Janine Petmecky pitched a four-hit shutout with seven strikeouts to lead UNLV to a 3-0 victory over Southern Utah in the Sportco Kickoff Classic softball tournament finale Sunday at Eller Media Stadium.
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Liv Roberts scored 21 points to lead Wyoming to a 69-56 win over UNLV in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday in Laramie, Wyoming.
UNLV freshman Brandon McCoy was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Watch List.
Eric Toliver, UNLV’s head of NCAA compliance who was under internal investigation after allegations of harassment were leveled against him, resigned Friday.
Eric Toliver, the longtime UNLV executive associate athletic director of compliance, has been placed on administrative leave while the university investigates harassment claims against him, several sources confirmed Thursday.
UNLV senior golfer Shintaro Ban, ranked as the country’s 10th-best player this season, is among the candidates to compete in the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup as the spring’s first ranking was released Thursday.
Quarterback Kaden Renshaw is a star wrestler for Durango, and after claiming his first Sunset Region championship last week, he’ll enter the 152-pound bracket of the Class 4A state tournament Friday at The Orleans with one goal in mind.
The Lady Rebels were leading by 13 points after the first quarter. The lead was 14 after the second and up to 18 after the third.
UNLV junior center fielder Kyle Isbel and sophomore shortstop Bryson Stott were named to Perfect Game’s 15-member preseason All-Mountain West team.
Alexandr Cozbinov, Eric Samuelsson and Clayton Alenik each won in singles and were part of a doubles victory to help the UNLV men’s tennis team to a 4-0 triumph over Weber State and cap a two-match sweep Saturday.
Alexandr Cozbinov and Courtney Lock each notched a straight-sets singles win and teamed for a victory at No. 1 doubles to lead UNLV to a 4-2 triumph over UC Riverside on Friday at Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Eric Samuelsson and Jordan Sauer each won in singles and were part of a doubles victory to help UNLV edge Purdue 4-3 in the ITA Kickoff Weekend men’s tennis tournament Sunday in Waco, Texas.
Katie Powell had 21 points and 16 rebounds to help UNLV rally for a 75-64 victory over host San Diego State in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday.
UNLV’s swimming and diving teams swept Wyoming on Friday at Buchanan Natatorium, with the men cruising to a 91-56 victory and the women pulling out a 77-69 win.
Air Force athletic director Jim Knowlton said Friday at a news conference that the academy is in a much better position to continue to play scheduled games should another federal government shutdown take place.