Mike Grimala
Sports Reporter
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Sports
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 ...
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For UNLV football, bowl is the goal
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 As the calendar officially turns to fall, it’s time for UNLV football fans to start thinking about bowl destinations. Wait, what? ...
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UNLV football runs up 3-1 record by beating UTEP
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 El Paso means “The Pass” in Spanish, but UNLV opted to keep the ball on the ground Saturday, using a dominant rushing attack to defeat UTEP, 45-28 ...
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After epic victory, UNLV football staying vigilant against letdown
Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 The UNLV football team has an opportunity to do something special. Now they just have to seize it. By virtue of last week’s dramatic comeback victory over Vanderbilt, the Scarlet and Gray are currently 2-1 and on an early track to qualify for a postseason ...
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UNLV football working on passing attack ahead of tilt at No. 2 Michigan
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 It’s not easy to find fault in UNLV’s season-opening effort against Bryant, as the Scarlet and Gray dominated their FCS opponent from the very first snap — a 69-yard touchdown run by Vincent Davis — and rolled to a convincing victory. A coach with a discerning eye, however, can always spot an area in need of ...
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Breaking News
Worried about parking for Raiders games at Allegiant Stadium? The RTC’s shuttles have you covered
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 If you’re the type of person who doesn’t want to sit in that kind of traffic, there’s a supercheap alternative that allows you to bypass the gridlock.
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The 11 most important UNLV football players in 2023
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 UNLV opens the 2023 season on Saturday with a mix of familiar faces and new recruits brought in by first-year head coach Barry Odom, all in the hope of finally getting the Scarlet and Gray over the hump and into a bowl game. Will the new-look squad ...
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52 predictions for UNLV football in 2023
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 There’s a new coach in Barry Odom, a new defensive scheme, a new offensive playbook, and a new start for quarterback Doug Brumfield. Is that enough to propel ...
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New addition Hunkie Cooper doing a little bit of everything for UNLV football
Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023 When the UNLV football team is practicing, it doesn’t take long to identify the most energetic person on the field. It’s not one of the players ...
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UNLV could have one of its best recent football teams in coach Barry Odom’s first year
Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 Is this the year for UNLV football? The Scarlet and Gray have a new head coach, an exciting new offense and a talented quarterback who appears poised for a breakout season. Add it all up, and this looks like the best squad UNLV has fielded in a long time … if everything goes right. Here are five of the top storylines to follow as UNLV embarks on its 2023 season.
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UNLV football hoping for big things from LSU transfer Zavier Carter
Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 Zavier Carter may have finally found a home at UNLV. The Georgia native was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2021 and rated as one of the top linebacker prospects in the nation. When he committed to LSU, he expected to be the next in that ...
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UNLV trying to come out ahead as conference balance shifts
Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 Since the most recent wave of conference realignment exploded two weeks ago, UNLV athletic director Erick Harper’s cellphone has been buzzing nonstop ...
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UNLV football embraces speed on first day of training camp
Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 Rebel Park was a blur of activity on Friday as the UNLV football team opened training camp, and not just because all the action was crammed onto one field. New head coach Barry Odom put his team through a two-hour morning session ...
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As college sports change, UNLV hopes it can benefit by joining a power conference
Thursday, July 27, 2023 UNLV is trying to catch up and prove itself as a worthy addition whenever the next round of conference expansion comes around.
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Barry Odom lays out his plan to restore UNLV defense
Saturday, July 22, 2023 It’s been a long, long time since UNLV football fielded a respectable defense. The Scarlet and Gray have allowed at least 30 points per game in 14 of the last 15 seasons, an incredible, institutional display of non-resistance ...
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NIL changed the game, and will only continue to evolve
Sunday, July 9, 2023 As of July 2021, players are allowed to make as much money as they can and foster as many different revenue streams ...
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The future is now for players looking to make a splash in NBA Summer League
Thursday, July 6, 2023 As usual, the summer league will showcase some of the NBA’s most exciting young players, including 2023 lottery picks and promising second-year players hoping to use Las Vegas as a springboard to breakout 2023-24 campaigns.
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Amid homecoming, hard work begins for Jalen Hill and UNLV basketball
Thursday, July 6, 2023 The 1,100-mile trip from Las Vegas to Norman, Okla., is not exactly a hop, skip and a jump. So for the first four years of Jalen Hill’s college career at Oklahoma, he estimates his family was only able to travel to five or six of his games per season. That’s going to change soon, as the Las Vegas native has joined UNLV for his ...
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Loaded with newcomers, UNLV basketball begins summer practice
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 UNLV had its first official summer practice on Monday, tipping off an eight-week window in which college coaches get to work with their players on the court and in the weight room as they prepare for the upcoming 2023-24 season ...
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Sharpshooter Keylan Boone is big addition for UNLV basketball
Monday, June 5, 2023 As one of three high-profile veteran transfers who committed to UNLV on April 19, Keylan Boone is going to be counted on to help bring an end to the Scarlet and Gray’s decade-long NCAA Tournament drought ...
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Opposing prep coaches give scouting report on UNLV commit D.J. Thomas
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 D.J. Thomas has an unbeatable résumé. The Liberty point guard is a 4-star recruit in the Class of 2024, and he’s rated the No. 22 prospect in the nation by 247 Sports. After averaging 22.8 points and 5.1 assists as a junior this ...
