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Minshew makes his mark in leading Raiders to comeback win
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 The Raiders came into the day as a double-digit underdog, but after Minshew’s heroics they find themselves sitting at 1-1 with a very winnable home game next weekend against the Carolina Panthers.
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Game day: Raiders complete comeback win over Baltimore, 26-23
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 Score one for Gardner Minshew, as the Raiders just rode their underdog quarterback to a 26-23 upset win in Baltimore. The Raiders ran for just 28 yards on the day at a clip of 1.6 yards per carry, but in the end it didn't matter, as Minshew made big throw after big throw ...
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Freshman Greg Burrell making instant impact for UNLV offense
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 Before the season began, UNLV newcomer Greg Burrell aimed his sights on the program record for rushing touchdowns by a freshman — a mark that was set just a year ago, when Jai’Den Thomas found pay dirt 12 times ...
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Defensive changes could be the difference as UNLV readies for Kansas
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 For the UNLV football team, the memories from last year’s bowl game against Kansas still linger. UNLV’s magical 2023 campaign reached its end in Phoenix at the Guaranteed Rate Bowl under a barrage of deep balls. Bomb after bomb, launched downfield and into the hands of Kansas ...
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Game day: Records fall as UNLV routs Utah Tech, 72-14
Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 UNLV took care of business here today, burying FCS opponent Utah Tech, 72-14, and setting some program records in the process. Now all attention turns to next week's showdown at No. 19 Kansas ...
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Battle-tested Bishop Gorman set for No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown at Mater Dei
Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 Midway through the fourth quarter of Bishop Gorman’s game at St. Thomas Aquinas on Aug. 24 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the Gaels found themselves in an unfamiliar position — trailing, with time running out. All of their dreams of repeating as national champions were on the verge of being dashed just two weeks ...
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Ricky White could see extra attention as UNLV football season opens at Houston
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 It’s a pretty simple question, yet UNLV players and coaches have a difficult time answering: How does Ricky White get so open? Checking in at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, White possesses fine measurables for ...
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UNLV blocker Anton Ambuehl steps into spotlight as starting tackle
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 How vital was Ambuehl’s run blocking? In the first five games of the season with Ambuehl starting at left tackle, UNLV averaged 214 rushing yards per contest, including consecutive games ...
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Odom not talking: UNLV QB secret until game day
Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 Barry Odom knows who his quarterback is. He’s just not telling. UNLV listed three co-starters on the team’s official Week 1 depth chart on Monday, just six days ahead of the 2024 season opener at Houston (Saturday, 4 p.m., FS1). Senior transfers Matthew Sluka and Hajj-Malik Williams ...
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Local kicker Caden Chittenden has edge for UNLV job
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 Caden Chittenden made a name for himself at Faith Lutheran by setting a state record for career field goals, including a 57-yarder last year. He has displayed a strong leg ...
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Raiders QBs ready for pivotal preseason tilt with Cowboys
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 Nate Hobbs isn’t paying attention to the Raiders quarterback competition. Sure, he’s aware that Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew have been engaged in a months-long battle for the starting job, but according to the fourth-year cornerback, it’s none of his business. After Wednesday’s open practice ...
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Davante Adams back at Raiders practice, doesn't expect preseason action
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 Davante Adams is back, but don’t expect him to play a deciding role in the Raiders’ quarterback competition. Adams returned from paternity leave over the weekend and participated in ...
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Odom: QBs 'on the right track' following UNLV scrimmage
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 The UNLV football team has passed the midpoint of training camp, but head coach Barry Odom is still unbothered by the question mark hovering ...
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Quarterbacks produce in Raiders preseason opener
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 The Raiders have spent all of training camp untangling their quarterback situation, trying to figure out whether Aidan O’Connell or Gardner Minshew will be the full-time starter in 2024. In Saturday’s preseason opener at Minnesota, it looked like a good problem to have ...
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High hopes abound as UNLV football set to open camp
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024 Five players picked for the preseason all-conference team, including the Mountain West co-Defensive Player of the Year. Multiple receivers named to preseason All-American watchlists. A projected spot in the MWC championship game ...
