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Fresh off a victory at UNR, the UNLV basketball team looks to win four games in four days to secure the Mountain West's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. We dissect UNLV's chances on another episode of the Rebel Room, a Las Vegas Sun podcast.

Marcus Arroyo was suddenly fired Monday as the UNLV football coach after three seasons. We discuss what's next for the program on this edition of the Rebels Room.

The UNLV basketball team held Dayton scoreless for the final six minutes on Tuesday to grab the most significant win in the Kevin Kruger coaching era. We discuss that and more on another edition of the Rebel Room.

Three high school football state championship games are on the horizon. The Sun's Case Keefer and Ray Brewer preview the games on the last edition of Prep Sports Now of the 2022 season.

The UNLV football program is two wins away from becoming eligible for a bowl. The basketball program starts another season looking to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 season. We discuss on another Rebel Room.

Arbor View travels to Liberty on Friday for the regional semifinals in a battle of class 5A powers. In a season of lopsided defeats, this is the game we have been waiting for. Either team can win. Either team can lose. Both teams have Division I players. Yes, Friday can't get here fast enough!

The high school football season is down to the final week of the regular season. The week is highlighted by two games: Desert Pines at Liberty in the class 5A, and the Hammer Game between rivals Moapa Valley and Virgin Valley. We discuss that and more in another edition of Prep Sports Now.

The UNLV football team had its best start to the season in recent memory in winning four of its initial five games. And while they were blown out last week against San Jose State, the program is sitting in unfamiliar ground needing two wins over the remaining six games to qualify for a postseason bowl game. We discuss that and more in another edition of the Rebel Room.

One school was limited to negative-8 yards last week in a 51-0 defeat; another school crossed midfield just once in its game; nine of the 17 games were played under the mercy rule of a running clock. The mercy rule comes into play when a team leads by 35 or more points. Painfully it is coming into play in the first quarter of some games. We discuss the lopsided scores and more on another edition of Prep Sports Now.

The Sun's Case Keefer and Ray Brewer are back talking about high school football in Las Vegas, talking a look at the Week 7 contests on the horizon and revisiting last week's games. Take a listen.

The Sun's Case Keefer and Ray Brewer take a look at another week of high school football games throughout Southern Nevada. For most schools, it's the start of league play, including a heavyweight showdown between Bishop Gorman and Arbor View. We, of course, also take a look back at last week's games.

We give our praise to the Arbor View football team, who this season has beat teams from Utah and Arizona. Take a listen to Case Keefer and Ray Brewer on another edition of Prep Sports Now.

The Sun's Danny Webster fills in for Case Keefer on this edition of Prep Sports Now. Danny and Ray take a look at this week's games, including Bishop Gorman and Arbor View playing in the Polynesian Football Classic.

By virtue of winning the opener over Idaho State last week, UNLV is sitting at 1-0 for the first time since 2019. And that presents Marcus Arroyo's squad with a golden opportunity as they prepare to travel to face Cal on Saturday, because if they manage to score an upset victory to improve to 2-0, their bowl odds will shoot through the roof.

There could be a new favorite in the class 3A. Defending state champion Moapa Valley is always a threat to represent Southern Nevada in the state semifinals, but a new contender could be emerging in Slam Academy. And don't forget about Virgin Valley. We discuss this and more — including Bishop Gorman's loss to Mater Dei — in another episode of Prep Sports Now.

Ray Brewer details his golden rules to Case Keefer for picking the winners of Las Vegas area high school football games. An example: Never take a local team playing on the road in California. Listen to this week's Prep Sports Now for more.

Could this be the season the UNLV football team reaches a bowl game? After all, they've got a roster of relative unknowns in transfer players who could make an impact. And what to make of the UNLV basketball program's defeat in Canada, where the defense — the program's calling card — looked awful. The Sun's Mike Grimala and Ray Brewer discuss.

Another season of high school football begins Friday night with a similar storyline: Gorman is the team to beat in the class 5A; Silverado in the class 4A. Can anyone dethrone the 2021 state champs? Case and Ray discuss on the maiden edition of Prep Sports Now in 2022.

The UNLV football team is about two months away from opening its season by hosting Idaho State. Like you, we are anticipating the action. The Golden Nugget sports book posted betting numbers on all 12 of the UNLV games in 2022, listing the Rebels as a favorite four times — including by 1-point against UNR. The Sun's Mike Grimala and Ray Brewer analyze the football schedule, and also talk UNLV basketball. We appreciate your feedback.

The Sun's Mike Grimala and Ray Brewer discuss what's next for the UNLV football team after a 2-10 season. Already, its best defensive player announced plans to transfer. And what about the UNLV basketball team? What do you make of the 4-3 start?

High school football in Nevada shifts to the big stage of Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, as state champions in four classifications will crowned. We project the winners in another episode of Prep Sports Now.

We've waited two years for this high school football game. Gorman hosts defending state champion Liberty for the class 5A Southern Region championship and a spot in next week's state championship game. The last time these schools met Liberty handed Gorman its first local defeat since 2008 in breaking the powerhouse program's string of 10 straight state titles. 

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer take stock of where we stand in the high school basketball season, chatting about the top teams before picking some games in the week ahead.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer try to look at Liberty vs. Centennial for the state championship from all angles and come out with the right winner.

The coaches of the top two high school basketball teams in the valley, Grant Rice of Bishop Gorman and Jeff Kaufman of Coronado, join Ray Brewer and Case Keefer to preview the upcoming season.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer perform a post-mortem on Liberty’s historic region championship game win over Bishop Gorman before breaking down the remaining four teams left vying for the state championship.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer discuss the news, and the prior upset, that shook the local high school football world before getting into picks for the Desert Region championship game and Mountain Region semifinals.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer partake in a snake draft of all the eight teams in the parity-rich Mountain Region with the postseason getting under way this weekend as well as look at all the other games.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer have a somewhat harmonious podcast as they weave through the week full of playoff games and races in high school football.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer celebrate at the arrival of the playoffs and try to get into the minds of some of the teams left still fighting for, or left out of, the postseason.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer break down the 3A playoff scenarios and 4A standings possibilities as high school football enters the deep reaches of the regular season.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer reflect on a crazy week of high school football and try to determine whether the surprises can continue.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer have their usual wide-ranging high school football discussion, touching on everything from turnovers to the most likely upsets this week.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer toast a few teams that picked up massive victories in week 6 and look forward to all the league action in week 7.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer fly into league play and try to figure out which teams will win this week's games.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer tackle all the most pressing questions around local high school football as league play begins bubbling to the surface.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer talk through an eventful week 3 in high school football, spending extra time discussing/debating Centennial, Coronado and Chaparral.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer go through all of week 2's close games, including a hard-fought triumph by Arbor View and a setback for Bishop Gorman in Hawaii.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer try to spread the love for the many teams that posted week 1 blowouts, single out some great individual performances and preview Friday's Aloha Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii featuring Bishop Gorman and Liberty.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer separate the best 4A high school football teams into three tiers and try to touch on as many squads as possible in the 2019 debut of Prep Sports Now.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer pick a handful of the games that make up the final week of the high school basketball regular season and advocate for adding a shot clock to prevent games with 27 total points.

Ray Brewer and Case Keefer dive into Saturday's Big City Showdown and Monday's West Coast Elite MLK Classic. They pick several of the matchups, and break down the two big games Brewer attended over the last week.