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Hank Greenspun Lifetime Achievement Award: Ed Cheltenham, Spring Mountain Youth Camp
Thursday, May 25, 2023 During more than three decades at the Spring Mountain Youth Camp, Ed Cheltenham won 13 state championships in track and field and another two titles in basketball.
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Scholar Athletes of the Year: Bruce Woodbury and Justine Dunaway
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Bruce Woodbury plans to attend BYU in the fall, and Justine Dunaway will go to Williams College in Massachusetts.
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Citizen of the Year: Leslie Maldonado Carrasco, Chaparral volleyball and softball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Community service initiatives began drawing in Leslie Maldonado Carrasco when she was in middle school.
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Moment of the Year: Desert Oasis flag football celebrates fallen teammate after state championship victory
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The flag football state championship game had just concluded, and the Desert Oasis players had begun gathering to celebrate their win over Legacy. Amid the chaos, coach Todd Thomson began frantically searching for the game ball.
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WNBA legend Candace Parker joins the champion Las Vegas Aces for another title run
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Her 16-year pro career has seen her earn seven All-Star berths, two MVP awards and a pair of WNBA championship rings.
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Team of the Year: SLAM Nevada wrestling
Thursday, May 25, 2023 There’s dominance, and then there’s what SLAM Nevada did on the wrestling mat this year.
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Rising Star, Female: Brynn Kort, Coronado golf
Thursday, May 25, 2023 As a freshman a year ago, Brynn Kort lost out on the individual state title by a single stroke to perhaps the best female prep golfer in state history, then-teammate Yana Wilson.
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Male Athlete of the Year: Dedan “D.J.” Thomas Jr., Liberty basketball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 After he piloted Liberty to a historic state championship last year, expectations were set sky high for Dedan Thomas Jr.’s junior season this year. He delivered.
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Game of the Year: Silverado boys basketball beats Valley at the buzzer in the playoffs
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The Silverado boys basketball team built a 17-point advantage in its opening-round playoff game, only to watch Valley storm back in the final minutes to take a 70-69 lead with four seconds to play.
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Female Athlete of the Year: Madeleine Hebert, Coronado swimming
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Madeleine Hebert was never athletic as a young child. She got involved in sports through dancing, and it was fun to start.
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Unsung Hero Award: Rachel Levy, Desert Oasis trainer
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Rachel Levy had prepared for a severe incident of this nature countless times. So when she heard frantic screams calling her name from observers at Desert Oasis High School after a flag football player collapsed and was unconscious, reacting was like second nature.
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Rising Star, Male: Christian Thatcher, Arbor View football and wrestling
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Christian Thatcher, a 6-foot-2, 192-pound sophomore linebacker, picked up scholarship offers from Oklahoma, Colorado and West Virginia all on the same day earlier this May.
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Coach of the Year: LaShondra Rayford, Las Vegas High girls basketball
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Maintaining poise in the toughest moments is a concept almost all coaches preach, but few ever get a chance to demonstrate it as flawlessly as LaShondra Rayford did earlier this year.
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Sun Standout Awards celebrate the best in local high school sports
Thursday, May 25, 2023 The Sun Standout Awards returned for their sixth edition on May 22 at the South Point Showroom, recognizing the best and brightest in Southern Nevada high school athletics.
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Hometown hoops star D.J. Thomas commits to UNLV
Sunday, May 14, 2023 UNLV basketball scored a potentially program-changing win on the recruiting trail on Sunday, as hometown high-school star D.J. Thomas committed to the program. Thomas is the son of Dedan Thomas, who played three seasons at UNLV ...
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Football player transferred to UNLV from rival UNR to be near ailing mom
Sunday, May 14, 2023 In the midst of a most difficult situation, JoJuan is trying to stay positive. That means continuing to play football. At some point this season ...
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Raiders’ top pick Tyree Wilson flashes elite pass-rushing talent
Thursday, April 27, 2023 The Raiders predictably went defense with their first pick in Thursday’s NFL Draft, and they may have landed an impact player in Texas Tech pass rusher Tyree Wilson. While some prognosticators expected Las Vegas to address its pass defense by selecting a cornerback ...
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Las Vegas' Dalton Kincaid set to complete unlikely NFL Draft journey
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 When Utah's Dalton Kincaid is selected in this week’s NFL Draft — possibly on Thursday as a first-round pick — the Las Vegas native will cap one of the unlikeliest draft journeys in recent memory ...
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UNLV basketball makeover begins with trio of impact transfers
Saturday, April 22, 2023 This was always going to be an offseason of change for UNLV basketball. The team’s leading scorer graduated, and the transfer portal snatched two other starters, necessitating a severe makeover for a program that hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament ...
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Barry Odom wants to see growth in UNLV football spring game at 1 p.m. today
Saturday, April 8, 2023 The UNLV football program is still very much a work in progress. New playbooks are being taught on offense and defense, the roster will be tweaked when the transfer portal opens again in May, and players are still ...
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How San Diego State's run to Final Four will benefit UNLV
Saturday, April 1, 2023 UNLV may view San Diego State as a bitter rival on the court, but the school’s accountants are certainly cheering the Aztecs’ magical march to the Final Four ...
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Historic season for UNLV women ends in tourney loss to Michigan
Friday, March 17, 2023 The UNLV women’s basketball team finally met its match on Friday. After a historic season that saw the Scarlet and Gray win 22 straight games, go undefeated in the Mountain West and rack up a program-best 31 victories, they finally ran into ...