Mike Grimala
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Intrigue abounds as UNLV football arrives for Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 It’s beginning to look a lot like…bowl season for the UNLV football team. Barry Odom’s squad arrived Friday in Phoenix ahead of Tuesday’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
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Christmas in the kitchen: Serving tasty holiday dishes for UNLV sports
Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 The holidays are a time to gather with family, friends and loved ones, and it’s hard to think of two pastimes more communal than sports and food ...
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UNLV football back on practice field for bowl prep
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 The UNLV football team’s remarkable 2023 campaign has resumed following a brief intermission. The Scarlet and Gray took the field on Monday for their first practice since the Mountain West championship game ...
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Ice-cold UNLV beaten at the buzzer by Saint Mary's
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 Coming off Wednesday’s thrilling upset of No. 8 Creighton, the UNLV basketball team had a chance to build some momentum heading into the final stretch of non-conference play. Instead ...
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UNLV football heading to Phoenix for Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 It’s the first postseason berth for UNLV since the 2013 team went 7-5 in the regular season and earned a trip to the Heart of Dallas Bowl.
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UNLV trying to raise homefield advantage for championship game
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 Is the Mountain West championship game going to be played in a sea of Scarlet and Gray? UNLV football doesn’t have a good history when it comes to drawing crowds, but this is an unprecedented situation. Not only are they playing for their first ...
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UNLV football not looking up at Boise State in Mountain West title game
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 From an historic perspective, the Boise State and UNLV football programs could not be any further apart. Boise State has a trophy case full of Mountain West championships ...
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Five questions as UNLV football prepares to host MWC championship game
Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023 The Mountain West made it official on Sunday morning, announcing UNLV as the host of the 2023 conference championship game after roughly 12 hours of computation ...
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UNLV defenseless in Sunshine loss to Florida State
Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 UNLV made 19 layups and five dunks against Florida State on Monday, as the Seminoles barely pretended to play defense in a matinee game that was contested as part of the Sunshine Slam ...
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D.J. Thomas enjoys dishing it out for UNLV basketball
Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 Midway through the first half of UNLV’s game against Stetson on Saturday, the Scarlet and Gray held a modest 12-10 lead. Given the way the season opener went just a few days earlier, there were undoubtedly some fans beginning to fret ...
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68 predictions for UNLV basketball in 2023-24
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 Because UNLV is set on making the field of 68, let’s make 68 predictions for the 2023-24 campaign — with a little prognosticative assistance from the coach and players themselves ...
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Game day: UNLV now 4-1 in MWC after dropping New Mexico
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 There's getting back on track, and then there's what UNLV just did to New Mexico. The Scarlet and Gray rebounded from last week's heartbreaking loss at Fresno State by demolishing the Lobos in Albuquerque, 56-14 ...
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UNLV basketball embraces local talent to turn around program going into new season
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 The UNLV men’s basketball team hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2013, but that doesn’t mean the Valley has been devoid of collegiate-level talent all that time.
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UNLV football still alive and kicking in MWC title race
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 The UNLV football team suffered a devastating loss Saturday, coming up short in the final seconds at Fresno State. Except it wasn’t so devastating. While giving up a 10-point lead and getting stuffed on the goal line at the end of a 35-28 defeat may have stung ...
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Game day: UNLV wins on final play to clinch bowl
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 UNLV football is bowl bound. The Scarlet and Gray pulled off a dramatic, 25-23 comeback win over Colorado State to improve to 6-1 on the season and earn bowl eligibility for the first time in more than a decade ...
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UNLV basketball's overlooked returners vying for key roles in 2023-24
Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 Toward the end of last season, it seemed like the light went on for UNLV basketball players Shane Nowell and Jackie Johnson ...
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Live coverage: Raiders hold on to beat New England, 21-17
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 They may have taken a rocky path to get there, but the Raiders are back at .500 on the season after holding off New England, 21-19, at Allegiant Stadium ...
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Cannon still red: UNLV piles on the points in 45-27 win at UNR
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 On UNLV’s second play from scrimmage in Saturday’s 45-27 rout in Reno, quarterback Jayden Maiava rolled right and hit receiver Ricky White for a short gain. Except White turned up field, got a block and raced along the sideline for a 59-yard touchdown ...
