Rashad Vaughn scored 18 points, and freshman Patrick McCaw made big plays to help the Rebels run away with a 75-61 victory over South Dakota before a lively sellout crowd of 3,250 at the Sanford Pentagon on Saturday night. McCaw totaled 12 points, four steals and four rebounds.
The Rebels are 3.5-point favorites when they travel to Sioux City to face the Coyotes today at 5:00 p.m.
A game against a Summit League opponent with a 3-7 record on a somewhat neutral floor would not ordinarily be the type of spot to put UNLV on high alert.
After two months of practices and seven games, UNLV freshman Rashad Vaughn has seen and heard enough. The time for using youth to explain away losses has passed.
Centennial’s Darrian Traylor doesn’t have much varsity experience after missing his junior year with a knee injury.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant directed his trash talk toward his teammates in practice Thursday, saying the other players were “soft like Charmin.”
Liberty girls basketball coach Chad Kapanui would have liked to have seen a little more offense out of his team Thursday.
Former UNLV guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was arrested overnight in Story County, Iowa, according to several reports. But a judge tossed out a drug-related charge at a hearing Thursday morning, saying police lacked probable cause.
The first major “I Can’t Breathe” protest from college sports would naturally come from Georgetown, where societal statements are part of the school’s DNA.
A student made a half-court shot during a contest at halftime of the boys basketball game between Green Valley and Desert Oasis.
Magic Johnson praised recent activism by professional athletes on Tuesday and called for more conversation among government, law enforcement and black leaders.
When King James touched the future queen of England on the shoulder after a basketball game, royal watchers cried foul.
Las Vegas High’s Patrick Savoy didn’t play well in the team’s first two games, and his struggles continued into the first half Tuesday night.
During a postgame television interview, Washington Wizards guard John Wall broke down in tears on the day he learned that a 6-year-old he befriended died of cancer.
Basic boys basketball coach Leonard Taylor pulled all five of his starters midway through the third quarter Monday so he could give them an earful.
