This Western Athletic Conference Tournament will tell a lot about the Nevada women’s basketball team.

The whistle-blower complaint involving former soccer coach Terri Patraw was dismissed Thursday.

Patraw will not get her job back, but will appeal the decision to District Court on Monday.

“It’s a mind boggling decision,” Patraw said. “The same hearing officer reinstated a…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association interviewed two Nevada men’s basketball players and a current Nevada golfer as part of its investigation that began Monday.

Among some of the players witnessed were men’s basketball forwards Demarshay Johnson and Richie Phillips. Women’s golfer Melanie De Leon was also interviewed.

Freshman Nevada boxer James Gardner talked to News Channel 4 anchor Bryan Samudio shortly after his win over UNLV’s Doug Gilmour. The freshman responded mostly with one-word answers and looked uncomfortable in the process.

In the ring, however, he looked like a seasoned pro.

Nevada men’s basketball coach Mark Fox is an interesting guy.

I know a lot of coaches don’t like to brag about success or gloat about how good they are, but Fox’s behavior Saturday in the 87-57 win against Louisiana Tech sort of left me baffled.

Nevada needs win and help from Utah State
The Nevada men’s basketball team (19-10, 11-4 Western Athletic Conference) sits in second place and one game behind Boise State going into the last week of the regular season.

If it beats Fresno State on Saturday and Boise State losses to Utah State, the Wolf Pack will share the WAC title.

The Nevada ski team is sending eight players to the NCAA Championships on Wednesday in Bozeman, Mont.

First year coach Charlie McNamara is pleased.

“Eight skiers is pretty good,” McNamara said from his office Friday.

Some coaches would be ecstatic by the accolades,…

After guard Brandon Fields scored zero points against Southern Illinois last Saturday, Nevada men’s basketball coach Mark Fox was hard on him this past week.

Fox was disappointed that his sophomore couldn’t get anything to drop in the 74-49 loss.

“I was…

Cary Groth and others in athletics tied to N. Illinois

The NCAA will investigate the Nevada athletic department next week by meeting with athletic officials and players in regards to the men’s and women’s golf teams, a press release said Monday.

The investigation, which will start Monday, correlates with former soccer coach Terri Patraw’s reports of NCAA violations against the golf teams.

Former Nevada linebacker Ezra Butler pulled a hamstring and was unable to work out in front of scouts at the National Football League combine Monday.

While Nevada Men’s Basketball is coming off one of it’s most lopsided losses, a 74-49 loss to Southern Illinois, New Mexico State is coming off a lopsided win.

The Aggies won their BracketBuster game over Long Beach State, 80-48.

Momentum appears to be in New Mexico State’s favor, but the Wolf Pack won the first matchup in an 87-78 win in Las Cruces, N.M. on Jan. 24.

Nevada pitcher Rod Scurry stands outside the dugout at Peccole Park after practice, smiling and joking around with about 10 teammates.

While the other half of his team is practicing base running, Scurry has his right elbow wrapped with about a pound of ice and teases some of the younger Pack pitchers.

His laid-back demeanor stands out from other players, especially because he’s so easy to notice at 6-foot-7, taller than every teammate by at least two inches.

Nevada Director of Athletics Cary Groth can remember going into Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University and seeing students in the building for class.

Groth, an NIU alum and former director of athletics at the university, was silent when her mother called her Thursday telling her there was a shooting on Northern Illinois’ campus.

The Nevada men’s basketball game this Saturday against Southern Illinois is one of the most intriguing games of the season – and it’s not on prime time television.ESPN decided to put the game on ESPNU, a subscription channel not offered…