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UNLV vs. UNR 2010

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    KSNV Channel 3 sports UNLV-UNR

    KSNV Channel 3 coverage of No. 25 UNR's 44-26 victory over UNLV on Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium.

  • UNR quarterback Colin Kaepernick is hoisted onto shoulders after Saturday's game against UNLV. UNR won the game 44-26 to run their win streak over UNLV to six.

    UNR has BCS and championship aspirations following hot 2010 start

    October 3, 2010

    By Case Keefer

    A true “BCS buster” is a team that no one sees coming. So forget TCU and Boise State, two top five programs from non-BCS conferences. As good as those teams are, it would shock no one if either went undefeated and reached a BCS game for the second year in a row in January. UNR, on the other hand, would come as a total surprise.

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    UNLV vs. UNR Football

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  • Instant analysis: One positive out of another UNLV loss to UNR

    October 2, 2010

    By Ray Brewer

    Here is one piece of good news out of the UNLV football team’s 44-26 loss Saturday to UNR. Yes, the Rebels were defeated by the Wolf Pack for a series record sixth straight year, and yet there is still some light at the end of the tunnel for Rebel faithful. During the break between the first and second quarters, when the game was tied at seven and 21-point betting underdog UNLV was still threatening to pull off the upset, the Rebels’ basketball team was introduced to the crowd at Sam Boyd Stadium.

  • Notebook: Payne breaks out in losing effort

    October 3, 2010

    By Ryan Greene

    Phillip Payne hadn't been necessarily invisible in 2010 entering the Rebels' fifth game on Saturday night against No. 25 Nevada-Reno. But for the first time as a junior, the preseason All-Mountain West receiver was a force to be reckoned with. In UNLV's 44-26 loss at Sam Boyd Stadium to rival UNR, Payne had a season-high eight catches and a career-high 170 yards.

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    No. 25 UNR vs. UNLV

    UNR ran its win streak against UNLV to six with a 44-26 victory on Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium.

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    UNLV vs. UNR fan photos

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    UNLV vs. UNR Tailgate

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  • UNLV fans dance on top of a vehicle while tailgating before Saturday's football game against UNR.

    Fans of the red and blue tailgate, mingle before game

    October 3, 2010

    By Paul Takahashi

    With tickets for the UNLV-UNR game sold out, fans crowded outside Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday to soak up the excitement of the rivalry. Alcohol flowed freely and fans taunted each other as they tailgated outside the stadium, hours before the game started.

  • UNLV fans dance on top of a vehicle while tailgating before Saturday's football game against UNR.

    UNR makes it six straight over UNLV, prevailing 44-26

    October 2, 2010

    By Ryan Greene

    It wasn't quite as resounding as last year's game, but Nevada-Reno still soundly took it to UNLV, claiming the Fremont Cannon for a record sixth consecutive season on Saturday with a 44-26 victory at Sam Boyd Stadium.

  • UNR senior running back Vai Taua carries the ball in the Wolf Pack's 52-31 romp over Cal in Reno on Sept. 17. Taua leads the Pack this season with 453 rushing yards, and has run for nearly 3,500 yards in his collegiate career.

    Take Five: A closer look at UNLV vs. UNR

    October 1, 2010

    By Ryan Greene

    Rivarly games in college football are known for being close-fought, emotional, tight battles. The 2009 contest between UNLV and Nevada-Reno, at the end of that October afternoon, was far from meeting all three of those criteria. The 2009 contest between UNLV and Nevada-Reno, at the end of that October afternoon, was far from meeting all three of those criteria. The Rebels and Wolf Pack were tied at the half at Mackay Stadium, 21-21, but Chris Ault's club appeared to hold the upper hand right from go, romping to a 63-28 victory that for UNLV was nothing short of embarrassing.

  • George Jaekle and Lorry Kristal are parents of two kickers, one who played for UNR and one who plays for UNLV.

    UNLV-UNR game puts families’ team loyalties to the test

    October 2, 2010

    By Paul Takahashi

    Trevor Hayes and Erin Russell look the part of the perfect married couple. The central Las Vegas residents have a lot in common. They both studied journalism as undergrads, work at law firms and serve on the boards of their college alumni associations.

