Olympic Sports

As NCAA Tournament begins, UNLV volleyball looks for more than a one-and-done presence

April 14, 2021

By Ray Brewer

UNLV volleyball opens the tournament at 4 p.m. today in Omaha, Neb., against Illinois State. The winner advances to meet No. 2-seeded Kentucky on Thursday. The 48-team tournament, cut from the usual 64 teams because of the pandemic, is …
Behind senior leader Bailey Thomas, UNLV women’s basketball team works through its list of goals

Feb. 25, 2021

By Mike Grimala

Every day, Bailey Thomas makes a to-do list. Lots of people do that, but her docket tends to go more in depth than your normal checklist.
UNLV basketball receives record $8 million donation

Feb. 8, 2021

By Mike Grimala

UNLV announced today that its basketball programs have received an $8 million gift from the estate of James Baumberger, the largest such donation in the university’s athletics history. Baumberger, who died in 2016, was an avid UNLV basketball supporter dating back to the glory days of the ...
Teacher beats student as No. 2 Stanford routs UNLV 101-54

Dec. 5, 2020

By W.G. Ramirez, Associated Press

The game was a reunion for Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer and La Rocque, who played in four Final Fours with the Cardinal from 2009-12 and was an assistant at her alma mater until taking over at UNLV.
New women’s coach ready to return UNLV to glory

Nov. 21, 2020

By Ray Brewer

Hired last spring as the program’s new coach, Lindy La Rocque doesn’t have to be sold on the greatness of the university or city. She’s seen firsthand many of the memorable moments, or cheered from a distance over the past decade since leaving town on her basketball journey.
UNLV weighs extra year of eligibility granted to spring athletes

March 30, 2020

By Mike Grimala

The NCAA announced on Monday that it is granting an additional year of eligibility to spring-sports athletes who had their 2020 seasons cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak. The NCAA canceled all spring sports on March 12. All ongoing winter sports were canceled at ...
Las Vegas legend Lindy La Rocque hired as UNLV women's basketball coach

March 18, 2020

By Mike Grimala

The city of Las Vegas is bringing one of its own back home, as UNLV announced on Wednesday that former Durango star Lindy La Rocque will be its next women’s basketball coach. La Rocque has spent the last three years as an assistant coach at Stanford ...
Kathy Olivier steps down after 12 seasons with Lady Rebels

March 6, 2020

By Ray Brewer

Kathy Olivier, who led the UNLV women’s basketball team to the 2017-18 regular season Mountain West championship, has stepped down as the program’s head coach, the university ...
Local legacy: Lady Rebels assistant coach has helped open UNLV’s Vegas pipeline

Nov. 13, 2019

By Ray Brewer

As she waited to be handed a UNLV degree in 2013, Mia Bell couldn't help thinking about her late mother. The accomplishment of becoming a college graduate was something the two had long talked about, and the day had finally arrived. Of all the life events her mom had missed over the past eight years, this one ...
Tim Chambers, one of Las Vegas' best baseball men, dies at 54

Oct. 28, 2019

By Ray Brewer

Tim Chambers started the baseball program at the College of Southern Nevada in the late 1990s to fill what he felt was an obvious void. The Las Vegas area had some of the best youth ...
Tee Party: UNLV's Jack Trent makes his pro debut at one of his 'home courses'

Oct. 3, 2019

By Ray Brewer

The Rebels' No. 1 golfer can earn his PGA Tour card for two years and entry into major tournaments if he can parlay a sponsorship exemption into a PGA Tour victory.
Rebel roundup: Catch these four UNLV athletes this fall and beyond

Sept. 21, 2019

By Mike Grimala

It’s been a rough couple of years for UNLV’s football and men’s basketball teams, but some of the Rebels’ other programs have fielded highly competitive squads. UNLV is typically strong in the Olympic sports ...
UNLV's Stott following in footsteps of Bryant, Harper

May 26, 2019

By W.G. Ramirez, Associated Press

Bryson Stott has already been following in the footsteps of some of baseball's biggest stars. Now he's getting ready to take the next step. The UNLV shortstop is projected to go in the first round of the June 3 amateur draft, possibly putting him on ...
How the best prep softball player in Michigan found UNLV

March 23, 2019

By Ray Brewer

Bressler has been brilliant in the initial months of her UNLV career, giving up just one run in her last 30 innings pitched to win back-to-back Mountain West Pitcher of the Week awards ...
UNLV shortstop prepares to take another step toward his big-league dream

Feb. 14, 2019

By Mike Grimala

One day as a youngster, Bryson Stott stepped to the plate in his T-ball league and looked out at an empty infield. In the name of safety, the opposing coach had moved his players back to the outfield during Stott’s at-bats, keeping the tykes out of the line of fire.
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