Seton Hall on Tuesday suspended leading scorer Sterling Gibbs for two games for hitting Villanova guard Ryan Arcidiacono in the face with his forearm during Monday night’s 80-54 loss.
Basketball
UNLV senior guard Danielle Miller was named the Mountain West women’s basketball player of the week Monday, the second time this season she has won the award.
UNLV reserve guard Dantley Walker has a sprain of his medial collateral ligament in his right knee and is expected to miss three to four weeks.
The NBA All-Star Game lost out to Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary Special, which drew huge television numbers.
Western 163, Eastern 158: Russell Westbrook scored 27 first-half points – an All-Star Game record – and finished with 41 to lead the Western Conference to a victory in the highest-scoring edition of the mid-season event at Madison Square Garden.
Alana Cesarz scored a game-high 24 points Saturday to help UNLV to an 82-61 victory over Air Force in a Mountain West women’s basketball game at Cox Pavilion.
UNLV travels to Colorado Springs today to face Air Force. Tip is at 11:00 a.m.
In games and in practices, with his hustle and sharp shooting, UNLV freshman guard Jordan Cornish has earned more playing time. He’s going to get it now.
Green Valley’s boys basketball team sent in 13 players before halftime Friday against Basic in a must-win play-in game at Valley High.
Cimarron-Memorial had ample opportunities on offense to make its basketball life easier Friday.
The legendary former UNLV basketball coach, who died Wednesday at age 84, will be honored at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for three minutes, only the ninth time the lights have been dimmed on the Strip.
New York Knicks owner James Dolan said his vitriolic response to an email from an angry fan was “tit for tat” and he knows he should not have responded that way.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was voted first vice president of the National Basketball Players Association on Friday, according to multiple reports.
On the night of Jerry Tarkanian’s death, there was only one place in Las Vegas to truly honor the man who put UNLV on the college basketball map: Piero’s.
UNLV freshman guard Rashad Vaughn, the team’s leading scorer, suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee during Tuesday night’s 73-61 win over Fresno State. He might return for the Mountain West tournament in March.