In The News: Intercollegiate Athletics
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ football is in the game. The long-awaited reboot of EA Sports’ college football video game series is expected to be released this summer, and the Rebels will be among the schools included.
On Tuesday, the Rebels were recognized during the Clark County Commissioners Meeting after having one of the best seasons in school history. Their accomplishments include winning nine games, winning a share of the Mountain West regular season title, and also participating in the first bowl game since 2014.
The Super Bowl will be played here Sunday, some 51 years after Jerry Tarkanian drove his wife Lois into what was then an old military outpost turned mobbed-up Sin City oasis.
The two-time WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces along with 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Athletics got together to provide a free sports clinic for kids eighth grade and under.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Lady Rebels head coach Lindy La Rocque is one of 10 coaches to make a new midseason mid-major watch list. La Rocque was named to the 2024 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year list.
Name, image and likeness laws have revolutionized college sports — opening new questions over whether Nevada universities can still compete.
The Thomas & Mack Center opened Dec. 16, 1983, with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Diana Ross all in attendance for the Gala Grand Opening.
On Wednesday afternoon, the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Athletics Department hosted a second blood drive at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Janet Hopper is a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ super fan; that much is clear. One can tell by the decor of her home, highlighting her love for the Runnin’ Rebels, her regular attendance at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ basketball games since the 1980s, and her 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ tattoo, which she got at the age of 81.
There’s a sports team in Nevada whose success has been unmistakable. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Lady Rebels, the women’s basketball team, has won more than 85% of their games, including NCAA tournament play, over the last three years. This year, they’ve won their first eight games. And all of this success began when Lindy La Rocque became coach of the team in 2021.
The Rebels drew sizable crowds to Allegiant Stadium in 2023 as the team had its best season in a decade, securing a bowl game bid while turning a profit.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Rebel Football team is heading to the Mountain West Championship game against the Boise State Broncos. Las Vegas Sun reporter Mike Grimala goes over what made this season so successful and what to expect for the game. Then Riana Durrett joins us to discuss the new 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Cannabis Policy Institute. She shares how this institute will help Nevada’s growing cannabis industry.
