Former UNLV men’s basketball coach Marvin Menzies has accepted the associate head coach position at Grand Canyon University, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the situation.
Sam Gordon
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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.
The Aces acquired veteran shooting guard Sugar Rodgers from the New York Liberty in a three-team trade Thursday. They will send third-year small forward Nia Coffey to the Atlanta Dream.
Desert Oasis senior Aaron Roberts, a pitcher and infielder, has emerged as perhaps the best player in Southern Nevada and a bona fide professional prospect in June’s MLB Draft.
The Aces selected Notre Dame junior guard Jackie Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Wednesday.
The Aviators batted around in a five-run second inning, and christened their new stadium with a 10-2 victory over the visiting Sacramento River Cats.
The Aces have zeroed in on Notre Dame’s Jackie Young and Louisville’s Asia Durr as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft, which begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Campbell, who played portions of four seasons with the 51s and 196 games with the New York Mets, is back for another stint in Las Vegas with a brand new club, and, ofcourse, a brand new home ballpark that he’s happy to call home.
The Review-Journal spoke with Oakland general manger David Forst about the team’s move at the Triple-A level to Las Vegas, and its implications for the Aviators and Athletics.
The 30-year-old was hired by Laimbeer as the team’s general manger in December, and has since assumed a bulk of the scouting, and engaged in trade negotiations with other executives in the months leading up to Wednesday’s WNBA Draft, in which the Las Vegas has the No. 1 overall pick.
The Aviators are aware of the treacherous winds that could reach Las Vegas on Tuesday, but do not expect inclement weather to affect their home opener at Las Vegas Ballpark, team spokesperson Jim Gemma said Monday.
Here are five things to watch as the Aviators begin their inaugural season Thursday with a five-game series at the El Paso Chihuahuas.
Trinity International’s Daishen Nix, a 6-foot-5-inch point guard, will join 54 of the nation’s top high school players at the three-day USA Basketball junior national team training camp in Minneapolis.
Local baseball fans have berated the Las Vegas Aviators’ logo since its unveiling in December. The rest of the nation is now following suit.
UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger inherits a roster that includes seven players who have entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, and he affirmed his desire to retain them.
The Ducks opened the second half on a 20-7 run to seal a 68-48 win over the Huskies on Saturday and the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
