The 21-year-old Haney relocated from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2007 and has since become one of the best boxers in the world with a world title to show for it.
Sam Gordon
Reporter: UNLV
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Donnie Tillman and Mbacke Diong post 17 points and seven rebounds apiece, and Rebels coast to an 81-69 victory.
The 6-foot-3-inch floor general couples a modest demeanor with intangible leadership attributes, and impressed UNLV coach TJ Otzelberger — who awarded him a scholarship in May.
The 6-foot-3-inch guard, who is playing in the G League Winter Showcase at Mandalay Bay, is averaging 21.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 3.2 steals in 16 games with South Bay.
The G League Showcase returns for the second straight year, with games at the Mandalay Bay Events Center from Thursday through Sunday. All 28 teams are participating again.
Stetson Wright, 20, won his first PRCA world championship Saturday with $297,922.56 on the final night of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Ty Erickson tackled his steer in 3.6 seconds to win the ninth go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center and move ahead of J.D. Struxness in the world standings with one go-round left.
Boyd Polhamus, the longtime announcer who called the NFR 28 times, moved into a new role this year as the rodeo’s general manager and supervises the production of the 10-day event.
Bareback rider Clayton Biglow won a record fourth consecutive go-round Thursday night in the eighth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Tim O’Connell was thrown from his horse in the final go-round of the National Finals Rodeo last year, tearing his rotator cuff, labrum and several ligaments.
Canadian saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston posted a winning score of 92.5 to set a go-round record Wednesday night in the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center.
Matt Sherwood, a 50-year-old header, and Hunter Koch, a 22-year-old heeler, have been team roping together since June, and have finished in the money three times at the NFR.
Defending world champion Tyler Waguespack became the first steer wrestler to win two go-rounds Tuesday night at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center.
Dona Kay Rule of Mico, Oklahoma, is the oldest competitor at the NFR this year and one of five barrel racers older than 60 to qualify for the event in its 61-year history.
Canadian Orin Larsen opened the fourth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo by riding his horse to a first-place score of 90 on Sunday at the Thomas Mack Center.
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