SUCCESS! Nearly eight years ago multimillionaire businessman and philanthropist Jim Rogers met with Don Snyder, then-president of Boyd Gaming, to explore the possibility ...
The 25th edition of UNLVÕs Ò76 Trombones + 4Ó might be dubbed the Òfunny bonesÓ concert. ÒI think they marked the concert down ...
Maybe itÕs a stretch to call it ÒGleeÓ for grown-ups. But even without the TV showÕs fantasy of dancing and dream sequences and cheerleader outfits, ensemble singing proved itself alive and thriving in Las Vegas this weekend at a pair of admirable ...
REBEL REDUX Former Rebel walk-on Scott Hoffman turned up at a recent UNLV hoops practice looking dapper in tan slacks, blue pinstriped shirt and designer shades. ÒGolf and business, thatÕs my bread and butter,Ó the insurance agent said before shaking coach Lon ...
SHARK BYTES Ex-UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian writes about current coach Lon KrugerÕs inviting former star Larry Johnson back (Òthe biggest asset they could haveÓ), college football (heÕs going to the Arkansas-Ole Miss game Saturday) and that darn cat. TO READ more, ...
For more coverage of UNLV basketball, go to lasvegassun.com/rebels. Brice ÒTruckÓ Massamba spent the summer in Sweden lifting weights, conditioning and keeping his diet in check. Massamba, sporting a new Mohawk hairdo, appears to have honed himself into a 6-foot-9, 240-pound weapon. ...
Brookings expert warns UNLV audience against Ôdoing nothingÕ to reverse warming Three studies published this year contain information about Arctic melting that cannot be described in any way other than frightening. Two of the studies were released last month and reviewed in ...
UNLV aims to find out why freshmenÕs skills too often fall short UNLV is about to launch what may be its most important research project ever: Why are so many freshmen not ready for college even though their high school grades suggest ...
BUSY WEEKEND UNLV fans got their first look at the Rebels basketball team Friday night and the team practices again today. The football team tries to get untracked against the tough Utah Utes tonight at Sam Boyd Stadium. Rob Miech and Ryan ...
GOING UP Uniform behavior I, too, like UNLVÕs new basketball uniforms. But as for resembling the gear the Rebels wore during the programÕs glory years, sorry, IÕm not seeinÕ it. For starters, the jerseys worn by the 1990 NCAA championship team said ...
IF YOU GO What: FirstLook 2009, first official practice of the UNLV basketball team When: 9 p.m. today Where: Thomas & Mack Center Admission: Free UNLV assistant basketball coach Lew Hill knows itÕs early. The public gets its first look at the ...
ItÕs not an original, artistÕs attorney says, and heÕd like it removed For more than a decade, UNLV thought it had a valuable Frank Stella painting hanging in the lobby of the Judy Bayley Theatre. The painting was something of a mystery. ...
