Thomas garners all-MWC honors; Rebels picked third in West

Senior running back Lexington Thomas, who needs 1,250 yards to become UNLV’s all-time rusher leader, was the lone Rebel picked the 25-man 2018 preseason All-Mountain West Team announced Tuesday morning at the league’s annual Media Summit [...]

Round 3: Rebels advance to face Wolf Pack

One down, three to go. UNLV, despite blowing a 13-point second half lead, snapped it’s five-game losing streak with a 97-90 overtime victory over Air Force on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the Mountain [...]

Rebels get by Spartans to end first half with winning mark

UNLV found a way to grind out a 76-67 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. On the surface, not a big deal. The Spartans are winless (0-10) in [...]

Runnin’ Rebels snap losing streak to Aztecs, 88-78

It remains to be seen whether Saturday night’s 88-78 victory over San Diego State at the Thomas & Mack Center could be the highlight of a so-far disappointing Mountain West season for the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. [...]

Little things add up to big loss for Runnin’ Rebels

During his pregame radio show before Wednesday night’s game with New Mexico, UNLV coach Marvin Menzies predicted “the team that plays the hardest will win.” The well-rested Runnin’ Rebels, coming off a bye weekend, certainly played [...]

Mooring, McCoy lead Runnin’ Rebels past Illinois

UNLV won just 11 games in the first season of the Marvin Menzies era. After grinding out an 89-82 foul-fest over Illinois on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena, there’s an excellent chance the Runnin’ [...]

Overtime doesn’t pay off again for Runnin’ Rebels

UNLV forward Shakur Juiston was asked his feelings after the Runnin’ Rebels took Arizona, a team many prognosticators predicted would go to the Final Four, to overtime before losing 91-88 Saturday night at a raucous Thomas [...]

Runnin’ Rebels pull away to improve to 6-0

UNLV enters the biggest week of its young season with a perfect 6-0 record after defeating Southern Utah, 101-82, on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. It wasn’t easy. The Thunderbirds (2-3), 24-point underdogs [...]

Rogers to the rescue: Rebels rally to keep bowl hopes alive

ALBUQUERQUE — With 54 seconds to go Friday night, UNLV’s 2017 bowl chances were on life support. Trailing 35-30, the Rebels were facing a 3rd-and-4 on their own 29 and had just one timeout remaining. And [...]

Rebels improve to 2-0 with blowout of Prairie View A&M

Two games. Two blowout wins. Despite a miserable night at the free throw line and finishing with 18 turnovers, UNLV (2-0) still cruised past outmanned Prairie View A&M, 98-63, on Wednesday night at the Thomas & [...]