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Freshman guard Reinhardt will transfer from UNLV

Sam Morris

UNLV guard Katin Reinhardt talks to television reporters before practice for their second round NCAA Tournament game against Cal Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Freshman guard Reinhardt will transfer from UNLV: Rebels basketball: Despite playing nearly 30 minutes per game last year, Katin Reinhardt is looking for more opportunities somewhere else; Mon, May 27, 2013 (9:20 a.m.); By Taylor Bern; Maybe it’s just something in the blood. After vehemently denying transfer rumors at the end of the regular season, UNLV freshman Katin Reinhardt is looking for a new home, Rebels coach Dave Rice confirmed. Overall this will be Reinhardt’s third commitment.

Carl Jonson from the UNLV 2013 golf team.

UNLV golf, veteran coach ready for national championship run: The Rebels are back in nationals for the first time since 2010, are looking for repeat of 1998 title season; Monday, May 27, 2013; By Taylor Bern; The Rebels’ last trip to a national championship tournament was in 2010, back when Carl Jonson and A.J. McInerney were still in high school. Now Jonson, a sophomore, and McInerney, a freshman from Coronado High, are the Rebels’ top performers heading into the tournament in Atlanta.

A rendering of the proposed UNLV Now mega-events center shows how the stadium would look during a Rebels football game.

Legislation tasks campus authority with defining, designing new UNLV stadium: Saturday, May 25, 2013; By Paul Takahashi; The UNLV stadium bill was gutted of a key provision this week: creation of a special tax district around the university to help finance a proposed on-campus stadium. Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick introduced an amended bill Thursday that has no language pertaining to a tax-increment financing district, which would have allowed any new tax money generated by the stadium to help fund its construction.

The Los Angeles Angels drafted Efren Navarro with the 1,450th selection in the 2007 draft.

Former Rebel Navarro stuck behind Pujols, thriving in third Triple-A season: Saturday, May 25, 2013; By Ray Brewer; When Efren Navarro was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 50th round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Entry Draft out of UNLV, common logic would have suggested the junior return to the Rebels for his senior season.

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: Rebels will play 7 home games in 2013 season at Sam Boyd Stadium; Friday, May 24, 2013; 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.

Anthony Bennett, back right, talks to people before the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in New York. Bennett will be back in the city in a little more than a month for the actual draft.

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.

Field of dreams: A rendering of the proposed $800 million, 60,000-seat UNLV Now stadium.

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.

Tina Kunzer-Murphy will be the interim athletic director at UNLV, it was announced Monday, May 20, 2013. Last year Kunzer-Murphy stepped down after a 12-year run as executive director of the Las Vegas Bowl.

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.

Friends and family take photos during UNLV's commencement Saturday, May 12, 2012.

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.

UNLV President Neal Smatresk speaks during the announcement of the creation of The Jerry Tarkanian Legacy Project, which includes a statue of Tarkanian and his ubiquitous towel, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

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.

The Rebels have new football helmets for the 2012 season. Changes include a stripe down the middle, a different color scheme on the block "UNLV" lettering and a darker overall color.

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 junior Aleksandra Josifoska returns a shot during practice. Currently the team's top player, Josifoska is 21-1 in Mountain West regular season matches. Her only loss came in 2011.

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.

UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice speaks during An Evening with Dave Rice, a fundraiser for the Dave Rice Foundation Friday, May 3, 2013.

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.