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UNLV Athletic Director Jim Livengood details the circumstances surrounding his retirement Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

UNLV to face Arizona at home after deal falls apart to move football game: Fri, May 24, 2013 (4:16 p.m.); By Taylor Bern; After looking into moving the game to Glendale, Ariz., the Rebels football team will open its home slate on Sept. 7 against Arizona in Las Vegas as originally scheduled, UNLV Athletic Director Jim Livengood announced in a statement Friday.

Local prep with UNLV offer poised to have a big summer: Rebels basketball: Ray Smith, a class of 2015 forward, has offers from three schools with many more expected as he hits the summer circuit; Friday, May 24, 2013; By Taylor Bern; Ray Smith could tell there was more inside himself if he just worked a little harder to find it.

Rebel gets up-close look at the teams that may select him in June's NBA Draft: Analysis: Anthony Bennett attended the NBA Draft lottery, and now we have a better idea where the big man and Gorman forward Shabazz Muhammad may get drafted; Wednesday, May 22, 2013; By Taylor Bern; The next time he’s interviewed on national TV, Anthony Bennett will likely be without an arm sling, the better to pick up and put on the official NBA Draft hat of the team that selects him June 27 in New York City.

How those hoping to build a baseball stadium in Summerlin can learn from the hype of UNLV Now: ray brewer:; Wednesday, May 22, 2013; By Ray Brewer; New Las Vegas 51s owners might want to take a page out of UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck’s playbook when talking about their plans to build a state-of-the-art Triple-A baseball stadium in Summerlin.

Football ticket sales at the top of UNLV interim athletic director's priorities: Rebels athletics: Tina Kunzer-Murphy is charged with keeping the department headed on the right course until a full-time hire comes in this fall; Tuesday, May 21, 2013; By Taylor Bern; The UNLV interim athletic director will be expected to do everything within their power to improve football ticket sales, maintain good relations and be helpful to every coaching staff, then step out of the way when the full-time hire comes in. That all sounds just fine to Tina Kunzer-Murphy, whom the university announced Monday would fill the position effective July 1.

UNLV announces former bowl director as interim athletic director: Rebels athletics:; Monday, May 20, 2013; By Taylor Bern; Tina Kunzer-Murphy will be the UNLV interim athletic director effective July 1, 2013, UNLV President Neal Smatresk announced Monday.

Sunday's commencement caps nice run of success for athletics' academics: Rebels: Despite heavy turnover among the academic support staff, the Rebels have posted stellar GPA and progress numbers lately; Friday, May 17, 2013; By Taylor Bern; At UNLV athletic department meetings, when head coaches from all of the sports would gather with administrators to discuss the topic of the day, Rebels Athletic Director Jim Livengood gave that pole position to academics.

Interim AD announcement coming soon; full-time likely in the fall: UNLV athletics: UNLV President Neal Smatresk said he's close to naming an interim athletic director to fill in after Jim Livengood retires June 30; Wednesday, May 15, 2013; By Taylor Bern; The Rebels could announce their interim athletic director as soon as next week, UNLV President Neal Smatresk said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the full-time replacement is looking like a decision for the fall.

Mountain West partners with ROOT Sports for new regional TV deal: UNLV athletics: ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain will produce about 35 live league games this year. The channel is available locally on DirecTV but not Cox Communications; Wednesday, May 15, 2013; By Taylor Bern; UNLV fans may miss out on some televised games this season, depending on their cable provider.

UNLV women's tennis rallies for NCAA Tournament win; in second round for third time in school history: unlv athletics:; Saturday, May 11, 2013; By Ray Brewer; The UNLV women’s tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday for just the third time in school history. The No. 57 ranked Rebels (20-7) won four of six singles matches against No. 27 Tulsa in the NCAA first round, erasing an early deficit after doubles play for a 4-3 victory and spot in the second round.

Rebels basketball adds class of 2015 guard to list of scholarship offers: Analysis: Three locals are among the five preps who currently hold offers from UNLV; Friday, May 10, 2013; By Taylor Bern; If everyone stayed put, the UNLV basketball coaching staff would be in for a very relaxing summer. If only things were that simple. A new scholarship offer shows the staff is already working ahead, plus there’s a clue about possible changes coming after next season.

Battle for the Cannon, 2 other UNLV games to appear on ESPN networks: The Oct. 26 game at UNR and a pair of November home games could appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN3; Thursday, May 9, 2013; By Taylor Bern; The Battle for the Fremont Cannon and two other UNLV games will appear on ESPN networks this fall, the Mountain West announced Thursday afternoon.

Take 5: The most important tasks facing UNLV's next athletic director: Analysis: Overseeing the completion of two major projects and continuing the success in fundraising are keys for Jim Livengood's replacement; Thursday, May 9, 2013; By Taylor Bern; Speculation behind UNLV Athletic Director Jim Livengood’s sudden departure won’t likely die down soon. The official line is he’s retiring, though many suspect there may have been a push out that door.

Jim Livengood's 'retirement' doesn't feel right: ray brewer:; Thursday, May 9, 2013; By Ray Brewer; It doesn’t make sense that Jim Livengood’s successful three-and-a-half-year run at the helm of the UNLV Athletic Department is suddenly ending. Instead of celebrating the man who nearly tripled the department’s fundraising efforts, a spur-of-the-moment news conference is held in his office to address his retirement. Strange, right?

UNLV could receive about $1 million for moving Arizona football game: Rebels football:; Wednesday, May 8, 2013; By Taylor Bern; UNLV may be in for a $1 million payday for moving its home opener, according to Rebels Athletics Director Jim Livengood. The Sept. 7 game is scheduled to open the UNLV football team’s home slate this season.