Mike Grimala
Sports Reporter
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Luis Rodriguez, UNLV thread the needle in OT win at Wyoming
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 On Tuesday, Rodriguez went the highlight route to put UNLV in the win column, completing a jaw-dropping behind-the-back pass that led to a game-sealing dunk in overtime ...
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All hands on deck as UNLV downs No. 22 Colorado State
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 Senior center Isaiah Cottrell hasn’t scored in nearly two months, but why should that matter? Faced with an injury-shortened frontcourt rotation, UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger tabbed Cottrell ...
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Game day: D.J. Thomas scores 23 as UNLV knocks off No. 22 Colorado State
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 UNLV just knocked off another ranked opponent, downing No. 22 Colorado State, 66-60. D.J. Thomas came up clutch, as the freshman scored 18 points in the second half to lead the way. Thomas scored six in a row for UNLV to help build a 56-51 lead with less than three minutes ...
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Lady Rebels look stronger than ever as they prepare for another Mountain West title run
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 Junior point guard Kiara Jackson says the team is aiming to go further than the past two years, when it was eliminated in its opening game of the NCAA Tournament, and that they’re better equipped to make it happen.
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UNLV loses late lead, falls to UNR
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 With five minutes left in UNLV’s Saturday night showdown against UNR, the Scarlet and Gray were tied for first place in the Mountain West standings. By the time the final buzzer sounded ...
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How can Raiders get in on next Super Bowl in Vegas?
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 Las Vegas is hosting the Super Bowl for the first time this year, and it’s been a nonstop party all week. Unfortunately, the local football team wasn’t invited ...
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A&E
Not going to the game? A week's worth of activities for Super Bowl week
Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 Super Bowl week can present a dilemma for fans in the host city: You can be the biggest football diehard in the world, but unless you’re willing to drop five figures on tickets ...
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UNLV freshmen D.J. Thomas, Brooklyn Hicks team to deliver win over Fresno State
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 UNLV may have gotten a glimpse of the future on Tuesday, as the freshman backcourt pairing of D.J. Thomas and Brooklyn Hicks teamed up to close out a 78-69 home win over Fresno State ...
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UNLV freshman Brooklyn Hicks stepping into role as energy provider
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 Like most college basketball players, Brooklyn Hicks was the man in high school. At Timberline, the 6-foot-3 guard averaged more than 25 points per game as a ...
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Breaking News
Las Vegas aims for Super Bowl success, now and later
Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 Las Vegas wants to make an impression. The goal wasn’t just to host the 2024 Super Bowl. It’s about hosting the 2029 Super Bowl and the 2035 game and the 2041 game and so on.
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Game day: UNLV gets hot, gets a win at San Jose State
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 Talk about shooting the lights out. UNLV just caught fire like we haven't seen this season, shooting 80% in the second half to come back and knock off San Jose State, 77-65 ...
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UNLV
Kruger: 'No words' as UNLV bottoms out in 90-58 loss to Air Force
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 With 90 seconds left in the first half of Tuesday’s game against Air Force, Kevin Kruger tried to turn the tide. After Justin Webster hit a 3-pointer to trim Air Force’s lead ...
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Analysis: What we know about UNLV basketball after early MWC gauntlet
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 The Mountain West has five teams currently in the Top 50 of the NET rankings, and as luck would have it, UNLV opened the conference portion of its schedule by playing all five of them ...
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Game day: Colorado State rallies to sink UNLV, 78-75
Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 UNLV built a 10-point lead midway through the second half, but Colorado State rallied late to send the Scarlet and Gray home disappointed, 78-75 ...
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Group of UNLV supporters navigating new era of college football with NIL payouts
Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 Quarterback Jayden Maiava is headed to the University of Southern California after considering offers from both the Trojans and another college football powerhouse, Georgia.
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UNLV bounces back with big win over New Mexico
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 UNLV really needed that one. Three days after dropping a difficult Mountain West opener at San Diego State, Kevin Kruger’s squad regrouped and put forth one of their best performances of the season, dropping a good ...
