Taylor Bern
Story Archive
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Sports
New 'heartbeat of UNLV football': Fertittas give $10M for training complex
Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 Tony Sanchez didn’t know anything about the Fertitta family the first time he spoke to brothers Frank and Lorenzo, who recently sold the UFC for $4 billion. It was in 2009 when ...
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Sports
Cunningham advances to Olympic high jump finals on Saturday
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 Bishop Gorman High grad Vashti Cunningham cleared 1.94 meters (about 6-feet-4 1/4) on her final jump to advance to Saturday’s women’s high jump finals at the Rio Olympic Games.
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Sports
Vegas NHL team goes back to drawing board in search of nickname
Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 Las Vegas’ first professional sports franchise might not be as close to a name as it appeared on Thursday. After reports came ...
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UNLV
Arkansas-Little Rock’s Chris Beard accepts UNLV basketball job
Sunday, March 27, 2016 In one season, Arkansas-Little Rock’s Chris Beard took the Sun Belt Conference by storm. The Rebels are betting that, in time, he can do the same thing in ...
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Sports
UNLV makes change at basketball coach amid Rice’s struggles
Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 Dave Rice's photo is on the ticket for Tuesday’s home game against New Mexico, but that’s the only appearance he will make. Rice is out as UNLV's head basketball coach 16 games into his fifth season, with the official word from the university being that the former Rebel bench player resigned. Third-year assistant coach Todd Simon will take over as the interim coach, and terms of Rice’s buyout ...
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Sports
Runnin' Rebels to watch this season
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 This year’s UNLV basketball team differs from recent rosters due to its balance of youth and experience.
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Sports
Bern’s-Eye View: New arena will help keep Las Vegas a basketball epicenter
Thursday, May 28, 2015 The final steel beam is in place for the building that will one day host a weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament. Probably. The topping off ceremony the Las Vegas Arena project is a milestone moment, one of many to be checked off since officials broke ground on ...
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Sports
Has UNLV basketball found its next hometown hero in Stephen Zimmerman?
Monday, May 4, 2015 Stephen Zimmerman was wooed by college basketball’s elite programs, among them Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA and Arizona. But the Bishop Gorman High School 7-foot center turned them ...
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Sports
Rashad Vaughn, hoop dreamer
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 He still has lots of room to grow, and if he does so quickly, he might not be around for long.
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Sports
Holiday hardwood: Three hoops tournaments worth considering
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 There's no shortage of hoops action this week.
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Features
The UNLV Rebels are finally playing on the Strip
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 For the first time ever, the Runnin' Rebels will run on Las Vegas Boulevard.
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Features
New Runnin’ Rebels: The lowdown on UNLV’s key fresh faces
Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 The Rebels welcome in eight new players, six of whom are eligible this season.
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Betting
Let the Weekly help you break down your brackets
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Florida seems to have the easiest path.
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Sports
Three things the Runnin’ Rebels must do to make the Big Dance
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 The Rebels last won the crown in 2008—here are three keys to doing it again this season.
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Entertainment
As UNLV finishes its season, fans are turning one eye to the fall
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 Although, with the inclusion of Rashad Vaughn, can you really blame them?
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Features
Bobby Hauck, UNLV Football Coach
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 After a successful season, Rebel fans will be looking to Hauck for an encore next fall.
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A&E
A spree of college hoops, just in time for the holidays
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 Stuff your stockings with basketball.
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Entertainment
Five games that might determine how far the Rebels can run
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 If you only see five games this season, we recommend these.
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Entertainment
Transfer guard Olekaibe stands ready to step up as UNLV opens its season
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 He averaged more than 35 points as a senior. Yeah, he's good.
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Sports
UNLV looks to put the 'run' back in Runnin' Rebels
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 The formula is simple: Play as fast as possible
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TV
A ‘Breaking Bad’ fan’s dream: Watching the finale with a crowd in Albuquerque
Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 Blue crystal meth candy, Bad-themed drinks and $45 hats—a night to remember.
