The week ahead

Monday, Dec. 26, 2005 | 8:29 a.m.

TUESDAY

PRO HOCKEY

San Diego Gulls at Las Vegas Wranglers, 7 p.m., Orleans Arena Mini Kiss is gone but maxi minor league hockey is here to stay, judging by the standings.

TICKETS: 284-7777

ON THE WEB: www.lasvegaswranglers.com

THURSDAY

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Loyola-Marymount at UNLV, 7:30 p.m., Thomas & Mack Center If Bo Kimble were still shooting left-handed free throws, this one might have been worth a look. But he's not, so it probably won't.

TICKETS: 739-FANS

ON THE WEB: www.unlvrebels.collegesports.com

FRIDAY

PRO HOCKEY

Utah Grizzlies at Las Vegas Wranglers, 7 p.m., Orleans Arena It's the .rst of a three-game weekend series between the teams. But the only one where beer will be sold. The teams will ring in the new year in Utah (if that's possible) on Saturday and Sunday.

TICKETS: 284-7777

ON THE WEB: www.lasvegaswranglers.com

SATURDAY

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Southern Utah at UNLV, 1 p.m., Thomas & Mack Center Rebels get a breather against their new I-15 rival. But then that's what you thought when Northern Arizona came to town in 2003.

TICKETS: 739-FANS

ON THE WEB: www.unlvrebels.collegesports.com

THURSDAY, SATURDAY

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Troy at Lady Rebels (5 p.m. Thursday); Lamar at Lady Rebels (3:30 p.m. Saturday), Thomas & Mack Center I guess UConn and Tennessee and anybody else who may have made an interesting opponent on a men's and women's doubleheader were busy.

TICKETS: 739-FANS

ON THE WEB: www.unlvrebels.collegesports.com