Mountain West

Alford Leaves New Mexico For UCLA

Steve Alford was hired as UCLA basketball coach on Saturday, spurning New Mexico days after he agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Lobos for a chance to run what he called “the premier basketball program in the country.”

2013/04/01

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UNLV Receives 5th Seed; Will Face Cal on Thursday

The Rebels earned a 5 seed in the NCAA tournament are headed to San Jose to take on the 12th Seeded California Golden Bears on Thursday.

2013/03/17

Richy Named MWC Pitcher of the Week

UNLV’s John Richy has been named the Mountain West Pitcher of the Week.

2013/03/14

Coach Rice Says There Are No Excuses, Rebels Must Play Better

UNLV basketball head coach Dave Rice isn’t making any excuses for his Runnin’ Rebels who dropped their final regular season home game on Saturday to Fresno State.

2013/03/12

Three Rebels Honored with MW Awards

Three Runnin’ Rebels take home Mountain West Awards.

2013/03/12

UNLV Seeded Third in the Mountain West Tournament

The Runnin’ Rebels finished the regular season third in the Mountain West standings to earn the No. 3 seed for the Reese’s MW Men’s Basketball Championship.

2013/03/10

Rebels Go Down on Senior Day, 61-52

In the last regular season game for seniors Justin Hawkins, Anthony Marshall and Quintrell Thomas the Rebels were upset by visiting Fresno State 61-52 on Saturday.

2013/03/09

UNLV Football MWC Opponents Announced

UNLV Football learned which conference teams it will be playing and where it will face them this fall as the Mountain West released its final scheduling rotation.

2013/02/14

Mountain West Football to Split Into Two Divisions

The Mountain West announced Tuesday it will split into two divisions for football only and create a conference championship game at the site of the highest-ranked team in the Bowl Championship Series standings. This year, the game will be played Dec. 7.

2013/01/22

UNLV’s Bennett Makes the Wooden Award List

nin’ Rebel freshman forward Anthony Bennett has been named to The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list, which was announced Thursday by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on ESPNU.

2013/01/10