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Game Day: UNLV football routs UNR for fourth straight win
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 UNLV will keep the Fremont Cannon for another year ...
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UNR is still the biggest game for UNLV's football team, but it's not the only one
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 The season is not hanging in the balance when UNLV football heads north to take on UNR on Saturday. For UNLV supporters, it might take some time to get used to the idea. The Scarlet and Gray have been down for so long that every year ...
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What we know about UNLV football at halfway point
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 The first half of the 2023 season couldn't have unfolded any better for UNLV football. Aside from a decisive loss at No. 2 Michigan on Sept. 9, Barry Odom’s team has delivered every week ...
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Raiders hold on for MNF win over Green Bay
Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 They had to sweat it down to the final seconds — including another controversial, conservative coaching decision by Josh McDaniels — but the Raiders prevailed on Monday Night Football, 17-13, thanks to Amik Robertson's end-zone interception ...
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Kick off spooky season with Joe Bob’s World Drive-In Jamboree
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 North Las Vegas’ West Wind Drive-In will host the three-day horror film extravaganza.
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UNLV football follows winning blueprint to down Hawaii, improve to 4-1
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 As UNLV pulled away for a 44-20 victory over Hawaii on Saturday, the most encouraging aspect from the Scarlet and Gray perspective may have been how routine it felt ...
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Even without Jerrae Williams, UNLV defense hunting turnovers
Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 Is the UNLV defense good, in the traditional sense? Opponents are averaging 6.0 yards per play through four games, which is a better clip than the Scarlet and Gray offense (5.6). So no, it probably wouldn’t be fair to say the defense is lock-down ...
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For UNLV football, bowl is the goal
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 As the calendar officially turns to fall, it’s time for UNLV football fans to start thinking about bowl destinations. Wait, what? ...
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UNLV football runs up 3-1 record by beating UTEP
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 El Paso means “The Pass” in Spanish, but UNLV opted to keep the ball on the ground Saturday, using a dominant rushing attack to defeat UTEP, 45-28 ...
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After epic victory, UNLV football staying vigilant against letdown
Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 The UNLV football team has an opportunity to do something special. Now they just have to seize it. By virtue of last week’s dramatic comeback victory over Vanderbilt, the Scarlet and Gray are currently 2-1 and on an early track to qualify for a postseason ...
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UNLV football working on passing attack ahead of tilt at No. 2 Michigan
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 It’s not easy to find fault in UNLV’s season-opening effort against Bryant, as the Scarlet and Gray dominated their FCS opponent from the very first snap — a 69-yard touchdown run by Vincent Davis — and rolled to a convincing victory. A coach with a discerning eye, however, can always spot an area in need of ...
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Worried about parking for Raiders games at Allegiant Stadium? The RTC’s shuttles have you covered
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 If you’re the type of person who doesn’t want to sit in that kind of traffic, there’s a supercheap alternative that allows you to bypass the gridlock.
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The 11 most important UNLV football players in 2023
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 UNLV opens the 2023 season on Saturday with a mix of familiar faces and new recruits brought in by first-year head coach Barry Odom, all in the hope of finally getting the Scarlet and Gray over the hump and into a bowl game. Will the new-look squad ...
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52 predictions for UNLV football in 2023
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 There’s a new coach in Barry Odom, a new defensive scheme, a new offensive playbook, and a new start for quarterback Doug Brumfield. Is that enough to propel ...
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New addition Hunkie Cooper doing a little bit of everything for UNLV football
Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023 When the UNLV football team is practicing, it doesn’t take long to identify the most energetic person on the field. It’s not one of the players ...
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UNLV could have one of its best recent football teams in coach Barry Odom’s first year
Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 Is this the year for UNLV football? The Scarlet and Gray have a new head coach, an exciting new offense and a talented quarterback who appears poised for a breakout season. Add it all up, and this looks like the best squad UNLV has fielded in a long time … if everything goes right. Here are five of the top storylines to follow as UNLV embarks on its 2023 season.
