Games are rarely won or lost in the first 30 minutes, regardless of sport. Clichés dictate contests are decided in the waning moments. That wasn’t the case for Reno 1868 FC last Wednesday in Oklahoma City as the referee was far-too-quick to un-holster his red card and left the visiting side down a man for the final hour of the match, a 1-0 loss. The call against Fatai … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (7/31 – 8/6)
Aces drop home series but don’t drop in standings, sit one back of Grizzlies The bad news: Reno dropped another home series on Sunday (to Nashville) and is now 6-10 at Greater Nevada Field since the all-star break. The good news: Omaha and Iowa collectively poured cool water on a red-hot Fresno team last week, taking five of eight from the Grizzlies on their eight-game … [Read more...]
Another first-time winner claims Barracuda Championship
Chris Stroud breaks through at Montreux in 290th career start The Barracuda Championship at Montreux Golf and Country Club is becoming a tournament of opportunity. Last year, it was Greg Chalmers finally celebrating a first-place finish in his 386th career start. On Sunday, it was Chris Stroud overcoming multiple weather delays and a three-person playoff to finally make it … [Read more...]
Wehan pushes Reno past Tulsa late
Reno ends three-game road trip with dramatic win in Tulsa Reno 1868 FC scored two goals in the first 45 minutes on Saturday night in Tulsa, its first half since a deflating 1-0 loss at Oklahoma City three days prior. Two goals allowed in the second half put Reno on the brink of another maddening result. Enter Chris Wehan. The 22-year-old New Mexico product netted the … [Read more...]
Debatable red card looms as six-match unbeaten streak ends for Reno 1868 FC
Reno plays down a man for final hour in Oklahoma City, falls 1-0 on ESPN3 A controversial red card in the 29th minute factored heavily on Wednesday night as Reno 1868 FC saw its six-match unbeaten streak end with a 1-0 loss at Oklahoma City. The defeat dropped Reno to 8-5-6 on the season and 3-4-2 in matches away from Greater Nevada Field. Oklahoma City entered in 10th … [Read more...]
PGA returns to Reno this weekend
Barracuda Championship hits Montreux for 19th annual running It’s fair to say this weekend is the summer of 2017’s grand finale. The final act. Night in the Country (a popular country music festival in Yerington) wrapped up Saturday night. Country fan or not, there’s no denying the weekend is one of the marquee summer events in the region. Nevada started fall … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Muss likely to stay on transfer train, Norvell addresses questions going into first camp, Reno 1868 FC cruises in KC
The Nevada men’s basketball program could go by many names. You could call it LSU West. Nevada had three coaches with strong LSU ties, but that number shrunk to two this week when Ron Dupree took a job in the NBA. Head coach Eric Musselman was the associate head coach under Johnny Jones in the bayou before coming to Nevada. Now Jones is the associate head coach under … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (7/24 – 7/30)
Aces tumble to second place for first time since May It seemed inevitable. It was going to happen. And on Thursday, it did. After sitting in first place in the Pacific Northern Division for a stretch of 55 games, the Aces finally slid to second place with a 4-0 loss at Oklahoma City. It was the first time since May 25 they didn’t have at least a share of the division … [Read more...]