UNLV enters Mountain West tournament
 
UNLV enters Mountain West tournament

UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies and players Jovan Mooring and Brandon McCoy talk about heading into the Mountain West tournament. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV enters Mountain West tournament
 
UNLV enters Mountain West tournament

UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies and players Jovan Mooring and Brandon McCoy talk about heading into the Mountain West tournament. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Vegas Madness: Gonzaga to meet BYU in WCC final
 
Vegas Madness: Gonzaga to meet BYU in WCC final

The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Gilbert Manzano recap the NCAA tournaments happening in Vegas. Gonzaga and Brigham Young emerged victorious during the WCC semifnals and in the women’s Mountain West tournament, the University of Reno at Nevada will face UNLV after defeating San Diego State in overtime.

Rebel Nation: Mountain West Madness
 
Rebel Nation: Mountain West Madness

Rebel Nation host Bryan Salmond and Rebels beat writer Mark Anderson go over how the Rebels will do in the Mountain West Tournament.

UNLV faces tough final month of football season
 
UNLV faces tough final month of football season

The Mountain West, which released the 2018 football schedule Thursday, gave UNLV a challenging final month of the season. The Rebels play Western Division champion Fresno State at Sam Boyd Stadium on Nov. 3, travel to San Diego State and Hawaii the following two weeks, and close the season at home against rival UNR on Nov. 24. UNLV, which opens Sept. 1 at Southern California, was 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference last season. Sanchez enters his fourth season, having increased the victory total by one each of the previous three seasons. “It’s an interesting schedule when you look at the way it’s broken up,” Sanchez said. “It’s really orderly.”

Larry Eustachy on his record at Colorado State
 
Larry Eustachy on his record at Colorado State

Colorado State basketball coach Larry Eustachy talks about the importance of his success moving forward. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tony Sanchez on UNLV’s defense against Howard
 
Tony Sanchez on UNLV’s defense against Howard

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the problems on defense following the team’s loss to Howard in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Postgame reaction on UNLV football’s loss to Howard
 
Postgame reaction on UNLV football’s loss to Howard

Las Vegas Review-Journal sports reporters Mark Anderson and Ed Graney discuss UNLV’s loss to Howard on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, August 27th
 
Las Vegas morning update for Sunday, August 27th

1. 50-0. Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor by knockout in the 10th round Saturday night. McGregor impressed in early round with speed and flurries of punches, but stamina won the day and Mayweather hit his stride in the eighth round. Many celebrities were seen around the arena, including LeBrown James, Mike Tyson, Steve Harvey and more. The fight didn’t start without controversy. Several anxious customers complained when the UFC website went down and customers ordering pay-per-view couldn’t finalize their purchase. Showtime said they would delay the start of the fight, and the fight began shortly after 9 p.m.

2. A fire at the Westgate was quickly extinguished Saturday. Clark County fire responded to the scene around 5:50 p.m. and the Westgate reported that the fire was out by 6:30 p.m. Officials say the fire started on an electrical room on the 12th floor.

3. Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is known for always having a martini in hand. But what does that mean for taxpayers, who are funding a security team that’s often asked to bring Goodman his favorite drink? And does Goodman’s persona violate the Convention Authority’s drug and alcohol policy?

UNLV coach Tony Sanchez on Armani Rogers’ development
 
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez on Armani Rogers’ development

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the development of quarterback Armani Rogers following practice on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tony Sanchez on Thursday’s UNLV practice
 
Tony Sanchez on Thursday’s UNLV practice

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about practice on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV coach Tony Sanchez says Rebels can score big this season
 
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez says Rebels can score big this season

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks after practice Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, about how he thinks the Rebels can score nearly 40 points per game this season. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV coach Tony Sanchez praises QB Armani Rogers
 
UNLV coach Tony Sanchez praises QB Armani Rogers

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez said quarterback Armani Rogers had his best day of training camp on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 at Rebel Park. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tony Sanchez on the battle at center
 
Tony Sanchez on the battle at center

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the battle for starting center on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV football goes into shoulder pads
 
UNLV football goes into shoulder pads

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the first day in shoulder pads on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tony Sanchez on Day 2 of UNLV camp
 
Tony Sanchez on Day 2 of UNLV camp

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about the second day of camp on Thursday at Aug. 3, 2017, at Rebel Park in Las Vegas. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tony Sanchez talks about UNLV’s defense
 
Tony Sanchez talks about UNLV’s defense

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez addresses the media following practice on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, on the position battles on defense. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mountain West Media Summit Coaches Panel: Tony Sanchez
 
Mountain West Media Summit Coaches Panel: Tony Sanchez

UNLV head football coach Tony Sanchez participated in an all-coaches panel during the Mountain West Football Media Summit on Tuesday at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mountain West Football Media Summit Highlights
 
Mountain West Football Media Summit Highlights

The Mountain West Football Media Summit hosted the colleges within the western portion of the division at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas hotel-casino. Here are the highlights from the first day. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)