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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsUNLV basketball holds off UC Irvine for NIT win; will face Tulsa in next round
At 18-16, the Rebels are playing their best basketball of the season, having won eight of their last 12 games — including Tuesday’s NIT opener.
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NewsUNLVUNLV sportsUNLV basketball gets NIT nod, will play at UC Irvine on Tuesday
The Rebels are no strangers to the tournament, having made a strong run in 2024 — knocking off Princeton and Boston College before falling to ...
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UNLV sportsUNLVNewsUNLV basketball can't beat Utah State a third time, eliminated from Mountain West tourney
Beating a team three times in a season is a tall order. So is toppling the tournament’s top seed. For the UNLV basketball team, Thursday ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregatePastner’s faith in his players fuels UNLV basketball's rise
Pastner’s first season has been defined by inconsistency, particularly on the defensive end, and a rash of injuries that forced him to work with a ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsUNLV's Gibbs-Lawhorn takes Mountain West newcomer award
Gibbs-Lawhorn is only the second Rebel to win Newcomer of the Year, joining Mike Moser (2012). His first-team selection is also the first for UNLV ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsSchedule release: UNLV football will be tested early in season
The UNLV football team's quest for a fourth consecutive Mountain West Championship game appearance will receive an early test to open the 2026 season.
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NewsAggregateHome Aggregate‘Scary being in the middle of a war’: UNLV legend flees Israel after Iranian strikes
Desi-Rae Young huddled in the bomb shelter of her Israeli apartment with a basketball teammate as sirens wailed to warn residents of an incoming missile ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsUNLV basketball hands first-place Utah State lopsided defeat
Five Rebels finished in double figures, with Hamilton going 10 of 14 from the field and Tyrin Jones adding 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
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NewsAggregateNCAABreakout year leaves Gibbs-Lawhorn, UNLV with offseason decisions
Gibbs-Lawhorn poured in 42 points Saturday in an 85-83 overtime victory against rival UNR in one of the signature moments of the UNLV men’s basketball ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsPhotos: Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scores 42, UNLV edges UNR in overtime
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored a career-high 42 points and Tyrin Jones made a go-ahead layup with 12 seconds left in overtime to rally UNLV to an ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsPoor start dooms UNLV basketball in 80-67 defeat at Grand Canyon
It marked the fourth time Gibbs-Lawhorn, who leads the Mountain West in scoring, has scored 30 or more points in a game this season.
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsLady Rebels draw spot in national showcase at T-Mobile Arena
The Las Vegas Strip has hosted plenty of memorable basketball — from the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces to an NCAA Tournament Regional to a string ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsUNLV football's Mullen named national first-year coach of the year
Mullen guided UNLV to a 10-4 overall record, a share of the Mountain West regular season title and bowl-game berth. His 10 wins were the ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsUNLV basketball struggles defensively in loss to Colorado State
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 31 points on Wednesday night for the UNLV basketball team, but it wasn’t enough as Colorado State defeated the Rebels 91-86 at ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsUNLV basketball's Gibbs-Lawhorn wins Mountain West conference's weekly award
The 36-point performance marked UNLV’s highest individual scoring total in a game since Bryce Hamilton scored 42 points at Colorado State in 2022.
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsUNLV basketball trailed 32-9 at Boise State — and still won
When UNLV’s basketball season concludes next month, this comeback victory may well stand as the signature moment of coach Josh Pastner’s inaugural campaign.
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UNLVUNLV sportsNewsUNLV basketball completes season sweep of San Jose State
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn and Kimani Hamilton combined to score 47 points as the UNLV basketball team defeated San Jose State 82-75 on Tuesday night ...
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NewsUNLVUNLV sports
UNLV basketball fights off late rally from Grand Canyon
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 29 points, including 20 in the first half, and UNLV held off a late rally to defeat Grand Canyon 80-78 on Saturday ...
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UNLVUNLV sportsEx-UNLV coach Hauck retiring because he doesn't like dealing with the changes in college game
The Missoula native and Montana graduate was 166-92 in 19 seasons as head coach at Montana and UNLV. He was the winningest active FCS coach ...
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NewsAggregateAllLas Vegas Sun presents: High School Heroes 2026
It’s our privilege to once again shine light on the remarkable acts of heroism, generosity, selflessness and community commitment exhibited by our region’s youngest leaders.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateSports are just part of Special Olympics Nevada's mission
As CEO of Special Olympics Nevada, Thornton is many things — but on this morning, walking through the basketball gym at Legacy High School for ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: March 26-April 1
The Phenomenal Womxn Poetry Festival, Mariah the Scientist, the Philharmonic does the music of John Williams, Major League Indoor Soccer and more.
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AggregateHome AggregateFootballNevada high school football postseason brackets face a chaotic new reality
No matter what record Bishop Gorman, Faith Lutheran or Somerset Losee posts in the fall, each program will play in a state championship game. All ...
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NewsKalshi, Polymarket place new bans on insider trading as Congress moves to curb prediction markets
Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8
Sportsbooks had the Big Ten's over/under tournament wins proposition bet set at 13.5 going into the tournament, but the conference eclipsed that one game into ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNew casino: Cadence Crossing opens to replace Jokers Wild on Boulder Highway
Boyd Gaming brought all 100 Jokers Wild employees to the new property, a deliberate nod to what makes a neighborhood casino feel like home ...
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Las Vegas HistoryNewsAggregate66 years after Moulin Rouge Agreement, Historic Westside landmark looks to future
Standing on a small stage in front of the historic Harrison House on F Street, Katherine Duncan-Reed read aloud a proclamation that — 66 years ...
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NewsAggregateAllGolden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, replace him with John Tortorella
Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday in an abrupt late-season change and replaced him with John ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateZoox robotaxi rolling out new destinations and improving service
Zoox, the autonomous robotaxi company, announced today that its presence in Las Vegas is expanding and updates designed to enhance the rider experience will soon ...
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NewsHenderson lags behind Nevada in closing the gender pay gap
Henderson had the 15th largest gap in the country in a recent business.com study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male ...
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NewsWhite Castle closing two Las Vegas locations
The closures include its restaurant inside Casino Royale on the Las Vegas Strip — which had been open for a decade — as well as ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16
Florida becomes the first No. 1 seed not to reach the Sweet 16 since Purdue infamously fell to No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson in 2023. ...
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FeaturedT-Mobile ArenaNow 10 years old, T-Mobile Arena is the most impactful non-casino venue ever built in Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena has changed the game by bringing different music, sports, and other types of events that otherwise wouldn’t have come or stayed, most notably ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateLas Vegas initiative supports trafficking survivors’ path to independence
While law enforcement focuses on getting people, mostly women, out of the cycle of human trafficking, Anzorena said Hope Co. is about supporting survivors’ transition ...
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UNLVUNLV sports
Tyrin Jones will be back for sophomore season with UNLV basketball
Retaining the Las Vegas native was widely considered the program’s top offseason priority, particularly in an era defined by constant roster turnover through the NCAA ...
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MusicK-pop star Lisa sets up a Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum
The Blackpink singer, rapper and dancer will be the first K-pop artist with a Las Vegas Strip residency.
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SportsNewsAggregateReport: Super Bowl expected to return to Las Vegas in 2029
NFL league owners are expected to vote next week on bringing the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium in 2029, according to ...
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A&EUNLV instructor Elsa Gramola brings the taste of Italy to your table
Born in Sicily, Gramola says she feels like a local now, “because I’m finally sharing my Italian culture here in Las Vegas.”
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNBA takes another step in Las Vegas expansion
The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint, with the league's owners voting Wednesday to start exploring the process of ...