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Game day: Boone twins power UNLV past New Mexico
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 Have a night, Boone twins. Kalib Boone scored 29 points, twin brother Keylan scored 17, and UNLV earned its first Mountain West victory by knocking off a good New Mexico team, 83-73 ...
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Game day: San Diego State overpowers UNLV, 72-61
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 San Diego State is for real, that's for sure. The Aztecs proved it to UNLV on Saturday, out-muscling the visitors for a 72-61 victory in front of a crazed sellout crowd at Viejas Arena ...
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Little lefties lift UNLV backcourt in nonconference schedule
Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 UNLV went big in the offseason, centering its rebuilding effort around a trio of frontcourt veterans who all stand 6-foot-7 or taller. But the most impactful addition may be coming in a decidedly smaller package ...
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UNLV basketball on to Mountain West after dispatching Bethesda
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 How many dunks did junior forward Rob Whaley throw down in UNLV’s 112-56 win over Bethesda on Tuesday? Accounts varied, as his coaches and teammates had trouble keeping count. Head coach Kevin Kruger said he wasn’t sure, as the staff doesn’t ...
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Winning with defense is New Year's resolution for UNLV basketball
Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 The UNLV basketball team has started working on its New Year’s resolution a little early. Though the squad sits at a disappointing 5-5 heading into ...
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Coming off bowl appearance, UNLV football enters pivotal offseason
Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 The UNLV football season last far longer than anyone could have reasonably expected, but after 14 games and a bowl berth that kept the team alive through the holidays ...
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With bowl loss, revived UNLV football looks to bright future
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023 It would be easy for the UNLV football team to be down after Tuesday’s 49-36 loss to Kansas in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl ...
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Talent-laden UNLV football team ready for bowl game
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023 Coming out of high school, Jacob De Jesus was no one’s idea of a future All-American. Listed at the time at 5-foot-7 and 155 pounds, the California native drew little attention as a Division-I football prospect. Zero recruiting stars ...
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Jayden Maiava is long-term cornerstone for UNLV football
Monday, Dec. 25, 2023 Two days after UNLV lost in the Mountain West championship game, freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava was going about his normal Monday routine, stretching, studying and checking in for a meal at the team’s on-campus facility ...
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Intrigue abounds as UNLV football arrives for Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 It’s beginning to look a lot like…bowl season for the UNLV football team. Barry Odom’s squad arrived Friday in Phoenix ahead of Tuesday’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
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Christmas in the kitchen: Serving tasty holiday dishes for UNLV sports
Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 The holidays are a time to gather with family, friends and loved ones, and it’s hard to think of two pastimes more communal than sports and food ...
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UNLV football back on practice field for bowl prep
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 The UNLV football team’s remarkable 2023 campaign has resumed following a brief intermission. The Scarlet and Gray took the field on Monday for their first practice since the Mountain West championship game ...
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Ice-cold UNLV beaten at the buzzer by Saint Mary's
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023 Coming off Wednesday’s thrilling upset of No. 8 Creighton, the UNLV basketball team had a chance to build some momentum heading into the final stretch of non-conference play. Instead ...
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UNLV football heading to Phoenix for Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 It’s the first postseason berth for UNLV since the 2013 team went 7-5 in the regular season and earned a trip to the Heart of Dallas Bowl.
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UNLV trying to raise homefield advantage for championship game
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 Is the Mountain West championship game going to be played in a sea of Scarlet and Gray? UNLV football doesn’t have a good history when it comes to drawing crowds, but this is an unprecedented situation. Not only are they playing for their first ...
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UNLV football not looking up at Boise State in Mountain West title game
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 From an historic perspective, the Boise State and UNLV football programs could not be any further apart. Boise State has a trophy case full of Mountain West championships ...
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Five questions as UNLV football prepares to host MWC championship game
Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023 The Mountain West made it official on Sunday morning, announcing UNLV as the host of the 2023 conference championship game after roughly 12 hours of computation ...