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D.J. Thomas back in action as UNLV basketball wraps summer practice
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 The UNLV basketball team goes as D.J. Thomas goes, and right now they’re going a little faster now that the speedy point guard is back on the court. Thomas missed the first five weeks of summer practice while rehabbing from surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left (shooting) wrist, but the sophomore standout ...
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UNLV football set to commence quarterback competition
Monday, July 22, 2024 The UNLV football team heads into the 2024 season with a loaded depth chart on offense. The offensive line is stocked with veteran All-Mountain West blockers, there are ...
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Jailen Bedford brings shooting touch to UNLV backcourt
Sunday, July 21, 2024 If UNLV is going to make a run at the NCAA Tournament this season, D.J. Thomas is going to need a running mate. Thomas is a star and will serve as the Scarlet and Gray’s No. 1 offensive option in 2024-25. The ball is going to be in his hands a lot, and Kevin Kruger will trust the sophomore to ...
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Incoming transfer Jace Whiting is designated shooter for UNLV basketball
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Every college basketball team in the nation believes it needs more shooting. That’s just the way the game is evolving, with more emphasis than ever on creating — and making — 3-pointers. When it comes to outside shooters, you can never have too many ...
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Leading UNLV football to title is goal for draft prospect Tiger Shanks
Monday, July 8, 2024 Less than three years ago, UNLV offensive lineman Tiger Shanks was on an island. The then-redshirt freshman found himself starting at right tackle for a Week 3 matchup against Iowa State, and though the game was at Allegiant Stadium, the vast majority of the 35,000 in attendance were ...
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Communication is key as UNLV basketball works through summer
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 As the UNLV basketball team approaches the midway point of the summer practice window, head coach Kevin Kruger isn’t so worried about how his players are scoring and rebounding. He’s more interested in what they are saying ...
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UNLV basketball recruit James Evans looking like the ideal wing
Saturday, June 29, 2024 Recruiting the high school ranks has become a tricky proposition in the NIL era. Coaches can fill roster holes with veteran transfers from the portal and reap immediate rewards, so there is less patience for spending years recruiting and developing prep prospects ...
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Can big man Jeremiah Cherry be UNLV's latest juco gem?
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Most of Cherry’s offensive touches came through very traditional post-ups. Few opponents were able to stop him from getting position, and Cherry works hard to establish ...
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UNLV basketball back on court as summer practice set to begin
Monday, June 10, 2024 When the UNLV basketball team opens summer practice today, it will be the first time the 2024-25 squad assembles on the court in any official capacity. But for the key players, it’s been there, done that. That’s just how coach Kevin Kruger wants it. Unlike most of the Mountain West, UNLV ...
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Meet the newcomers: UNLV basketball roster projection 2.0
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 The transfer portal has closed and incoming recruits have signed their letters of intent, which means the UNLV basketball roster is set for the 2024-25 season. The final tally has six returners forming the core of next year’s team, with seven newcomers filling in the gaps. The incoming group is made up two high-school ...
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Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award: Marc Ratner
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Ratner is retiring this month as the commissioner of the Southern Nevada Officials Association, stepping away from a post he’s proudly served in since the early 1990s.
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Sun Standout Award of Excellence: Bishop Gorman football
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Out of 16,000 high school programs in America, the Gaels were voted as national champions by USA Today and MaxPreps.
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Male Scholar Athlete of the Year: Nathan Sherrard, Mojave basketball and volleyball
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Nathan Sherrard won two basketball state champions, made the All-State academic team on multiple occasions and was named school valedictorian during his time high school.
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Citizen of the Year: Elaine Caballero, Chaparral
Thursday, May 23, 2024 “I took it upon myself to get involved because I wanted to help our community be a better place”
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Team of the Year: SLAM Nevada wrestling
Thursday, May 23, 2024 It was another banner year for the wrestling crew at SLAM Academy, as the team claimed its third straight state championship in dominant fashion.
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Breakthrough Performance: Alissa Perkins, Desert Oasis softball, volleyball and basketball
Thursday, May 23, 2024 The 14-year-old has more than figured out how to contribute in sports despite having undergone amputation surgery at 9 months old after being born missing her left tibia.
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Male Athlete of the Year: Max Carlsen, Palo Verde swimming
Thursday, May 23, 2024 As one of the nation’s top distance swimmers, Max Carlsen knows a thing or two about determination and consistency.
