In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ will play its final game at Sam Boyd Stadium Saturday afternoon.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ received an anonymous challenge donation of $1 million for the Student-Athlete Excellence Center, meaning any pledges up to that amount will be matched for the new initiative.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ cut the ribbon Thursday, opening the doors to its new football training facility.
The much anticipated 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Fertitta Football Complex opened its doors Thursday afternoon, making 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ a premier football destination.
After three years and $34.8 million dollars’ worth of construction, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ finally unveiled its new on-campus football facility in a ceremony on Thursday.
There will be a tightrope act at Allegiant Stadium this month and it has nothing to do with entertainment.
As I watched men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger and his staff teach their student-athletes a defensive set recently, I thought about how this editorial mirrored what I was seeing on the floor: the future of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ athletics. The Runnin’ Rebels — part of a group of more than 480 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student-athletes — are the future, and it is our mandate to provide the best possible experience for them as they attend our university.
Consider it a reward for perfect attendance at school.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has created the Rebel Rewards Program for season-ticker holders.
Legal sports wagering is spreading; online and mobile betting is increasing, and the NFL's RedZone channel is almost addictive. But there's nothing quite like wagering and watching games in Las Vegas. Its sports books lead the way in technology, comfort, and camaraderie. With multiple games broadcast on multiple screens, with bets riding on nearly every play, there can be anticipatory hushes, lusty cheers and despairing boos simultaneously.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is instituting the Tickets for Teachers program in which men’s basketball tickets are distributed to elementary and middle schools in the Clark County School District.
8 News Now continued its visits with former 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Rebel football standout Ickey Woods.