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UNLV defenseless in Sunshine loss to Florida State
Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 UNLV made 19 layups and five dunks against Florida State on Monday, as the Seminoles barely pretended to play defense in a matinee game that was contested as part of the Sunshine Slam ...
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D.J. Thomas enjoys dishing it out for UNLV basketball
Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 Midway through the first half of UNLV’s game against Stetson on Saturday, the Scarlet and Gray held a modest 12-10 lead. Given the way the season opener went just a few days earlier, there were undoubtedly some fans beginning to fret ...
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68 predictions for UNLV basketball in 2023-24
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 Because UNLV is set on making the field of 68, let’s make 68 predictions for the 2023-24 campaign — with a little prognosticative assistance from the coach and players themselves ...
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Game day: UNLV now 4-1 in MWC after dropping New Mexico
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 There's getting back on track, and then there's what UNLV just did to New Mexico. The Scarlet and Gray rebounded from last week's heartbreaking loss at Fresno State by demolishing the Lobos in Albuquerque, 56-14 ...
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UNLV basketball embraces local talent to turn around program going into new season
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 The UNLV men’s basketball team hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2013, but that doesn’t mean the Valley has been devoid of collegiate-level talent all that time.
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UNLV football still alive and kicking in MWC title race
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 The UNLV football team suffered a devastating loss Saturday, coming up short in the final seconds at Fresno State. Except it wasn’t so devastating. While giving up a 10-point lead and getting stuffed on the goal line at the end of a 35-28 defeat may have stung ...
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Game day: UNLV wins on final play to clinch bowl
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 UNLV football is bowl bound. The Scarlet and Gray pulled off a dramatic, 25-23 comeback win over Colorado State to improve to 6-1 on the season and earn bowl eligibility for the first time in more than a decade ...
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UNLV basketball's overlooked returners vying for key roles in 2023-24
Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 Toward the end of last season, it seemed like the light went on for UNLV basketball players Shane Nowell and Jackie Johnson ...
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Live coverage: Raiders hold on to beat New England, 21-17
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 They may have taken a rocky path to get there, but the Raiders are back at .500 on the season after holding off New England, 21-19, at Allegiant Stadium ...
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Cannon still red: UNLV piles on the points in 45-27 win at UNR
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 On UNLV’s second play from scrimmage in Saturday’s 45-27 rout in Reno, quarterback Jayden Maiava rolled right and hit receiver Ricky White for a short gain. Except White turned up field, got a block and raced along the sideline for a 59-yard touchdown ...
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Game Day: UNLV football routs UNR for fourth straight win
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 UNLV will keep the Fremont Cannon for another year ...
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UNR is still the biggest game for UNLV's football team, but it's not the only one
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 The season is not hanging in the balance when UNLV football heads north to take on UNR on Saturday. For UNLV supporters, it might take some time to get used to the idea. The Scarlet and Gray have been down for so long that every year ...
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What we know about UNLV football at halfway point
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 The first half of the 2023 season couldn't have unfolded any better for UNLV football. Aside from a decisive loss at No. 2 Michigan on Sept. 9, Barry Odom’s team has delivered every week ...
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Raiders hold on for MNF win over Green Bay
Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 They had to sweat it down to the final seconds — including another controversial, conservative coaching decision by Josh McDaniels — but the Raiders prevailed on Monday Night Football, 17-13, thanks to Amik Robertson's end-zone interception ...
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A&E
Kick off spooky season with Joe Bob’s World Drive-In Jamboree
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 North Las Vegas’ West Wind Drive-In will host the three-day horror film extravaganza.
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UNLV football follows winning blueprint to down Hawaii, improve to 4-1
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 As UNLV pulled away for a 44-20 victory over Hawaii on Saturday, the most encouraging aspect from the Scarlet and Gray perspective may have been how routine it felt ...
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Even without Jerrae Williams, UNLV defense hunting turnovers
Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 Is the UNLV defense good, in the traditional sense? Opponents are averaging 6.0 yards per play through four games, which is a better clip than the Scarlet and Gray offense (5.6). So no, it probably wouldn’t be fair to say the defense is lock-down ...