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Rising Star Male: Jett Washington, Bishop Gorman basketball, football
Thursday, May 23, 2024 It was a productive year for the trophy case at Bishop Gorman, and Jett Washington played a big part in adding to the Gaels’ shiny display.
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Female Athlete of the Year: Iyonna Codd, Centennial track
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Codd's won virtually every race she’s entered to emerge as one of the top track athletes in the country and rewrite both her school and state record books in the process.
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Female Scholar Athlete of the Year: Lynzee Zrebiec, Southeast Tech flag football and soccer
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Lynzee Zrebiec starred on the flag football team with 17 touchdown catches as a senior, on the soccer team with 22 points this season and in the classroom with a 4.8 weighted grade point average.
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Coach of the Year: Nicole Murphy, Durango volleyball
Thursday, May 23, 2024 After going 2-5 at its fall classic in late September, the Trailblazers rattled off 13 straight wins.
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Unsung Hero Award: Edgar Thomas, Clark County School District
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Edgar Thomas might be used to receiving odd looks when he responds to people asking him if he has any children. “You will always hear me say that I have 300,000 kids,” he says.
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Sun Standout Awards are bigger and better than ever in seventh year recognizing high school athletics
Thursday, May 23, 2024 A record 15 winners collected honors at the 2024 Sun Standout Awards May 20 at the South Point Showroom.
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Game of the Year: The Meadows vs. Boulder City volleyball
Thursday, May 23, 2024 When The Meadows girls’ volleyball team met Boulder City in the Class 3A state final, it felt like the showdown had been years in the making.
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Rising Star Female: Ayanna Watson, Bishop Gorman
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Ayanna Watson has cemented herself as the best volleyball player in the state in only her second high school season.
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Moment of the Year: Jaylein Hudson, Amplus Academy
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Student manager Jaylein Hudson channeled his favorite basketball player, Stephen Curry, as he let the ball fly.
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As offseason program begins, Raiders pinning hopes on defensive line
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 As the Las Vegas Raiders went through their second day of organized team activities on Tuesday, the team’s blueprint for the 2024 season couldn’t have been ...
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Nothing will come easily as the Las Vegas Aces push for a third straight WNBA title
Thursday, May 9, 2024 Repeating as WNBA champions was one thing. Now the Las Vegas Aces are tripling down. No WNBA team has won three straight championships since 1997-2000, when the Houston Comets won four in a row in ...
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Raiders draft for upside in fourth-round corner Decamerion Richardson
Saturday, April 27, 2024 The third day of the draft is the time to take some big swings on high-upside players, and the Raiders did just that with their first pick in the fourth round ...
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Raiders opt for offensive line help with Round 2 draft pick
Friday, April 26, 2024 The Raiders made a practical selection with their second-round pick in Friday’s NFL Draft, choosing Oregon offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson at No. 44 overall. Las Vegas entered the draft with needs along the offensive line, especially on the right side, and Powers-Johnson ...
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Raiders go with tight end Brock Bowers in first round of NFL Draft
Thursday, April 25, 2024 After months of speculation, the Las Vegas Raiders opted to keep their pick and select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Bowers was ...
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What to watch as Raiders go on the clock for NFL Draft first round
Thursday, April 25, 2024 Another NFL Draft day is upon us, and the Raiders find themselves in a familiar position heading into Thursday’s first round (5 p.m., ABC/ESPN/NFL Network), with a new head coach and general manager tandem looking to steer the franchise back toward something resembling success. Las Vegas went through a similar ...
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Raiders open to all possibilities as NFL Draft approaches
Monday, April 22, 2024 Raiders general manager Tom Telesco is ready for his first draft with the Silver and Black. Since being hired in January, Telesco and his staff have spent months preparing for a draft that could...
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Kruger, UNLV diving into transfer portal for reinforcements
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 The college basketball transfer portal has been open for almost a month, and while news has been slow to trickle out of Maryland Parkway, UNLV coach Kevin Kruger and his staff have been ...
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Reigning champion Aces add four in WNBA Draft
Monday, April 15, 2024 The Las Vegas Aces have their eyes on a championship three-peat, and they added some reinforcements on Monday by selecting four players in the 2024 WNBA Draft ...