UNLV is eighth in the conference standings with nine games left but only two games out of third. The Rebels are riding a three-game winning streak into Saturday’s game at Colorado State.
Basketball
The National Basketball Referees Association came to the defense on Friday of a rookie female referee excoriated by Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul after she slapped the eight-time All-Star with a technical foul.
The doors to the gymnasium at Las Vegas High were locked about 10 minutes before tipoff, and a soldout crowd crammed in to watch what is being referred to as the “Red V Game.”
The Orlando Magic fired head coach Jacque Vaughn on Thursday, ending a week of speculation about his job security. James Borrego was named interim head coach.
Liberty girls basketball coach Chad Kapanui gave his players one simple message before Wednesday afternoon’s game against Canyon Springs.
Brooke Haney isn’t normally the go-to scorer for Green Valley’s girls basketball team.
It’s usually a bad omen for the Clark boys basketball team when leading scorers Carter Olsen and Colby Jackson are struggling to make shots.
Suspended CBS Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony pleaded not guilty to soliciting prostitution on Monday in a Washington court.
Lincoln County’s Derek Shumway came into Saturday’s basketball game in a bit of a slump, according to his coach, Matt Cameron.
The UNLV women’s basketball team overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half to topple Air Force 91-79 in a Mountain West game Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Rebels host Air Force tonight at the Thomas & Mack Center. Tip is at 7:00 p.m.
There are days when Goodluck Okonoboh’s right foot feels fine and he can run, jump and do everything you would want a 6-foot-10-inch basketball player to do.
Tim Grgurich, a former UNLV assistant and head basketball coach, was released from a Los Angeles hospital Friday after being treated for two blockages to his heart.
It’s like something from a sports movie: A teen in a basketball uniform makes an improbable shot, then gets hoisted on the shoulders of his teammates while the crowd cheers and chants his name.
Chaparral boys basketball coach Steven Bentz did the math and knew exactly what was at stake Thursday.