketball team has found its way to Craigslist, of all places.
In this image made available by the Las Vegas News Bureau, UNLV fans observe a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 before UNLV's basketball game against Cal Poly at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The rise to social media fame was almost over before it began for UNLV's Gonzalez twins — 6-foot junior transfers Dylan and Dakota — who will make their Lady Rebels debuts today at 3 p.m. in the team's season opener against Southern Utah at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Tony Sanchez has done more than just create a buzz around the UNLV football team this fall.
Had she planned ahead, Dylan Gonzalez might have thought better of pretending to be her sister, Dakota, that high school morning.
The graduation rates for UNLV's athletes improved over the previous year.
Five burning questions for when UNLV's football team plays Hawaii at 3 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
UNLV is a banged-up football team as it prepares to play Hawaii.
Thursday night UNLV held its annual “Runnin’ Rebel Madness” event, taking Jerry Tarkanian Court to the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center for a night outside. Fans were able to meet the men’s and women’s basketball teams and also take in three-point and dunk contests, with one of the judges for the dunk contest being Las Vegas native and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.
Dave Rice knew there would be pressure when he took the job at UNLV. He played on the Runnin' Rebels' 1990 championship team and spent 11 seasons as an assistant at the school, so he understood the expectations in Sin City.
After racking up slam dunk titles as high school phenom, UNLV freshman Derrick Jones captured his first college crown, jumping over three teammates to win Rebel Madness slam dunk contest on Thursday night in downtown Las Vegas.
Derrick Jones put on two convincing performances Thursday. The first thing he had to do was talk his way into the dunk contest, and that was the hardest part. Once he did that, he was the favorite to win it.