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UNLV football hoping for big things from LSU transfer Zavier Carter
Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 Zavier Carter may have finally found a home at UNLV. The Georgia native was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2021 and rated as one of the top linebacker prospects in the nation. When he committed to LSU, he expected to be the next in that ...
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UNLV trying to come out ahead as conference balance shifts
Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 Since the most recent wave of conference realignment exploded two weeks ago, UNLV athletic director Erick Harper’s cellphone has been buzzing nonstop ...
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UNLV football embraces speed on first day of training camp
Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 Rebel Park was a blur of activity on Friday as the UNLV football team opened training camp, and not just because all the action was crammed onto one field. New head coach Barry Odom put his team through a two-hour morning session ...
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As college sports change, UNLV hopes it can benefit by joining a power conference
Thursday, July 27, 2023 UNLV is trying to catch up and prove itself as a worthy addition whenever the next round of conference expansion comes around.
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Barry Odom lays out his plan to restore UNLV defense
Saturday, July 22, 2023 It’s been a long, long time since UNLV football fielded a respectable defense. The Scarlet and Gray have allowed at least 30 points per game in 14 of the last 15 seasons, an incredible, institutional display of non-resistance ...
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NIL changed the game, and will only continue to evolve
Sunday, July 9, 2023 As of July 2021, players are allowed to make as much money as they can and foster as many different revenue streams ...
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The future is now for players looking to make a splash in NBA Summer League
Thursday, July 6, 2023 As usual, the summer league will showcase some of the NBA’s most exciting young players, including 2023 lottery picks and promising second-year players hoping to use Las Vegas as a springboard to breakout 2023-24 campaigns.
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Amid homecoming, hard work begins for Jalen Hill and UNLV basketball
Thursday, July 6, 2023 The 1,100-mile trip from Las Vegas to Norman, Okla., is not exactly a hop, skip and a jump. So for the first four years of Jalen Hill’s college career at Oklahoma, he estimates his family was only able to travel to five or six of his games per season. That’s going to change soon, as the Las Vegas native has joined UNLV for his ...
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Loaded with newcomers, UNLV basketball begins summer practice
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 UNLV had its first official summer practice on Monday, tipping off an eight-week window in which college coaches get to work with their players on the court and in the weight room as they prepare for the upcoming 2023-24 season ...
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Sharpshooter Keylan Boone is big addition for UNLV basketball
Monday, June 5, 2023 As one of three high-profile veteran transfers who committed to UNLV on April 19, Keylan Boone is going to be counted on to help bring an end to the Scarlet and Gray’s decade-long NCAA Tournament drought ...
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Opposing prep coaches give scouting report on UNLV commit D.J. Thomas
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 D.J. Thomas has an unbeatable résumé. The Liberty point guard is a 4-star recruit in the Class of 2024, and he’s rated the No. 22 prospect in the nation by 247 Sports. After averaging 22.8 points and 5.1 assists as a junior this ...
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Rising Star, Male: Christian Thatcher, Arbor View football and wrestling
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Christian Thatcher, a 6-foot-2, 192-pound sophomore linebacker, picked up scholarship offers from Oklahoma, Colorado and West Virginia all on the same day earlier this May.
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Male Athlete of the Year: Dedan “D.J.” Thomas Jr., Liberty basketball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 After he piloted Liberty to a historic state championship last year, expectations were set sky high for Dedan Thomas Jr.’s junior season this year. He delivered.
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Team of the Year: SLAM Nevada wrestling
Thursday, May 25, 2023 There’s dominance, and then there’s what SLAM Nevada did on the wrestling mat this year.
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Game of the Year: Silverado boys basketball beats Valley at the buzzer in the playoffs
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The Silverado boys basketball team built a 17-point advantage in its opening-round playoff game, only to watch Valley storm back in the final minutes to take a 70-69 lead with four seconds to play.
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Sun Standout Awards celebrate the best in local high school sports
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The Sun Standout Awards returned for their sixth edition on May 22 at the South Point Showroom, recognizing the best and brightest in Southern Nevada high school athletics.