The Athletics won’t play in Las Vegas until at least 2028. A lot can change in the sports landscape — including another Super Bowl here — before then.
Basketball
Now that the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas is behind us, it’s time for college basketball and the incredibly stacked Mountain West to get their due.
UNLV and UNR will renew their rivalry on the court Saturday, in an important game for both sides in the logjammed Mountain West.
Aces guard Kelsey Plum sent a congratulatory message to Iowa star Caitlin Clark with her NCAA scoring record about to be broken Thursday.
The UNLV men’s basketball team held on for a road win at Fresno State on Wednesday. The Rebels barely maintained their streak of hitting a 3-pointer in every game.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Las Vegas is “definitely” on the league’s expansion list during a Wednesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Patrick Dumont says of his family’s majority purchase of the NBA franchise: “It feels like I need to pinch myself.”
Dedan Thomas Jr. scored a career-high 25 points, and the UNLV men’s basketball team won its fourth straight, beating No. 25-ranked New Mexico on Saturday.
Freshman Dedan Thomas Jr. finished with 14 points, three rebounds, five assists and four steals, and UNLV picked up its third straight victory, beating Wyoming.
UNLV got a major boost from one of its freshman last game, something the team hopes continues in its 5 p.m. Saturday home game against Wyoming.
The two-time defending WNBA champion Aces re-signed two members of their title teams and added two other players on the first day of WNBA free agency.
Desi-Rae Young scored 15 points to help the UNLV women’s basketball team defeat Wyoming on Wednesday at Cox Pavilion and stay in first place in the Mountain West.
After its worst loss of the season Tuesday against Air Force, the UNLV men’s basketball team came alive in the second half to earn a win at San Jose State on Saturday.
A bettor at the Westgate SuperBook turned $100 into $125,730.49 on Sunday after hitting an 11-team multi-sport parlay.
The Rebels led by double figures with 13 minutes remaining but weren’t able to hold on against the Rams and preseason player of the year Isaiah Stevens.
