Archive for May, 2008
| May. 30, 2008
The Nevada football program dismissed two players and had another placed on one-year probation after they were arrested this week for driving under the influence of alcohol.
| May. 28, 2008
Nevada linebacker Ezra Butler, who was arrested Saturday for possession of Marijuana and DUI drug charges, was waived Tuesday by the San Francisco 49ers.
| May. 25, 2008
Nevada’s season ended Sunday when it lost in the championship round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament to Fresno State, 6-4.
| May. 24, 2008
Nevada made short work of Sacramento State and got redemption against Hawaii on Saturday in the third day of the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Ruston, La.
| May. 23, 2008
Nevada pitcher Kyle Howe struggled, while Hawaii continued its domination of the Wolf Pack on Friday by winning 14-5 in the second round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.
| May. 22, 2008
Nevada, who was swept by San Jose State in a four-game series last weekend, beat the Spartans 11-0 on Thursday in its first game of the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Ruston, La.
| May. 22, 2008
Nevada head coach Kim Gervasoni, who improved her record each season with the Wolf Pack, resigned Thursday because of personal reasons.
| May. 18, 2008
The Wolf Pack’s season ended Sunday after No. 2 UCLA won another close victory, beating Nevada 4-3 in the NCAA Regional championship in Los Angeles.
| May. 16, 2008
The Wolf Pack won its first-ever NCAA Regional tournament game Friday by beating Purdue 4-1 in the first game of the Los Angeles bracket’s weekend tournament.
| May. 16, 2008
Wolf Pack men’s golf coach Rich Merritt resigned Thursday after being under investigation from the NCAA for betting on sports.
Merritt was suspended for three matches last season after an investigation revealed he had given no-cost meals to players and provided a free airline ticket to an athlete.
The report also alleged that Merritt paid a women’s [...]
| May. 14, 2008
Nevada softball pitcher Jordan McPherson said she was worried she had to throw a shutout every time she pitched in 2006—but not this season.
| May. 12, 2008
Nevada signed three basketball players Monday to letters of intent for the 2008 season, the school announced.
The Wolf Pack signed Joey Shaw (6-foot-6), Dario Hunt (6-foot-8) and Ahyaro Phillips (6-foot-8).
Shaw averaged 16.8 points per game last season with the College of Southern Idaho.
Hunt averaged a double-double last season at Charis Prep School in [...]
| May. 12, 2008
The Wolf Pack will travel to Los Angeles to play Purdue on Friday in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Softball Championship.
This is the first at-large bid for the Wolf Pack (42-16, 16-2 in WAC). Nevada won the WAC regular season crown, but lost the WAC tournament championship game to Louisiana Tech, 2-1.
Fresno [...]
| May. 11, 2008
Nevada first baseman Shaun Kort said he thinks about baseball all the time—even during finals week.
| May. 7, 2008
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