UNLV opens its basketball season Wednesday against Southern University at the Thomas & Mack Center. It’s the Rebels’ most talented team under coach Kevin Kruger.
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Former Spring Valley High School star Aaliyah Gayles, who was shot 19 months ago, dressed for USC on Monday for its game against Ohio State at T-Mobile Arena.
Coach Kevin Kruger added another member to UNLV’s 2024 basketball recruiting class Monday, giving him three players who will be joining the Rebels.
The Rebels enter the season looking to make the jump back into contention for the Mountain West championship and to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013.
UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque is expecting big things from her juniors as the Lady Rebels go for their third straight Mountain West title and NCAA Tournament appearance.
Kansas is the consensus favorite at Las Vegas sportsbooks and is the co-favorite at Caesars Sportsbook with Duke, Kentucky and Michigan State.
Kalib Boone, who was arrested Oct. 1 and charged with a misdemeanor DUI, will be suspended for UNLV’s season opener against Southern on Wednesday.
Knight led the Hoosiers to three NCAA championships. He was among college basketball’s winningest coaches, with 902 victories.
The NCAA announced a horrible decision Friday that will ruin the beauty of college basketball’s NIT, and Las Vegas was at the center of it.
UNLV men’s basketball hasn’t been part of March Madness since 2013, a streak third-year coach Kevin Kruger and his team seem determined to end this season.
A’ja Wilson’s 343 career blocks rank 19th in WNBA history. Her early love of volleyball gave her the foundation to become a two-time Defensive Player of the Year.
At 27, Aces superstar A’ja Wilson is already among Sin City’s greatest all-time athletes — armed with two WNBA championships and a pair of MVPs to show for it.
The Aces’ path to a repeat championship was a roller coaster, but concluded with WNBA history being made with a victory in the Finals over the Liberty.
Aces star A’ja Wilson wore a cast on her left hand at the team’s championship parade Monday. Wilson was named the MVP of the WNBA Finals.
The operators of the Sphere have a deal to put the Las Vegas venue’s logo on an NBA team jersey, starting with Wednesday’s season opener.
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