RUNNIN’ REBELS ADD CORNISH TO ROSTER 6-foot-6-inch guard from New Orleans is the sixth student-athlete to sign with UNLV men’s basketball for 2013-14 season The UNLV men’s basketball program has received a signed financial aid agreement from Jordan Cornish, head coach Dave Rice announced Thursday. Cornish, a 6-foot-6-inch, 215-pound guard, will enroll … Read more
THE “FIRST-PLACE” 51s HOST THE SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS IN FOUR-GAME HOMESTAND OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FIREWORKS/MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT (FRIDAY, MAY 23) ALUMNI T-SHIRT NIGHT (SATURDAY, MAY 24) SMITH’S VALUE MENU MONDAY (MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 26) The Las Vegas 51s professional baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), Triple-A affiliate of the New York … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS ADD ANOTHER FOR 2014-15 SEASON Patrick McCaw has signed a national letter of intent and will enroll at UNLV this summer The UNLV men’s basketball program has received a signed national letter of intent from Patrick McCaw, head coach Dave Rice announced Wednesday. McCaw, a 6-foot-6-inch, 190-pound guard, will enroll at UNLV … Read more
REBELS HEADED TO NCAA-RECORD 26TH STRAIGHT REGIONAL UNLV’s men’s golf earns No. 5 seed in Sugar Grove, Ill., play begins May 15 The UNLV men’s golf team will be the No. 5 seed at the NCAA’s Sugar Grove Regional, which will be played at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., beginning Thursday, May … Read more
THREE REBEL GOLFERS EARN ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORS Jonson, Kitayama and Thomas all named to all-conference team for first time For the first time since 2008, three UNLV student-athletes have been selected to the 10-person All-Mountain West Men’s Golf Team, as the conference announced its 2013-14 awards on Thursday. Juniors Carl Jonson and Kurt Kitayama, … Read more
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Entertainment Listings MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS: LAST COWBOY STANDING The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) will bring the fourth annual Last Cowboy Standing competition to the Mandalay Bay Events Center May 9 – 10. For this event, a rider must stay on his bull until the eight-second … Read more
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Entertainment Listings MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA THE MOMENT: FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MARCOS MAIDANA Ten-time and Five-Division World Champion and current WBC Welterweight World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather (45-0, 26 KOs) will face Argentine power-puncher and WBA Welterweight World Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (35-3, 31 KOs) Saturday, May 3 … Read more
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR DAVE RICE BASKETBALL CAMPS Individual day camps will be held June 9-11 and June 16-18 Registration is now open for this summer’s Dave Rice Basketball Camps. Two individual day camps will be offered. The first one will be held June 9-11, while the second will take place June 16-18. Both camps … Read more
Second Annual Golf 4 The Kids Tournament June 2 at Red Rock Country Club 144 Golfers to Experience Play at Red Rock Country Club’s Private Mountain Course It’s the perfect combination! Golfers get the chance to do what they love most, while at the same time help raise funds to assist Nevada’s children who … Read more
COACH RICE’S EXTENSION OFFICIAL Board of Regents approve UNLV men’s basketball head coach’s contract through at least 2018-19 season UNLV men’s basketball head coach Dave Rice’s contact extension was approved by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents on Friday during its meeting on campus. Rice’s contract has been extended two years … Read more
UNLV’S KHEM BIRCH WILL DECLARE FOR NBA DRAFT Runnin’ Rebel junior forward was two-time MW Defensive Player of the Year and finished second in the nation in blocks this season UNLV men’s basketball junior forward Khem Birch will forgo his senior season and declare for the 2014 NBA Draft, head coach Dave Rice said … Read more
The World’s Top Bull Riders Return to the South Point Arena During Championship Bull Riding Tuff Hedeman Shootout What: The South Point Arena showcases some of the world’s most exciting bull riding action during the Tuff Hedeman Shootout, presented by Boot Barn. Sanctioned by Championship Bull Riding (CBR), and benefitting Cox Charities, the event … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS SIGN TWO DURING FIRST WEEK OF SPRING SIGNING PERIOD Rashad Vaughn and Cody Doolin will enroll at UNLV this summer The UNLV men’s basketball program has received a signed national letter of intent from Rashad Vaughn and a signed financial aid agreement from Cody Doolin during the first week of the spring … Read more
COACH MICHAEL WOODSON TO HOST INAUGURAL GOLF AND LIFESTYLEEXPERIENCE IN LAS VEGAS TO BRING FRIENDS TOGETHER OFF THE COURT Golf, Fashion and Music Will Coincide with 2014 NBA Summer League July 20-22, 2014 Coach Mike Woodson of the New York Knicks and professional golfer Seema Sadekar will host Las Vegas’ inaugural summer golf and lifestyle … Read more
NO. 24 REBELS TO PLAY IN TOURNAMENT AT OHIO STATE THIS WEEKEND UNLV men’s golf, which has won two of its last four events, to compete at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, Saturday-Sunday, April 12-13 The No. 24 UNLV men’s golf team will compete this weekend at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, which will be held Saturday-Sunday, … Read more
UNLV PLACES FIVE ON WAC MEN’S SWIMMING ALL ACADEMIC TEAM For the second straight year, five members of the UNLV men’s swimming team earned academic honors as the Western Athletic Conference announced its 2013-14 academic all-conference squads on Wednesday afternoon. Earning repeat academic honors for their careers were juniors Balint Batka and Joe Rigget, … Read more
UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES SUMMER CAMP DATES Lady Rebels will host three camps this summer The UNLV women’s basketball program is announcing three summer camps it will be hosting over the last two weeks of June. First up will be the Lady Rebel Individual Camp, running from Sunday, June 22-Wednesday, June 25. That will … Read more
BRIAN URLACHER & ROGER CLEMENS TEAM UP TO WIN 13TH ANNUAL MICHAEL JORDAN CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL AT SHADOW CREEK IN LAS VEGAS More than $500,000 Raised for Charity During 2014 Tournament Hosted by ARIA Resort & Casino Former Chicago Bears All-Pro Linebacker Brian Urlacher and former All-Star New York Yankees & Houston Astros Pitcher … Read more