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Going For Broke
My best NBA playoff betting advice? Listen to our guest handicapper!
May 17th, 2012
Clearly, the only thing more worthless than my betting advice is Bryce Harper’s anger-management assistance. Which is why I’m turning things over to someone who actually knows what the hell he’s doing. Herewith are a few key NBA playoff betting strategies from longtime Las Vegas resident and Covers.com handicapper Ted Sevransky. Read more »
UNLV BASKETBALL
Expectations should only grow as UNLV lands Findlay Prep big man Anthony Bennett
6-foot-8 Toronto native, the top remaining unsigned senior in the 2012 class, chooses UNLV over Oregon
May 12th, 2012
Crank up the hype machine A stellar 2012 recruiting class got that much better on Saturday, as UNLV landed the top unsigned senior in the nation, landing 6-foot-8 Findlay Prep forward Anthony Bennett Multiple sources confirmed the news to RunRebs.com. Read more »
Going For Broke
NFL Week 1 best bets? In mid-May? It’s never too early to talk football
May 10th, 2012
Since it’s logistically impractical to handicap baseball on a week-to-week basis—and since I can’t hit a basketball bet to save my life—I figured why not peek into the NFL crystal ball and offer seven best bets for Week 1. Read more »
UNLV BASKETBALL
Justin Hawkins' lofty goal of graduating from UNLV in three years will be met this weekend
Balancing basketball and school hasn't always been easy, but Hawkins now looks forward to a relatively stress-free senior year.
May 9th, 2012
"Jimmy Neutron" and "Boy Genius" aren't the typical nicknames you'd associate with a Division-I basketball team's top reserve and defensive stopper. UNLV senior-to-be Justin Hawkins has gotten pretty used to both. Read more »
MWC EXPANSION
Three key talking points as the Mountain West adds Utah State, San Jose State
What does each addition mean? Could defectors be lured back?
May 8th, 2012
As the idea of a merger with Conference USA appears to fade more and more as time passes, the Mountain West made moves of its own last week, finalizing plans to add both Utah State and San Jose State as full members in 2013. Read more »
The World in a Net
May 8th, 2012
Last August 5, Daren Libonati was in Manchester, England, watching a soccer game. For a year, the Justice Entertainment Group president and COO had been trying to bring a world-class soccer match to Las Vegas. Now, sitting in Old Trafford Stadium watching Manchester United defeat the New York Cosmos in a friendly contest before nearly 76,000 fans, he understood that if he were to succeed, it could potentially be the biggest global sporting event in the history of Las Vegas. Read more »
UNLV BASKETBALL
Khem Birch preparing for a potentially major impact in 2012-13
Pitt transfer could be a force in many ways for UNLV following the conclusion of the fall semester
May 4th, 2012
Last month, Dave Rice sat in the Superdome in New Orleans taking in the Final Four, marveling as he saw the driving force behind Kentucky's national title run in person. As Rice enters his second season at the helm at UNLV, he doesn't have an Anthony Davis clone waiting in the wings. But he does have Khem Birch, a 6-foot-9, 220-pound redshirt sophomore who he believes could potentially have a similar effect for the Rebels in the 2012-13 campaign. Read more »
Going For Broke
Digging deep through a competitive field for a Kentucky Derby winner
May 3rd, 2012
This year’s Derby, on May 5, features one of the deepest fields in a long time. At least 10 of the 20 horses expected to enter the race could win it. Read more »
Going For Broke
Peering into the crystal basketball for a look at the NBA’s second season
April 26th, 2012
I’m not exactly sure what good-luck charm David Stern keeps in his back pocket (a horseshoe, a rabbit’s foot, one of Marv Albert’s hairpieces), but whatever it is, it’s working. The NBA commissioner won a game of chicken with the players association, saving the 2011-12 campaign at the 11th hour, then watched those same players deliver one of the most compelling regular seasons in recent memory. Read more »
UNLV BASKETBALL
As college hoops in the west primes for a big year in 2012-13, how does UNLV stack up?
Rebels and Aztecs both expected to be among the west's elite next season
April 25th, 2012
The 2011-12 season didn't leave teams in the western half of the United States with plenty to brag about when all was said and done. But don't look at it as the start of a trend. Read more »
