The UNLV athletic department somehow emerged from a raging storm well-positioned for future success after striking a favorable deal to be the Mountain West’s big fish.
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Whether it’s the Mountain West or Pac-12, UNLV, suddenly in a position of power, should make the best deal possible to set the school up for a run at the Big 12.
The Pac-12 should not believe it has access to the stadiums, arenas and meeting rooms of Las Vegas without accepting UNLV into the conference.
Call it what you want, but the decision by four schools to leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 last week had nothing to do with a lack of loyalty.
It’s unknown if the UNR storyline had a bearing on UNLV not receiving an invitation to join the Pac-12, but it shouldn’t have in any manner, now or in the future.
UNLV and the Mountain West took a right hook to the jaw Thursday when four conference schools agreed to join the Pac-12 beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
Three players from the Las Vegas Valley were selected during the first two days of the 2024 MLB draft Sunday and Monday.
The 2024 MLB draft begins Sunday. Two Southern Nevada high school baseball standouts and a UNLV pitcher could be selected in the later rounds.
Hunkie Cooper, who played for the UNLV football team in 1990 and 1991, is among a class of eight that will enter the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday.
The Rebels finished in a tie for ninth at the NCAA Stanford Regional on Wednesday, bringing their 2023-24 season to a close.
Mystik Dan, an 18-1 shot, edged Sierra Leone by a nose, with Forever Young another nose back in third on Saturday.
Toa Yokoyama will be the Rebels’ lone representative when the NCAA women’s golf regionals begin Monday at Spanish Trail Country Club.
The Review-Journal’s award-winning sports staff has added a new reporter to cover UNLV and the two-time defending WNBA champion Aces.
The UNLV men’s golf team will play on this season after earning a berth in an NCAA regional field Wednesday.
Alison Lee is in a precarious spot in her quest to play in Paris this summer. Collin Morikawa, Allisen Corpuz and Rose Zhang also have work to do to get there.
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