By Tim Dahlberg AP Sports Columnist LAS VEGAS — About the only thing in dispute at the UNLV campus arena last Tuesday night was what to call the team that dominated a home squad that no longer lives up to its nickname as the Runnin’ Rebels. Down here they call them UNR, or the University of Nevada-Reno. There’s some satisfaction in that, especially now that UNLV is … [Read more...]
Musselman gets 100th win as Nevada pounds Colorado State
Sparks Tribune and Associated Press After a highlight-reel worthy 40-point victory performance over Colorado State last Wednesday, the Nevada men’s basketball team enjoyed a rare weekend off before its rivalry game with UNLV last night in Las Vegas. Despite the blowout victory, the Wolf Pack dropped one spot in Monday’s AP Top 25 poll to No. 8. Nevada 100, … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack women pick up 2nd MWC win
Holding its opponent to under 27 percent shooting, the Nevada women’s basketball team rolled to a 62-38 win last Wednesday evening at Colorado State. The Rams (7-10, 1-5 MW) got on the board first and jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before freshman Imani Lacy sunk a 10-foot jumper to get the scoring started for the Wolf Pack (6-12, 2-5 MW). Nevada rattled off four … [Read more...]
Big Saturday for the Pack
(Left) Courtesy Kyle Pulek, Nevada football/(Right) courtesy Alina Rodgers, University of Utah Saturday was a big day for the University of Nevada. The Wolf Pack football team captured the Arizona Bowl title in comeback fashion with a 16-13 win over Arkansas State, while the men’s basketball team took down Utah by 15 on the road to finish its non-conference schedule … [Read more...]
UNR Mackay Muckers
The University of Nevada, Reno’s (UNR) Mackay Muckers mining team will be hosting a fundraiser on Wednesday, November 14 from 5-8 p.m. at Reno’s Mellow Fellow Pub located at 300 East Second Street. Twenty percent of the proceeds will support the Mackay Muckers as they prepare to welcome teams from around the world to the 41st Annual International Intercollegiate Mining … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack Add USC to 2018-19 Schedule
The University of Nevada men’s basketball team will play at Southern California on Saturday Dec. 1 at the Galen Center in Los Angeles this season and the Trojans will come to Lawlor Events Center in 2019-20. The Trojans are the second Pac-12 team the Wolf Pack will play this season as they will face Arizona State at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles as part of the third annual … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack Eliminated Early at Mountain West Tournament
The University of Nevada baseball team was eliminated from the 2018 Mountain West Tournament by San José State after a 13-6 loss to the Spartans at Tony Gwynn Stadium on Friday. The Wolf Pack fell to 29-24 while SJSU improved to 27-29. SJSU jumped to an 8-0 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth inning. The Spartans scored four times in the top of the first and never … [Read more...]
Nevada’s Caroline to Return for Senior Season
After testing the NBA draft process, University of Nevada forward Jordan Caroline has made the decision to pull his name from NBA draft consideration and return to play his senior season for the Wolf Pack in 2018-19. As a junior he was second on the team averaging 17.7 points per game and led the Pack grabbing 8.6 rebounds per contest in 34.8 minutes per game. From the field he … [Read more...]