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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 11h

The Mountain West men's basketball preseason awards and predicted order of finish will be released tomorrow. Here was my official ballot.

Murray: My preseason All-MW men's basketball order of finish and players of the year

The Mountain West will announce its preseason all-conference men's basketball selections Thursday before media day at Resorts World Las Vegas. I was one of the

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 11h

Five questions with Nevada swimmer Sally Vagg

🇦🇺What she misses most about Australia
🦘Biggest misconception about her native country
🏊‍♀️Top goal this season
🇪🇸Dream vacation location
🏐Favorite Wolf Pack team to cheer on

Five questions with Nevada Wolf Pack swimming standout Sally Vagg

A native of Tannum Sands, Australia, Vagg joined the Wolf Pack in January 2025 and made an immediate impact. She won the silver medal at the Mountain West champ

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 13h

With Nevada and Boise State perhaps playing the last chapter in its 54-year history, here are the 13 best games played between the rivals.

(I really miss those 2007-10 Nevada-Boise State games.)

Reliving the 13 most epic games of the Nevada-Boise State football rivalry

The Nevada-UNLV football rivalry might come with the most acclaim, but the Wolf Pack's series with Boise State has delivered the most great games with 15 of the

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 15h

Boise State is a 21.5-point favorite against Nevada on Friday. How close are the rosters? Here is our position preview of the Wolf Pack-Broncos contest.

Position preview for Nevada football versus Boise State: Who has the edge where?

Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray breaks down Nevada's football game against Boise State on Friday at Mackay Stadium with a position-by-position analysis

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 16h

Nevada women's basketball was picked to finish 10th out of 12 schools in the preseason Mountain West poll. Six teams got first-place votes with UNLV tabbed to win the league for the fifth straight season.

Nevada women's basketball picked to finish 10th out of 12 schools in preseason MW poll

The Nevada women's basketball team was picked to finish 10th out of 12 schools in the preseason Mountain West poll released Wednesday. The Wolf Pack earned 92 t

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 17h

Jarod Lucas was the star of the Nevada basketball team in the not-so-recent past. After one successful season in the G League, he's back with the Wolf Pack, this time as a coach, hanging up his shoes for a whistle.

How Jarod Lucas became a part of Nevada's coaching staff two years after starring for Pack

The revamped Nevada men's basketball team was solidified when the team took the court for its first official practice of the 2025-26 season on Sept. 25. But t

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 18h

Our Nevada men's basketball player preview series continues with Tayshawn Comer, a transfer from Evansville who could be the Wolf Pack's most important player this season.

Nevada basketball player preview: Tayshawn Comer could be Nevada's most important player

Comer has a chance to be Nevada's best player this season after spending two years at Eastern Kentucky and one at Evansville where last season he was named seco

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 18h

The Mountain West women's basketball preseason team and predicted order of finish will be released today. Here was my ballot.

Murray: My preseason All-MW women's basketball order of finish and players of the year

The Mountain West will announce its preseason all-conference women's basketball selections Wednesday before media day at Resorts World Las Vegas on Thursday. I

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 19h

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣Nevada to host public walkthrough practice Thursday on Quad
2⃣Jacobs Entertainment to build 12 sports fields in downtown Reno
3⃣UNLV extends basketball coach Lindy La Rocque through 2030

Morning Download: Nevada football to host public walkthrough practice Thursday on Quad

On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 1d

Murray's Mailbag, TV edition (📭📺)

🥵Is Jeff Choate on hot seat?
🔃When did UNLV and Nevada football switch places?
😢Jay Norvell's regret level
🏀Nevada hoops first impressions
⚽️Odds USL team moves to Reno

Murray's Mailbag, TV edition: Should Jay Norvell regret leaving Nevada for Colorado State?

In this week's TV edition of Murray's Mailbag, presented by Laub and Laub, we are answering the following questions:@JOSHLEONAR57840: With the continued losses,

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 1d

The Nevada-Boise State rivalry is one of the most heated and historic in Wolf Pack history. But will it continue after this season with the Broncos moving to the Pac-12? Nevada coach Jeff Choate, a former Boise State assistant, weighs in.

Will the Nevada-Boise State rivalry continue after this season? Jeff Choate weighs in

One of Nevada's most heated and historic football rivalries could be coming to an end.At the very least, Friday's Nevada-Boise State matchup marks the last time

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 1d

My weekly Mountain West football (🏔️🏈) power rankings

1⃣San Diego State
📈Boise State
📈Hawaii
📈Air Force
📉UNLV
📉Wyoming
☠️Nevada

Mountain West football power rankings: SDSU takes top spot after Boise State drubs UNLV

Each week, Nevada Sports Net's Chris Murray will rank the Mountain West football teams. Here are this week's rankings, with each team's overall record, its rank

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the 48 Mountain West players who will appear at this year's basketball media day, which is Thursday at Resorts World Las Vegas.