  • Betting money pouring in on UNR

    October 1, 2010

    By Case Keefer

    Las Vegas’ passion for UNLV and disdain for UNR reaches its highest levels this week, except for in the sports books. The Wolf Pack will attract the majority of the action in this year’s edition of the annual rivalry game that kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Las Vegas Hilton Superbook opened UNR as an 18.5-point favorite and the line was up to 20.5 by Thursday evening.

  • Former UNLV football player Quincy Sanders threw his helmet after a Fremont Cannon rivalry game against UNR in 1995. There is a mystery as to where the helmet ended up.

    Quincy Sanders: How his helmet stoked rivalry

    October 1, 2010

    By Ray Brewer

    Quincy Sanders picks up his cell phone, realizes he is talking to a reporter and prepares to answer questions he’s been asked scores of times over the years. It’s the week of the Fremont Cannon rivalry football game between UNLV and UNR, so the former Rebel has grown accustomed to the call looking for him to rehash what happened in the infamous 1995 contest.

  • UNLV players roll out the refurbished Fremont Cannon two weeks after beating UNR in 2000. Fans broke the cannon in the post-game celebration that year, but the UNLV athletics department repaired it in time for the Rebels next home game against Wyoming.

    Fremont Cannon Timeline: A history of one of college football’s most unique trophies

    September 30, 2010

    By Case Keefer

    Cashell Fieldhouse is the official headquarters of the UNR football program. It houses all the regular amenities of a football program’s residence — coaches’ offices, film rooms, locker rooms and equipment storage areas — and one prized artifact in the lobby. For the past five years, Cashell has been home to a painted blue version of the Fremont Cannon.

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    Defending Colin Kaepernick

    The Nevada-Reno quarterback has put up some pretty gaudy numbers against UNLV in recent meetings. What can the Rebels do to stop the stellar senior this season?

  • Local product Ronnie Paulo ready for last crack at UNR

    September 30, 2010

    By Ray Brewer

    UNLV senior linebacker Ronnie Paulo admits being apprehensive when approached about changing his jersey number to No. 36. He had grown attached the No. 56 he wore his initial three seasons and had to take a day to think over the proposal. But when he started thinking, he realized the change was a no-brainer decision.

  • Two UNLV students walk the Fremont Cannon onto the field UNR's Mackay Stadium before the start of the 1995 football rivalry game between UNLV and UNR. It was UNLV coach Jeff Horton's first trip back to UNR after he left to be the head coach at UNLV.

    Ex-UNLV player, coach helped spark rivalry after leaving Wolf Pack for Rebels

    September 29, 2010

    By Ray Brewer

    They added fuel to the rivalry’s fire. Jeff Horton had deep ties in the Reno-area football scene. Todd Floyd was one of Reno's legendary high-school performers. But in 1994, both left for UNLV.

  • UNR cheerleaders carry their flags after a UNR touchdown during the second half.

    A look at UNR, UNLV’s next opponent

    September 25, 2010

    By Case Keefer

    UNR has outscored UNLV by a combined 112-55 in the rivalry’s last two meetings. And neither of those Wolf Pack squads were as good as this year’s version. UNR is off to a 4-0 start coming off of impressive non-conference victories against California and BYU.

  • Nevada-Reno quarterback Colin Kaepernick (10) rushes during the second half of the team's 63-28 victory over UNLV at Mackay Stadium in Reno on Oct. 3, 2009.

    Notebook: UNR star Colin Kaepernick has everyone’s attention

    September 28, 2010

    By Ryan Greene

    Time to celebrate the first win of his UNLV career was short, and Bobby Hauck's welcome back to the grindstone early this week is film of a 6-foot-6, 220-pound nightmare who appears to be all but unstoppable right now. Stopping — or at least slowing down — Nevada-Reno dual-threat quarterback Colin Kaepernick is without question the Rebels' top priority in preparation for this Saturday's rivalry showdown at Sam Boyd Stadium.

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    The Fremont Cannon Rivalry

    KRNV takes a look at the Fremont Cannon and the UNLV-UNR rivalry.

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    UNR Ranked For First Time Since 1948

    KRNV talks to the Nevada-Reno Wolf Pack about the team's first appearance in the AP Top 25 in more than 60 years and if the team will overlook the UNLV Rebels because of the honor.