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Protecting the ball key for UNLV’s success

The piped-in crowd noise at Rebel Park was loud Monday night, but Nick Sherry kept his cool and lofted a pass toward the back left corner of the end zone to wide receiver Marcus Sullivan.

Rebels still remember close loss to Minnesota

Not much was expected of UNLV when it opened last football season against Minnesota. The Rebels were 8½-point underdogs in the home game, but took the Big Ten Conference foe to three overtimes before losing, 30-27.

New athletic director faces three-sided issue

In the next few months, Neal Smatresk will introduce the school’s 12th full-time athletic director — who will take over a troubled department with shaky finances, a struggling football program and a poor relationship with the Thomas & Mack Center.

Liberty on wrong end of opening blowout

Though his team took some serious graduation hits after finishing second in the state last season, Liberty coach Rich Muraco still had high hopes for his team’s season opener.

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I’m telling you for the seventh time: UNLV just can’t lose

I absolutely believe that within the next 80 or so years, perhaps around the time Bobby Hauck’s great-great-great grandson is arm wrestling elks in Montana, UNLV will navigate through a schedule unscathed. Here’s why it could happen this season.

Mountain Pointe strikes early, hammers Gorman

Mountain Pointe (Ariz.) scored on its first play from scrimmage Friday night on the way to a 28-21 Sollenberger Classic victory over Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 21 by USA Today.

Liberty takes another step up in class

When Liberty lost in the state semifinals to Bishop Gorman in 2011, Patriots football coach Rich Muraco decided the best way to compete with the private school powerhouse was to beef up his team’s nonleague schedule.

Scouting the football contests

A rundown of the major contests offered by Las Vegas sports books:

Gorman ex Murray out to prove durability

DeMarco Murray is ready to do with the Dallas Cowboys what he finally did in his third year with the Oklahoma Sooners — put in a full season after frustrating setbacks cut short the first two.

Ex-Patriot Hernandez indicted on murder charge

Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez was indicted Thursday on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a friend whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park about a mile from the ex-player’s home.

UNLV coordinators praise progress, but questions still remain

UNLV’s first-year coordinators arrived in Ely with plenty of questions about their players. They left here Wednesday with many more answers, saying most of their top priorities were met as the Rebels returned to Las Vegas.

Rebels’ career scoring mark in reach for kicker Kohorst

Senior kicker Nolan Kohorst, whose name already is prominent in UNLV’s record book, has a chance to become the school’s all-time leading scorer. He’s just not sure he wants that recognition.

Google and NFL meet; Sunday Ticket up for grabs?

Google has been holding talks with the National Football League, raising speculation that the internet monolith is seeking new inroads into television.