A Wink ... And A Smile

UNLV's star guard is as important for his hoops skills as his can-do attitude. You can thank his mom.

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

BEST FIGHT SONG? TOUGH TO ARGUE WITH NOTRE DAME HERE. [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Please click here.] Today in 2001, App...

What Happens In Vegas

You know how that's supposed to end, but courtesy of our sin city spies and some NBA ballers who aren't shy, here are some stories that made it out-along with the places to be during all-star weekend

The Weekend Lookahead: Should Be A Strong Few Days

...for you. Hustle back to a TV for BYU/Arizona—you know Arizona hoops is playing UNLV at 3pm too? Gonna be some debt-riddled Tucson residents come Sunday morning. Also at 8pm: the...

The Horizon Line

What are the games between November 20 and November 25 that you should plan to watch?

2002: THE 'NEXT' ONES

In 2002, who did ESPN The Magazine think was poised to break out?

THE BACK AND FORTH: SEC VS. BIG 12 FOOTBALL

A brief summary of the arguments: the two conferences account for the top five teams in America right now. Almost every Heisman front-runner (includin...

The Invisible Man

He's got a game that's hard to overlook. So why does Shawn Marion feel like no one sees him?

Power 16

No.1 team? Okay, fine, it's USC. After that, it's anyone's BCS ballgame

A SEASON IN THE STANDS: AWAITING SATURDAY

...Troy. However, Georgia's on Saturday Night Football (8pm, ABC) against Arizona State. Granted, ASU lost to UNLV last weekend—their students still had the cajones to post this on YouTube (via our friend...

...UNLV Hoops is back, baby

REPORTING FROM ... HOPKINS VS. CALZAGHE

...time on American soil. You might say, it was electric. The event drew over 14,000 to UNLV's Thomas and Mack Center. A plethora of celebrities crammed ringside, including Whitney Houston, Jeremy Piven, Jay...

REPORTING FROM ... THE ONE SHINING MOMENT MOMENT

...last time I went to the Final Four back in 1990. But a lot has changed since UNLV crushed Duke in that championship game. For one, games are now played in domes rather than arenas...

LUNCH LINKS

...Saturday night · The Dream vs. Ralph Sampson in 1984 . · Fantastic game when Duke knocked off UNLV in 1991. · For some reason, this 1995 profile of Bryant "Big Country" Reeves has been uploaded...

GIANT KILLERS: SWEET SIXTEEN TONIGHT!

Before we reflect on our performance in the first two rounds, let's look ahead to the Sweet 16, which features two Giant Killer matchups. (Sorry, Vi...