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Sports
Mountain West unveils format for 11-team basketball tournament
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 The Mountain West men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will include all 11 teams after the additions (Utah State and San Jose State) plus the decisions of Boise State and San Diego State to remain in the league, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Music
Coachella Week: The xx equals makeout music on stage
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 After a rain-shortened show at Cosmo in October, The xx happily returned to Las Vegas on April 16.
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Sports
Jerry Tarkanian reportedly heading to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Friday, April 5, 2013 Jerry Tarkanian. Hall of famer. That’s the newest title for the legendary coach, who had been trying to receive the distinction for more than 20 years after taking UNLV to four Final Fours, including one national championship. CBSSports.com reported Friday morning that Tarkanian will be a member of the 2013 class inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Rick Pitino reportedly is also in.
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Sports
UNLV's Bennett emotional as he officially declares for NBA Draft
Monday, April 1, 2013 Anthony Bennett sat down at a table upstairs in the Mendenhall Center on Monday afternoon as a UNLV freshman. He stood up as a former Rebel.
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Sports
Take 5: Looking at the issues UNLV will face in 2013-14
Monday, March 25, 2013 Offseason changes, storylines and questions come for every college basketball team. The Rebels just hoped theirs hadn’t come so soon. So what’s the team going to look like next year? What needs to change? Who’s coming in?
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Sports
Rebels' newcomers eager to live their dreams in NCAA Tournament
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 The first eight notes are all you really need to hear. The tune is so unmistakable and tied to such a specific time of year that it’s strange to hear CBS’ March Madness theme any other time.
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Sports
Rebels to face Air Force on Wednesday in Mountain West tournament
Saturday, March 9, 2013 Down to its last day the Mountain West regular season was full of surprises. From Air Force’s late-game heroics against New Mexico to UNLV’s late-game absence against Fresno State, the league that’s been full of entertainment the whole season delivered once more.
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A&E
Three things the Runnin’ Rebels must do to win the MWC championship
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Tourney tips from the Sun's Taylor Bern.
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UNLV
Rebels on the rebound: Will UNLV turn around its inconsistent season?
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 The team will soon face Wyoming and UNR on the road.
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Features
Anthony Bennett, Runnin' Rebel (for now)
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 The freshman forward will like be a top-five pick in June's NBA draft—so see him play now.
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Sports
California point guard commits to UNLV on official visit
Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 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.
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Sports
The Rebels minus Moser
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 What the injury might mean for UNLV and its missing starting forward.
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Sports
Three things we know—and three we still don’t—about this year’s Runnin’ Rebels
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 Taylor Bern has a few observations about this year's team.
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Features
UNLV hoops preview: Big games to watch and new names to know
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 Get up to speed. Get ready to run with the Rebels.
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Sports
UNLV assistant Khadevis Robinson doesn't move on in 800 meters at London Olympics
Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 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.
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UNLV
UNLV president: On-campus stadium looking like a reality, could be filled with more events than UNLV football
Sunday, July 8, 2012 UNLV President Neal Smatresk is happy to point out that he’s a scientist by trade, not a stadium builder. This is new territory for him, something he’s had to learn on the fly as the UNLV Now project — a mega-events center including a stadium and retail district — moves forward with haste.
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Sports
UNLV's Amanda Bingson going to the London Olympics in the hammer throw
Thursday, June 21, 2012 UNLV’s Amanda Bingson is going to the London Olympics after finishing second in the hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Thursday in Eugene, Ore. Bingson, a Silverado High School graduate, threw a personal best 71.78 meters at the meet, which would have been a meet record had Amber Campbell, a professional, not nudged her with a throw of 71.8.
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Sports
The Rebels' furious rally an example of what UNLV could have been this season
Friday, March 16, 2012 UNLV’s attempted comeback wasn’t a slow build, steady drips of water slowly eroding away the surface. This was an avalanche, fast, hard and out of control. The Rebels trailed 57-41 with 8:27 left in their season when UNLV coach Dave Rice substituted sophomore forward Mike Moser in for junior forward Carlos Lopez.