From the first day Bobby Hauck was on the job as UNLV's new head football coach back in December, it was no secret that the schedule he faced in his inaugural season in Las Vegas would be murderous. Now, after months of talking about how rough the terrain looks, it's now time to explore it.

Chris Marshall isn't your prototypical Del Sol High running back. But don't let his 5-foot-7, 160-pound frame fool you. After his performance Thursday night in a 31-16 victory against Canyon Springs, he appears to be in line to be the next great Dragon rusher.

The Bishop Gorman High football team is still ranked as one of the nation’s top teams. Despite dropping its season opener two weeks ago to Hamilton High of Arizona, the Gaels (1-1) only fell 10 spots in the USA Today Super Index to No. 21.

Exercise caution when approaching college football’s opening week of games at the betting window.
That’s the advice most top sports bettors would give this week. With the lack of statistics on teams and the high player turnover rate in college football, it tends to be harder to handicap games at the beginning of the season.

Wladimir Klitschko has had so much trouble finding an opponent this year that just having one show up at a press conference is enough to excite him. The current WBO and IBF heavyweight champion praised his upcoming opponent, Samuel Peter, during a conference call Wednesday for simply agreeing to a rematch with him on Sept. 11 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The UNLV men's basketball season has suffered a major blow before it even has started. Senior guard Kendall Wallace - a reserve who is the Rebels' primary 3-point threat - tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during an open gym session Tuesday afternoon and will miss the 2010-11 season.

UNLV junior defensive end B.J. Bell knows the challenge facing the Rebels’ Saturday won’t be easy. They open the season by hosting a No. 12 Wisconsin team that is led by one the nation’s top offensive lines. The front unit returns all five starters and has been together for most of the last two seasons.

The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that Brigham Young University will announce later today that it will go independent in football and place its other sports in the West Coast Conference.

Junior Mike Clausen will start at quarterback Saturday in the UNLV football team’s season opener against Wisconsin at Sam Boyd Stadium. First-year head coach Bobby Hauck made the announcement Monday during his weekly press conference. Clausen beat out senior Omar Clayton, who entered the last two seasons as the UNLV starter.

A featherweight title fight between Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez has been rescheduled for Nov. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

The other three captains are safety Alex De Giacomo, offensive tackle Matt Murphy and center John Gianninoto.

Fans who want to avoid traffic and parking problems at Rebels football games can take a special game-day bus route.

Keeping with his theme of classic rock walk in music, UFC legend Randy Couture went with another iconic act to signal his arrival into the octagon in Boston’s TD Garden.

Bishop Gorman High running back Shaquille Powell’s performance was so impressive Saturday night, his coach could only find one way to summarize it. “Shaq in the best running back in the city. There is not even a question about it,” Gaels coach Tony Sanchez said