Here are the 48 Mountain West players who will appear at this year's basketball media days

The Mountain West will hold its media days for men's and women's basketball Thursday at Resorts World Las Vegas. The preseason awards for women's basketball wil

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 1d

Our Nevada men's basketball player preview series continues with Jeriah Coleman, an athletic 7-foot depth piece at center who could see 5 to 10 minutes per game.

Nevada basketball player preview: Jeriah Coleman an athletic 7-foot depth piece at center

Coleman is entering his sixth college season, which was made possible thanks to the NCAA's temporary one-year exemption for junior-college players. Coleman spen

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 1d

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣Two Wolf Pack alums start season on NBA rosters
2⃣Nevada men's basketball single-game tickets go on sale
3⃣Wolf Pack golf programs both in action

Morning Download: Two Nevada basketball alums start season on NBA rosters

On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 2d

The Monday Mailbag (📭) 
* Jeff Choate's hot seat level
* Jay Norvell's firing
* LeBron vs. goldfish
* MW's longest skid
* Reno's USL stadium odds
* FS1 going cheap
* Nevada hoops first impressions
* James Franklin's next team
* Max coaching contracts

Murray's Mailbag: What is the level of hot seat for Nevada football's Jeff Choate?

History is repeating with the Dodgers back in the World Series, a USL soccer franchise awarded again to Reno and Nevada football losing another close game. But

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 2d

Nevada football coach Jeff Choate remembers ex-Boise State star Doug Martin as one of the best he's been around, putting Martin on the Mt. Rushmore of players he's coached. Martin died Saturday at age 36.

Nevada's Jeff Choate remembers Doug Martin as one of the best players he ever coached

Doug Martin was one of the first big recruits assigned to Jeff Choate after Choate became an assistant coach at Boise State.In the months that followed, Choate

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 2d

Locals in the NFL, Week 7 recap

🏈Romeo Doubs sets season highs
🏈Austin Corbett returns from IR at new position
🏈Kitan Crawford sidelined by injury
🏈Joel Bitonio and Browns dominate
🏈Daiyan Henley limited by groin
🏈Tory Horton on MNF

Locals in the NFL, Week 7: Romeo Doubs sets season highs; Austin Corbett returns from IR

Fourteen players with local ties are on NFL rosters this season, including nine on active rosters. Here is a look at how each player fared this week. Players ar

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 2d

Four takeaways from Nevada's 24-22 loss to New Mexico plus a Boise State preview.

1⃣New Mexico tried to give Nevada game
2⃣QB Carter Jones takes big step forward
3⃣Wolf Pack's wideouts step up
4⃣Nevada got dominated on ground
🐴Early Boise State preview

Four takeaways: Nevada plays its cleanest game but can't capitalize on New Mexico miscues

Nevada football got as close as it has all season to a Mountain West win before losing at New Mexico on Saturday, 24-22. Two crucial fourth downs were both won

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 2d

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣Ex-Nevada football coach Jay Norvell fired by Colorado State
2⃣Nevada volleyball, soccer fall in Mountain West matches
3⃣Ex-Reno High star Harvey Smerdon commits to Nevada baseball

Morning Download: Ex-Nevada football coach Jay Norvell fired by Colorado State

On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 3d

My AP Top 25 football poll this week includes a new No. 1, BYU and Georgia Tech moving into the top 10 and big slides from Tennessee and LSU.

Murray's AP Top 25: Ohio State moves back to No. 1 as BYU hits a season best

Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is one of 63 voters in the college football AP Top 25 poll. Here is a look at his ballot this week.

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 5d

Reno Pro Soccer has jumped two major hurdles in trying to bring professional soccer back to Northern Nevada. There are many more obstacles to clear. We detail those here.

The next steps for Reno Pro Soccer's push to bring the USL back to Northern Nevada

Two gigantic steps have been taken toward bringing professional soccer back to Northern Nevada with Reno Pro Soccer not only securing the land for a stadium but

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 5d

This Week in Wolf Pack History: Colin Kaepernick's star is born as his first college start results in one of college football's wildest games, a 69-67 four-overtime loss at Boise State in 2007.

This Week in Pack History: Colin Kaepernick's star born in wild 69-67 loss at Boise State

Eighteen years ago, a Nevada football star was born. On Oct. 14, 2007, Colin Kaepernick, then a redshirt freshman, made his first college start. Nevada was a 25

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 5d

My three keys to victory (🗝️🗝️🗝️) and a prediction (🔮) for the Nevada Wolf Pack (🐺) versus the New Mexico Lobos (🐺) tomorrow at University Stadium (🏟️).

Nevada football versus New Mexico: Three keys to victory and a prediction

This feels like a winnable game for Nevada, but the Wolf Pack hasn’t won many games of late (2-23 in its last 25 MW matchups). And it’s hard to tell what Nevada

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Chris Murray @bychrismurray.bsky.social · 5d

Our Nevada men's basketball player preview series continues with UTEP transfer Corey Camper Jr., the three-and-D replacement for Tré Coleman.

Nevada basketball player preview: Corey Camper Jr. the three-and-D Tré Coleman replacement

Camper enters his fifth college season after two years Tyler Junior College and two at UTEP. Camper figured to be out of eligibility after last season before th

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