Name, image and likeness allow some college athletes to make endorsement deals in six and even seven figures. They, however, are the outliers.
Other Sports
The UNLV club hockey team is a top-four seed heading into its national tournament. Such success is what the program sees as key to someday becoming a Division I sport.
UNLV baseball and Arizona State will try to play at Las Vegas Ballpark for the third consecutive year after COVID-19 cancelled the event the past two seasons.
UNLV baseball begins its season Friday night against Michigan State. Rebels coach Stan Stolte is confident in his team’s depth and hopes it can carry them to many wins.
UNLV freshman Aaron Jarvis still can’t believe he will be part of the biggest golf tournaments in the world this year, his reward for winning the Latin American Amateur.
Kaysha Love made the transition from track to bobsledding and is part of the U.S. team at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
Former UNLV sprinter Kaysha Love will compete for the U.S. bobsled team next month in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
The university remained in-house when replacing Desiree Reed-Francois, hiring interim athletic director Erick Harper in the full-time role.
UNLV formalized the hiring of athletic director Erick Harper on Monday, effective Jan. 1, university president Keith E. Whitfield announced in a statement.
Erick Harper becomes the 15th athletic director in UNLV history, succeeding Desiree Reed-Francois, who departed in August for the same position at Missouri.
The Mountain West released a new COVID-19 policy Wednesday regarding winter and spring sports.
The wave of COVID-19 infections continued to impact the sports world, including in Las Vegas. The Raiders and a headline college basketball doubleheader are experiencing the effects.
Now that the American Athletic Conference’s attempt to woo four Mountain West schools has failed, the MW is positioned to take a long, hard look at its options.
The 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is Saturday. Former UNLV running back Joe Haro said it feels like “yesterday.”
The Rebels are going about their business sans Desiree Reed-Francois, who on Sunday was announced as the new athletic director at Missouri.
1
2
3
4
5
Those wolves that were seen in Nevada? They weren’t wolves
Neighbors’ dispute turns deadly in Summerlin, police say
Off-Strip hotel-casino unveils $6M renovation
Neighbor showed genitals before he was shot, suspected shooter’s wife tells police
Gimme curry? Mick Jagger visits a second famous Las Vegas restaurant