Sports
Going For Broke
Abundance of bowl games provides ample opportunities for holiday cheer
December 22nd, 2011
I wish I could say those two bad beats were the exceptions to an otherwise profitable college football campaign. I also wish I could say my last name was Gates. Thankfully, with nearly 30 bowl games remaining over the next 2½ weeks, I have a chance to redeem myself … or further solidify my reputation as a bigger sham than Kim Kardashian’s marriage. Read more »
Stanback gets back on track as Rebels roll
December 20th, 2011
Despite a couple of poor offensive outings in UNLV’s last two games, Chace Stanback should still be a top priority on all opposing teams’ scouting reports. That was evident Monday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Read more »
Smith ready for delayed UNLV debut
Marquette transfer will add immediate explosiveness, depth to over-worked Rebels guard rotation
December 18th, 2011
After Reggie Smith was unable to be declared eligible by the NCAA in time for UNLV's trip to face 19th-ranked Illinois in Chicago over the weekend, his teammates decided before the game to dedicate their performance to the sophomore Marquette transfer. Read more »
UNLV rolls No. 19 Illinois, 64-48
Quintrell Thomas, Mike Moser play big in much-needed road win for Rebels
December 18th, 2011
When Quintrell Thomas stepped to the free throw line with 1:35 left in the first half on Saturday, he showed something off that he hadn't had very many chances to so far in his frustrating junior season. A smile. Read more »
Rebels out for revenge in Chicago
UNLV hopes to atone for last season's NCAA tournament embarrassment when it meets 19th-ranked Illinois
December 16th, 2011
Not long after returning home from an unfulfilling trip to Tulsa, Okla., last March for his first, yet brief, trip to the NCAA tournament, Carlos Lopez got a DVD of UNLV's 73-62 loss to Illinois. He forced himself to watch it. Then did so again. And a few more times over the next several months. Read more »
Marshall makes UTEP pay in 65-54 win
After Miners dare UNLV guard to shoot early, he comes back to hurt them late
December 15th, 2011
Throughout his basketball career, at just about every level, almost no one has disrespected Anthony Marshall's game like UTEP did early on Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Read more »
Going For Broke
Large quantity of bowl games results in spending time with plenty of ‘2s’
December 15th, 2011
Think of the frat guy in college who claimed to bed 35 coeds in 23 days; sure, it’s possible, but you know for every conquest that rates a “7” there were at least a half-dozen “2s.” Unfortunately, this year’s bowl slate is chock-full of 2s—or worse. Read more »
Rebelist
Top Seven Dunkers in Rebel History
December 14th, 2011
Everyone knows the Rebels run. And that running had led to a lot of fast-break opportunities. And those fast-break opportunities have led to a lot of dunks. But who exactly are the most prestigious dunkers in UNLV’s history? Read more »
Starting Five
UNLV returns home to face UTEP
Rebels' first home game since Nov. 22 could be elixir for team's brief swoon
December 13th, 2011
It's one of the games on the schedule that UNLV fans have likely overlooked time and time again, but the Rebels themselves don't quite have that luxury. Sandwiched between high-profile non-conference games against Wisconsin and Illinois is Wednesday's 7 p.m. showdown with UTEP at the Thomas & Mack Center — UNLV's first game on its home floor since Nov. 22. Read more »
UNLV trips again on the road
Rebels fall to Badgers, 62-51, as mental and physical strains of brutal non-conference schedule continue to take their tolls
December 11th, 2011
UNLV was lulled to sleep by a patient, disciplined Wisconsin team early in Saturday afternoon's battle in Madison, and by the time they woke up, the hole was simply too deep. Read more »
