Shaw helps Rebels top Southern Illinois

Nov. 22, 2009

By Ray Brewer

The UNLV basketball team will take this kind of production from its trio of post players every game — especially from forward Matt Shaw. Shaw hit a 3-pointer with less than five minutes to play Saturday night to give the Rebels their first double-digit lead of a back-and-forth game against Southern Illinois in a 78-69 victory at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Notebook: The Shark and LJ circle

Nov. 22, 2009

By Ray Brewer, Rob Miech

UNLV legends Jerry Tarkanian and Larry Johnson sat in the first row behind the Rebels’ bench Saturday night for the 78-69 victory over Southern Illinois. Both were treated like rock stars, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans for most of the night.

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Could a TUF coaching showdown be next for Ortiz and Griffin?

Nov. 22, 2009

By Ryan Greene

In Forrest Griffin's eyes, he's 1-1 against Tito Ortiz, readily admitting as much. In Tito Ortiz's eyes, he should be 2-0. But the reality of the situation is that after Saturday night's split decision loss to Griffin at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, the series is, in fact, split down the middle. What better way to build up a third meeting than to have the two fan favorite light heavyweight vets square off first as coaches on the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter?

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Sadollah ready to get on a roll after taking care of Baroni

Nov. 22, 2009

By Ryan Greene

It may have taken 17 months for Amir Sadollah to find it after earning his UFC contract at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, but the 29-year-old welterweight may have found his starting point. With a well-earned unanimous decision victory over veteran Phil Baroni, a year of frustration and adjustment found its proper conclusion on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

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Andre Ward claims WBA title against Mikkel Kessler

Nov. 22, 2009

Associated Press

American Andre Ward claimed the WBA super middleweight title from Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler on Saturday in a bout that had to be stopped early, leaving the ex-champion’s camp complaining of dirty tactics. Ward added his first world championship belt to his Olympic gold medal with an upset victory in his hometown.

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Willis makes big difference in UNLV’s 78-69 victory

Nov. 22, 2009

By Rob Miech

UNLV junior guard Tre’Von Willis doesn’t back down or shy away from bruising, physical and scrappy basketball games, so he relished Saturday night. Willis set the pace against Southern Illinois with a career-high 25 points, and he grabbed 7 rebounds and doled out 4 assists in 26 minutes.

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Wranglers' losing skid continues

Nov. 21, 2009

By Steve Silver

At least the Las Vegas Wranglers scored this time. Aside from that lone Las Vegas goal, however, the Utah Grizzlies once again dominated the Wranglers at the E-Center. Utah capitalized on a four-goal effort in the second period Saturday to follow up Friday night's shutout with a 5-1 thrashing of Las Vegas in front of 3,424 fans.

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Live game blog: Willis' 25 points help Rebels down Southern Illinois

Nov. 21, 2009

By Ray Brewer

UNLV's 12-point lead with four minutes to play was trimmed to five points by Southern Illinois with under a minute to play, but Matt Shaw hit a pair of free throws with 35 seconds left and the Rebels hung on for a 78-69 victory.

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Findlay stifles IMG Academy in 113-50 victory

Nov. 21, 2009

By Rob Miech

IMG Academy of Florida showed up at the wrong time to play Findlay College Prep late Saturday afternoon at the Henderson International School. Ticked that his Pilots had given up at least 90 points in two of their first three games, Pilots coach Mike Peck vowed that there would be a clamp down.

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Live Blog: Forrest Griffin gets revenge with split decision

Nov. 21, 2009

By Brett Okamoto

Two former UFC light heavyweight champions step into the Octagon tonight as Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin meet in a rematch of a very close contest in 2006. Follow the Las Vegas Sun as they recount every fight live from UFC 106 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

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Where to watch UFC 106

Nov. 21, 2009

By Allison Duck

While many fans are miffed UFC 106 won’t be featuring a heavyweight battle between Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about the fights that are going on.

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Centennial grad back for basketball, home cooking

Nov. 21, 2009

By Anthony Fenech

Thanksgiving dinner is coming early for Italee Lucas this year. The North Carolina sophomore and Centennial High graduate will be in town this weekend to face the UNLV women’s basketball team on Sunday at Cox Pavilion. But first, Lucas and her Tar Heels teammates have a special trip to make.

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Schumacher adds star power to go-kart finals’ horsepower

Nov. 21, 2009

By Ron Kantowski

When I heard from an old racing pal that Michael Schumacher would be racing go-karts on the parking lot at the Rio this weekend, I told him I wasn’t interested, because I was covering Tiger Woods’ putt-putt match against Phil Mickelson. Then it was over to the Laughing Jackalope where U2 was playing a benefit for a school chum who had lost it all by hitting a hard 16. And after that, Pele said he’d give me a chance to get even on the foosball table.

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The Elevator: Sanford edition

Nov. 21, 2009

By Ron Kantowski

Sounds like an old Saturday morning cartoon, doesn’t it? When Steve “Chopper” Jones and freshmen Anthony Marshall and Justin Hawkins checked into the game in the second half against Nevada-Reno on Wednesday night, UNLV trailed by 12 points. When they went back to the end of the bench, the Rebels led by seven. Heavens to Murgatroyd, Snagglepuss!

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