Rebels still behind against Southern Illinois

Nov. 21, 2009

By Ray Brewer

LJ is back in the Mack — and only about two weeks late. UNLV great Larry Johnson and former Rebels coach Jerry Tarkanian are sitting behind the Rebels bench at the Thomas & Mack Center during pregame warmups for the Rebels game against Southern Illinois.

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Live Blog: Amir Sadollah starts off pay-per-view with win

Nov. 21, 2009

By Brett Okamoto

Two former UFC light heavyweight champions step into the Octagon tonight as Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin meet in a rematch of a very close contest in 2006. Follow the Las Vegas Sun as they recount every fight live from UFC 106 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

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Where to watch UFC 106

Nov. 21, 2009

By Allison Duck

While many fans are miffed UFC 106 won’t be featuring a heavyweight battle between Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the fights that are going on.

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Centennial grad back for basketball, home cooking

Nov. 21, 2009

By Anthony Fenech

Thanksgiving dinner is coming early for Italee Lucas this year. The North Carolina sophomore and Centennial High graduate will be in town this weekend to face the UNLV women’s basketball team on Sunday at Cox Pavilion. But first, Lucas and her Tar Heels teammates have a special trip to make.

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Schumacher adds star power to go-kart finals’ horsepower

Nov. 21, 2009

By Ron Kantowski

When I heard from an old racing pal that Michael Schumacher would be racing go-karts on the parking lot at the Rio this weekend, I told him I wasn’t interested, because I was covering Tiger Woods’ putt-putt match against Phil Mickelson. Then it was over to the Laughing Jackalope where U2 was playing a benefit for a school chum who had lost it all by hitting a hard 16. And after that, Pele said he’d give me a chance to get even on the foosball table.

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The Elevator: Sanford edition

Nov. 21, 2009

By Ron Kantowski

Sounds like an old Saturday morning cartoon, doesn’t it? When Steve “Chopper” Jones and freshmen Anthony Marshall and Justin Hawkins checked into the game in the second half against Nevada-Reno on Wednesday night, UNLV trailed by 12 points. When they went back to the end of the bench, the Rebels led by seven. Heavens to Murgatroyd, Snagglepuss!

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Locomotives cruise past Sentinels, look forward to championship

Nov. 21, 2009

By Case Keefer

Locomotives coach Jim Fassel wanted his team to play a complete game Friday night in preparation for their appearance in the UFL Championship Game next week. Fassel got that and a lot more in Las Vegas’ 41-7 rout of the New York Sentinels. “What was most important to me was we didn’t come out and play a sloppy game,” Fassel said. “I was on them hard all week and they responded as they always have all year. We just made things happen tonight.” The Locomotives won the game without the services of starting quarterback J.P. Losman, who rested a broken ...

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Utah's hot power play burns Wranglers in shutout

Nov. 21, 2009

By Steve Silver

Despite having nearly a week off since their last meeting, the Las Vegas Wranglers still need more time to solve the Utah Grizzlies. The Wranglers' affinity for the penalty box and inability to stop the Grizzlies' power play combined for a nasty result Friday night as Utah shutout Las Vegas 4-0 in front of a near sell-out crowd of 9,304 fans at the E-Center.

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Basic's magical season continues with trip to state semifinals

Nov. 20, 2009

By Ray Brewer

The Basic High football team isn’t supposed to be playing this late in the fall. This is when powers like Bishop Gorman, Palo Verde and Las Vegas High typically battle for gridiron bragging rights. But this is not your typical Basic squad. And this is definitely not a typical season for the Wolves.

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Findlay guard Joseph scores 33, talks about UNLV

Nov. 20, 2009

By Rob Miech

Anyone who arrived late to Findlay College Prep’s basketball game Friday night against Princeton Country Day of New Jersey likely did a double take. The scoreboard read: Guest 84, Home 17.

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Del Sol knocks out Liberty in Sunrise Regional semifinals

Nov. 20, 2009

By Anthony Fenech

The Del Sol Dragons were angry. After what players called the toughest week of practice all year, the Dragons took the field Friday night and saw their opponents, the Liberty Patriots, dancing, hooting and hollering at them near midfield.

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Bishop Gorman takes Sunset Region title in win over Cimarron

Nov. 20, 2009

By Case Keefer

Anu Solomon deserved some praise after this performance. So when Bishop Gorman coach Tony Sanchez spotted Solomon after his team’s 31-7 victory against Cimarron-Memorial in the Sunset Region Championship game, he called the freshman quarterback over and put his arm around him.

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Fighters make weight, Dana White talks Rampage/Rashad

Nov. 20, 2009

By Brett Okamoto

Tito Ortiz has made up with UFC president Dana White and fixed the back problems he’s suffered from since 2003. Now it’s time to get back to business.

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Wolfe's UNLV career ends early with broken foot

Nov. 20, 2009

By Ryan Greene

One of the remaining redeeming qualities of UNLV's upcoming season finale on Nov. 28 at Sam Boyd Stadium against San Diego State was an opportunity to bid farewell to the school's all-time leading receiver — Ryan Wolfe. That will no longer be the case, as a broken foot suffered this week during practice ended his UNLV career.

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