Lady Rebels end skid, breeze past Air Force
Nikki Wheatley had 15 points and Katie Powell 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead UNLV past
Air Force 62-47 in a Mountain
West women’s basketball game Wednesday in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Lady Rebels (8-15, 6-6) shot 46 percent and never trailed while halting a two-game skid and improving to 2-9 on the road. Emily Conroe scored 18 points for the Falcons (8-15, 4-8), who shot 28.8 percent.
Baseball: Senior right fielder Max Smith and junior shortstop Bryson Stott were named to the Mountain West’s preseason all-conference team, and league coaches picked the Rebels to place fourth in the seven-team league.
Women’s tennis: Junior Enpei Huang was named Mountain West player of the week after going 6-0 in singles and doubles in helping the Rebels (5-2) to three shutout wins.
Women’s golf: Senior Elizabeth Prior and sophomore Polly Mack shared the Mountain West golfer of the week award after tying for medalist honors in the Battle at Boulder Creek. committee for seven years.
Redskins: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan abandoned talks to persuade the team to build its next stadium on a Maryland site currently owned by the federal government.
Falcons: Defensive end Steven Means, 28, a five-year NFL veteran with four teams, signed a one-year extension. He had one sack and three tackles for loss in 2018.
Lions: Long snapper Don Muhlbach, 37, a two-time Pro
Bowl selection who has played in 228 games with Detroit since 2004, re-signed to return for a 16th season.
49ers: Offensive tackle Garry Gilliam, 28, due to make $5.05 million in 2019, was released after two seasons with San Francisco.