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Lopez ‘100 percent’ a Rebel; two ex-Pilots return to Findlay

By Rob Miech · October 10, 2008 · 6:05 PM

After practice Friday afternoon, Findlay College Prep senior basketball player Carlos Lopez clarified his status with UNLV. Earlier in the week, he said he was “80 to 85 percent sure” that he would honor his verbal agreement to become a Rebel and sign a letter of intent in November. Just want to make sure, he said at the time. A simple answer to a simple question, right? Wrong. Lopez shook his head and laughed a bit Friday at how some ...

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Women’s soccer match moved to noon Saturday

By Rob Miech · October 10, 2008 · 6:21 PM

The UNLV women’s soccer match Saturday at Utah will be played at noon. It was originally scheduled to start at 6 p.m., but it was moved up due to the ...

Banks starts at point in Heat defeat in Paris

By Rob Miech · October 9, 2008 · 6:55 PM

Former UNLV point guard Marcus Banks started and logged 35 minutes for the Miami Heat on Thursday in its 100-98 preseason overtime defeat to New Jersey in Paris. Banks is ...

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UNLV Athletics Notebook: Olson named MWC Golfer of the Month

By Ryan Greene · October 8, 2008 · 6:44 PM

UNLV junior golfer Eddie Olson was selected by the Mountain West Conference as its Golfer of the Month for September. Olson, an Aptos, Calif., native, opened the season by leading ...

Kruger and UNLV staff to host coaching clinic

By Ryan Greene · October 8, 2008 · 1:44 PM

UNLV men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger and his staff will host the 2008 UNLV Runnin’ Rebel Coaching Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Thomas & Mack Center. The ...

Rebels senior ace Darger to host chat Thursday

By Rob Miech · October 7, 2008 · 2:04 PM

Fans can send in a question or chat with UNLV senior forward live Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Darger will host the chat in a designated area at UNLVRebels.com. The Rebels ...

Hoops season tickets spike nearly 20 percent

By Rob Miech · October 7, 2008 · 1:55 PM

Increased anticipation and expectations for UNLV’s 2008-09 basketball season has boosted season-ticket sales almost 20 percent. At the end of September, the athletic department reported that it had sold 1,013 ...

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Kruger gets reserve time at the point for Bucks

By Rob Miech · October 6, 2008 · 9:34 PM

Kevin Kruger scored eight points in 13 minutes off the bench Monday night for Milwaukee in the Bucks’ 117-79 exhibition defeat to Minnesota. The former UNLV point guard hit the ...

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Shoughro continues to shine for women’s soccer

By Rob Miech · October 6, 2008 · 7:20 PM

UNLV sophomore forward Ashleigh Shoughro has made quite an impact in her first season playing soccer in the Mountain West Conference. With a goal and an assist in a rare ...

LIVE GAME BLOG: Rebel defense can’t hold late as Rams escape with 41-28 win

By Ryan Greene · October 4, 2008 · 2:14 PM

Final, CSU wins 41-28 Fort Collins, Colo. — As predicted, Gartrell Johnson got plenty of work on the Rams’ final drive to cap off a huge day. And despite what ...