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High-flying Demetris Morant ends Gorman career with a pair of state track titlesFri, 25 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000
The first state title of Demetris Morant’s senior year was a foregone conclusion. The last two were a bit of a surprise. Behind teammate Shabazz Muhammad’s 30 first-half points, Bishop Gorman rolled to the 4A state basketball title in Reno last February with a 96-51 victory against Hug High. There was never any doubt. Morant’s most recent trip to Reno was a much different experience.
The 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas will feature a record 24 teams, the NBA announced Thursday. The summer league, which returns to the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion after skipping last season because of the NBA labor dispute, is 60 games from July 13-22. Each team will play five games.
Firefighter, former college athlete Stipe Miocic making his mark in the UFCFri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0000
Getting punched in the face, Stipe Miocic will say succinctly, was never his thing.
The former two-sport Division-I athlete would lend a hand to professional fighters in the Cleveland area looking for help with their wrestling, but he wasn’t seeking a career in mixed martial arts.
"My coaches were like, ‘You’re going to fight,’" Miocic said. "I was like, ‘Eh, we’ll see.’"
College football coaches are easily spotted at Bishop Gorman High’s Fertitta Field on this sunny weekday afternoon. They sit in the bleachers and line the fence surrounding the field jockeying to get a glimpse of the perennial power Gaels’ stable of talented prospects during this spring practice session.
Rebels have a little momentum going into conference tournament at homeThu, 24 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000
It turns out there is a tangible cost for victory, and in UNLV’s case that price is one iPhone. On May 6, with the Rebels (26-29, 7-17) in the heat of a race for the final spot in this weekend’s four-team Mountain West Conference baseball tournament in Las Vegas, UNLV scored four runs in the ninth inning for a crucial 5-4 victory at San Diego State.
With pressure subsided, Diego Brandao more than 'the crazy Brazilian'Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 -0000
Diego Brandao is fully aware of how he came across on "The Ultimate Fighter" 14.
"I was the crazy Brazilian," Brandao said.
Brandao took no issue with the portrayal because, well, it was true. Being on the set of the UFC’s biannual reality television show brought out both the best and worst of the 24-year old featherweight.
The Wranglers rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Finals, but Florida’s Brandon MacLean scored the game-winning goal 4:54 into the extra session to hand the Everblades their first Kelly Cup.
Cole Hamels dominates Bryce Harper's Nats in first meeting since plunkingThu, 24 May 2012 02:49:00 -0000
Cole Hamels pitched eight scoreless innings, finishing up by retiring Bryce Harper on a grounder as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a season-long four-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Underdogs have more than held their own in UFC main events so far this year.
Through 11 fight cards in 2012, favorites are barely out-performing their upset-minded opponents. The underdog has prevailed in five events, including a streak of two straight.
Junior dos Santos has heavyweight attitude on performance-enhancing drugsWed, 23 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000
Joining an ever-expanding chorus, heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos believes the UFC should implement a more stringent drug testing policy.
Dos Santos has spoken out against the use of performance-enhancing drugs vigilantly ever since scheduled UFC 146 opponent Alistair Overeem tested positive for an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone level.
The Florida Everblades scored the opening two goals of the game Tuesday and scored another in the third period to defeat the Wranglers 3-1 in Game 4 of the Kelly Cup Finals.
Taking a look at some marquee games on this year's high school football scheduleTue, 22 May 2012 09:00:00 -0000
When the Liberty High School football team hung tough with power Bishop Gorman for nearly three quarters in last year’s state semifinals, the Patriots immediately confirmed their status as one of the state’s top programs. They have won back-to-back Sunrise Regional titles and are riding a 16-game winning streak in league games.
Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission handed down rulings involving two of the UFC’s most well-known fighters at a meeting Monday.
The commission granted top middleweight contender Chael Sonnen permission to use testosterone with a therapeutic-use exemption.
Reggie Smith is leaving the UNLV basketball team. The junior-to-be point guard, who averaged 2.5 points per game in 20 games last year, on Monday was granted a release from the Rebel program.
Irving, Lin among players to scrimmage against U.S. Olympians in Las VegasMon, 21 May 2012 17:09:30 -0000
Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving of Cleveland and Knicks star Jeremy Lin are among 13 NBA players chosen to scrimmage against the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team in July.
Bishop Gorman High rising senior quarterback Anu Solomon verbally committed Sunday to the University of Arizona football team. Solomon also had offers from Arizona State, UCLA, Utah and UNLV.
Authorities arrested UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones early Saturday morning, according to TMZ.com, on suspicion of DUI after the 24-year old allegedly wrecked his Bentley in Binghamton, N.Y. His management confirmed the report by releasing a statement Saturday.
After Florida tied the game with 3:49 left in regulation, the Everblades completed the comeback with a Matt Marquardt goal in overtime to win 4-3 and take a 2-1 lead over the Wranglers in the Kelly Cup Finals best-of-seven series.
UNLV basketball to play a pair of games in Ottawa and Montreal during August tourFri, 18 May 2012 19:49:00 -0000
Plans for the UNLV basketball team’s summer trip to Canada were released Friday. The Rebels will play four exhibition games north of the border from Aug. 16 to 22 during their stay in Ottawa and Montreal. In Ottawa, they will play Aug. 18 against Carleton University and Aug. 19 against Ottawa University. Games in Montreal will be played Aug. 20 and 21 against a to be determined opponent.
