California point guard commits to UNLV on official visit
By Taylor Bern
UNLV’s recruiting success rate when it gets kids on campus is very high. That percentage ticked up again Friday morning when California senior guard Kendall Smith announced his commitment on Twitter after attending Thursday’s Rebels victory. Read more...
Taking a real liking to a bunch of guys under the lights on Friday nights
On Friday, we posted a long piece that I wrote tracking Canyon Springs High School’s football season. Now comes this addendum, because I must share with you my personal feelings after having found myself becoming attached to the team. Read more...
Las Vegas marks 12/12/12 in 12 ways
By Sun Staff
Enjoy Dec. 12, 2012 — or 12/12/12 — while it lasts. It will mark the last time all three numerals in a date are the same for the next 80-some years. On this special day, Las Vegas is paying special attention to all things 12. Read more...
Developer of sports memorabilia museum hopes to score big at Luxor
No one wanted to play ball with Jim Beckmann when he first pitched the idea for Score!, a sports memorabilia museum and exhibit on the Strip. “Everyone said no,” Beckmann said. For many, Las Vegas conjured up images of casinos and gambling, which didn’t sit well with some image-conscious sports organizations. “It was about educating our partners that sports tourism is a big market here,” Beckmann said. Read more...
Las Vegas marathon brings wind, weddings, more than 30,000 runners
Wearing a brown loin cloth and an Aztec-inspired headdress with multicolored feathers, Antonio Medina stretched and flexed before the start of Sunday’s Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. His last marathon, he didn’t train at all, hubris he paid for in the following days. Read more...
Legally blind man will run marathon blindfolded to raise money, awareness
This afternoon, E.J. Scott will be among the thousands of runners at the starting line of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon. The only difference is that he’ll be wearing a blindfold. Read more...
Vegas sports books on board with UNLV’s high expectations
By Case Keefer
Move aside, college basketball pollsters. While the two major polls tabbed the Rebels at No. 18 and No. 19 in the nation, sports books in Las Vegas listed no more than 13 teams ahead of UNLV in future odds to win the national championship. Read more...
Five fun facts about the UNLV-UNR football rivalry
By Ray Brewer
The Rebels play the Wolf Pack this Saturday for the coveted Fremont cannon. Read more...
More details coming into focus for proposed UNLV stadium
Cost and location plans for a domed, 60,000-seat “mega-event” stadium on the UNLV campus are coming into sharper focus two months before a review by the university system’s Board of Regents. Read more...
Controversial call results in $15 million swing at Nevada sports books
By Ray Brewer
With three decades in the sports handicapping industry, Jimmy Vaccaro, one of Nevada’s top bookmakers, has never seen anything like this. The controversial ending to the Monday Night Football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers not only made Seattle the winners on the field, it gave them the victory at Las Vegas sports books, thanks to an apparent blown call by officials. Read more...
Olympic and world champion gymnasts to perform at the Thomas & Mack
Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman and more! Read more...
Pro driver Danny George drifts big—in a Mazda Miata
By Erin Ryan
Lesson 1: Respect the Miata. Read more...
Black eyes at the Capitol: Secretary of State Ross Miller wins MMA fight
Some politicians don’t want to risk getting their hair mussed, much less shatter a cheekbone or break a nose. But Secretary of State Ross Miller had his first — and only, he said — mixed martial arts bout Saturday, defeating his opponent 30 seconds into the second round. Read more...
UNLV assistant Khadevis Robinson doesn’t move on in 800 meters at London Olympics
By Taylor Bern
UNLV assistant track coach Khadevis Robinson is done at the London Olympics after placing fourth in his preliminary heat of the 800 meters Monday morning. Read more...
Las Vegas’ Michael Hunter eliminated from Olympic boxing in first match
By Greg Beacham, Associated Press
The U.S. Olympic boxing team realized it faced a brutal slate of matchups Wednesday, taking on a Cuban world champion and two hulking Russian heavyweights. None of the three Americans could beat the odds to advance in London. Read more...
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