News: Intercollegiate Athletics
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Campus building projects require a team effort to come to life.
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Kevin Kruger, son of former coach Lon Kruger, is ready to put his stamp on the Runnin’ Rebels as the team’s new leader.
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Women’s hoops’ Lindy LaRocque earns top coach honors in Mountain West.
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You can. You will. Let's go! That's the mantra that the UNLV athletic department's first sport dietitian uses for herself and for her student-athletes.
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Nunnely, who played fullback for UNLV, became the program's first Black head coach in 1986 before going on to long NFL career.
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James J. Baumberger Estate gift of $8 million is the largest in UNLV Athletics history.
A commitment to serve those who serve our country.
Celebrating our role in Nevada as we look forward to Saturday's football rivalry game.
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Amid the natural upheaval of a new coaching regime, newcomer Marcus Arroyo had to navigate a team through a pandemic cut off from the usual rhythms of football.
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Open to all UNLV students, the new initiative designed to encourage campus engagement.
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This former student-athlete parlayed her passion for athletics into a job as UNLV's director of football operations.
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How a classroom assignment led UNLV alumna Jessica Walters Murrey to a career as a social change communication expert.