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UNLV announces two-year contract extension for baseball coach Tim Chambers

Steve Marcus

First-year UNLV baseball coach Tim Chambers poses at Wilson Stadium at UNLV Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Chambers has plans to make major improvements to the facility.

UNLV announces two-year contract extension for baseball coach Tim Chambers: Wed, Mar 6, 2013 (7:10 p.m.); By William D'Urso; UNLV will bring back baseball coach Tim Chambers for two more years in hopes that he’ll build on the 69-59 record he’s compiled over the past three seasons.

College of Southern Nevada baseball players, from left, Will Morris (Dixie State), Joey Lauria (UNLV), Morgan Stotts (UNLV) and Chad Whiteaker (Central Florida) are pictured with coach Nick Garritano (back) after signing their national letters of intent on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Morse Stadium in Henderson.

Handling one of life's curveballs with aplomb, pitcher Joey Lauria proves he belongs at UNLV: Rebels:; Thursday, November 15, 2012; By Ray Brewer; Joey Lauria wasn’t ready to play Division I baseball. When Lauria, a 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher, graduated from Legacy High in 2010, he was signed to join the team at UNLV. But new Rebels' coach Tim Chambers had other ideas, telling Lauria — who was a recruit of former coach Buddy Gouldsmith — he wasn’t part of the Rebels’ plans.

UNLV women's basketball game will stream online tonight: Tuesday, November 13, 2012; By Case Keefer; UNLV fans will have the chance to catch some early-season action from the Lady Rebels without ever stepping into the Cox Pavilion. UNLV.TV will live stream the women’s basketball game against Arizona tonight. The game is free to watch and scheduled to begin at 7.

UNLV Lady Rebel basketball player Kelli Thompson is seen Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.

Behind experienced senior, UNLV women look to reload instead of rebuild: Rebels women's basketball: Kelli Thompson has the skills to build off last year's 22-10 season, but only if she can get a group of young players to follow her lead; Saturday, October 27, 2012; By Taylor Bern; There are two ways to look at the UNLV women’s basketball team’s 2011-12 season. The most obvious, and probably the most accurate, is to view it as a success. UNLV went 22-10, its first 20-win season since 2003-04, finished second in the league and went to the postseason for the first time since 2006.

UNLV's Anthony Marshall is guarded by Nevada-Reno guard Malik Story during their game Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV won the game 71-67.

Rebels and Wolf Pack to compete in new Governor's Series: UNLV quick hits:; Monday, October 8, 2012; By Taylor Bern; Conference rivals UNLV and UNR have come together to create a head-to-head competition in 15 sports with an additional academic component factored into the rivalry series, it was announced Monday.

Ryan Moore during the third round of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.

Former Rebel Ryan Moore equals course record, grabs two shot lead at local PGA Tour spot: golf:; Thursday, October 4, 2012; By Ray Brewer; No UNLV golfer has won the PGA Tour stop in Las Vegas in the event’s 30 years of existence. Ryan Moore took a significant step Thursday to changing that history.

UNLV track and field thrower Amanda Bingson swings through the first rotation of her throw during practice Tuesday. Bingson, a sophomore, recently set a new UNLV hammer throw record of 183 feet, 4 inches.

UNLV's Amanda Bingson finishes 13th in her hammer throw heat at London Olympics: track and field:; Wednesday, August 8, 2012; By Taylor Bern; UNLV’s Amanda Bingson finished 13th in her heat of the women’s hammer throw Wednesday morning at the London Olympics. Bingson threw 67.29 meters, well off the mark needed to advance to the finals. Fellow Americans Amber Campbell (69.93) and Jessica Cosby (69.65) finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the other heat. The top four from each heat advanced to the finals.

UNLV women's basketball scores rare commitment from local prospect: hs recruiting: Diamond Major is rated as the nation's No. 54 wing for the class of 2013; Monday, August 6, 2012; By Ray Brewer; When basketball player Diamond Major took an unofficial recruiting trip to the UNLV campus, the 5-foot-11 forward was shocked at what she saw. “The facilities are amazing,” she said. “I didn’t realize how big UNLV was until I went on a visit. I wondered (to myself) why I hadn’t seen this before having lived here my whole life?”

UNLV assistant coach Khadevis Robinson at the UNLV track Wednesday, June 13, 2012.

UNLV assistant Khadevis Robinson doesn't move on in 800 meters at London Olympics: Track and field: Robinson ran a disappointing race in the preliminary round Monday morning, finishing fourth in 1 minute, 47.17 seconds; Monday, August 6, 2012; By Taylor Bern; UNLV assistant track coach Khadevis Robinson is done at the London Olympics after placing fourth in his preliminary heat of the 800 meters Monday morning.

Uhunoma Osazuwa, a 2006 Clark High grad, races for Nigeria at a recent track and field event. Osazuwa owns the Nigerian national record in the heptathlon and will take part in the seven-event competition at the London Olympics.

Clark High grad Uhunoma Osazuwa ready to compete for Nigeria in women's heptathlon: 2012 Olympics:; Tuesday, July 31, 2012; By Taylor Bern; If not for basketball, Clark High grad and Nigerian track star Uhunoma Osazuwa might never have made it to the 2012 London Olympics. As a freshman entering Clark from Hyde Park, Osazuwa wasn’t sure whether she wanted to continue playing basketball, but a friend encouraged her to try out. Osazuwa made the team.

Neighbors' tip leads to arrests in marijuana grow-house operation in Henderson: Former Green Valley, UNLV baseball standout one of two people arrested; Friday, July 27, 2012; By Conor Shine; A former UNLV baseball player and assistant coach at the College of Southern Nevada was arrested Thursday night after law enforcement officials uncovered an indoor marijuana grow operation at a Henderson home.

Bob Blum, right, covers a Lady Rebels game with broadcast partner Adam Candee. Blum died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at age 91.

Bob Blum, 91, remembered as a Southern Nevada sportscasting legend: Friends and colleagues fondly remember Blum, who worked closely with both UNLV and the Las Vegas 51s; Sunday, July 22, 2012; By Taylor Bern; One of the most important voices in Southern Nevada sports, longtime UNLV announcer and Las Vegas 51s front-office assistant Bob Blum died Sunday. He was 91.

UNLV assistant coach Khadevis looks out from a storage shed at the UNLV track Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Robinson and Rebels graduate Brett Zorich will be competing in the 800 meter race at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.

Gold is goal, but experience in London will be paramount for two-time Olympian: 2012 Olympics:; Sunday, July 22, 2012; By Taylor Bern; The oldest man on the track charged around the final corner, emerging from the cluster at the back of the pack to make his kick in the final 100 meters. Khadevis Robinson ran a near-perfect race on June 25, in Eugene, Ore., at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

UNLV's Amanda Bingson is going to the London Olympics after finishing second in the hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Berth on U.S. team for London games puts hammer thrower ahead of schedule: 2012 Olympics:; Sunday, July 22, 2012; By Taylor Bern; Amanda Bingson is ready for her dress rehearsal. The lights and stage will be similar to the real thing, but that’s not until the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. For Bingson, a recent UNLV grad who came out of nowhere to qualify for this summer’s Olympics in the hammer throw, London is just a warm-up.

Adam Scott took the lead Saturday, July 21, 2012, after the third round of the British Open Golf Championship at Lytham St Annes, England.

Former UNLV golfer in driver's seat at British Open: GOLF:; Saturday, July 21, 2012; Jeff Shain, The Orlando Sentinel; Adam Scott, seeking a first major championship many thought would have come years ago, put himself in position to accomplish the feat after grabbing a four-shot lead to take into the final round of the British Open.