Amauri Hardy had first start Wednesday against Colorado State Hardy shared the UNLV backcourt with Noah Robotham Mbacke Diong came off the bench to make some key plays Changing lineups is unusual for Rebels coach Marvin Menzies UNLV next plays Wyoming, star Justin James on Saturday
UNLV hopes to have a lot to celebrate in Mountain West play in 2019. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier talks about opening Mountain West play. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Johns Hopkins University basketball coach Josh Loeffler talks about balancing basketball with academics and a powerhouse lacrosse program during his team’s appearance at the D3 Hoops Classic at South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec. 28, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights winger Ryan Reaves talks about his new beer from 7Five Brewing at a launch party at PKWY Tavern on West Flamingo Road. (Al Mancini/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ryan Reaves visits the Parkway Tavern to sign autographs for fans and get reactions about his new beer called training day.
The retractable grass in the future home of the Raiders will look largely like an updated and improved version of the field tray system used at State Farm Stadium, home of the Phoenix Cardinals. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Delaware Blue Coats rookie Haywood Highsmith did not play Division I basketball, a rarity for modern professionals. (Sam Gordon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The NBA launched seven basketball academies worldwide in 2016 in an effort to globalize the game. On Friday, 25 student-athletes scrimmaged at Mandalay Bay Convention Center before the G League Winter Showcase. Among the top players was Timothy Ighoefe, a 6-foot-11 center signed to play college basketball at Georgetown. UNLV freshman forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua graduated from an NBA Academy.
Knights players competed in the popular online video game Fortnite on Tuesday at the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor. (Ben Gotz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gallant talks about the Knights’ road trip. (David Schoen/Las vegas Review-Journal)
Gerard Gallant talks about the loss to Columbus. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gerard Gallant talks about Malcolm Subban’s outstanding play in the Golden Knights’ 1-0 loss to Columbus. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NFR has bull riding, saddle bronc, barrel racing, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, and bareback riding but one of the most important part of the rodeo according to construction maintenance manager Allen Rheinheimer is the dirt that they all take place in. Review-Journal sports writer Ed Graney chats with Rheinheimer and ground man John Jamison to get an inside look at the dirt in Thomas & Mack at the National Finals Rodeo.
Foothill senior basketball player Jace Roquemore announced his commitment to UC-San Diego on Thursday. (Sam Gordon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mason Clements discusses his second-place bareback ride on opening night of the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Dec 6, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies talks about where UNLV stands at this point in the season. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Clark senior forward Ian Alexander was awarded a full scholarship Monday, but not for basketball. Alexander is going to study bio-medical engineering at Northwestern, thanks in part to a non-profit organization called QuestBridge that aims to send low income students to high academic universities. Alexander, a straight-A student, discovered QuestBridge while recovering from a torn ACL he sustained in the Region Championship game against Bishop Gorman. Through QuestBridge, he spent the summer studying the business of sport at Penn. He was cleared to return to the court in August, and made his season debut for the Chargers basketball team on Saturday.
Joey Sonnier started saddle bronc riding at 18, but at 20 he began using methamphetamine to cope with the work of the rodeos and became addicted. At 39, after years of addiction and a low point that pushed him to rehab, he’s qualified for the National Finals Rodeo. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NASCAR champion Joey Logano talks about the future of Champion’s Week in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 28, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kyle Busch reflects on disappointing end to his 2018 season during NASCAR Champion’s Week in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 28, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ben Gotz and Adam Hill answer all your burning Vegas Golden Knights questions and comments
MGM Resorts International signed a sports betting sponsorship agreement with the NBA in July It was the first professional sports league to have official ties with a legal sports betting house. The deal came just two months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a law prohibiting sports betting in most states. In October, MGM became the first gaming company to sign a sports betting partnership with the NHL. In November, MGM became the first gaming company to sign a sports betting partnership with the MLB. Financial terms of Tuesday’s deal and earlier partnerships have not been announced.
Golfing icons Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods discuss their one-on-one match for $9 million at Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 23, 2018. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods make a $200,000 side bet on the first hole of their upcoming match in Las Vegas. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sports car racer Michele Abbate of Henderson talks about her podium finish at the SCCA Runoffs at Sonoma Raceway in California. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The start of the 2018 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon on the Las Vegas Strip, Nov. 11, 2018. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
