Ron Kantowski

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J-Mac night at the UNLV-Northern Arizona game: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008; I’ve got a bone to pick with J-Mac. You remember him, that autistic kid who scored 20 points in four minutes after coming off the bench as a student manager in a high school basketball game in upstate New York a couple of years ago.
No. 3: NFR is Thomas & Mack's cash cow: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008; To say that the National Finals Rodeo has become the Thomas & Mack Center's cash cow is putting it literally, not mildly. There's nothing mild about the NFR.
Ordinary Joe gives something extra: Monday, Nov. 17, 2008; This was going to be the season that Joe Darger’s role changed, where he would get to pick on guys his own size — instead of ones built like grain silos — when UNLV coach Lon Kruger divvied up the defensive matchups.
The Elevator: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008; Who’s headed toward the penthouse on the local sports scene — and who’s getting the shaft.
Kantowski: UNLV’s hoops season in predictions: Friday, Nov. 14, 2008; Twenty-seven and eight predictions for the 2008-09 UNLV basketball season: I’m going to miss Curtis Terry, at least early in the season. So is Lon Kruger.
No. 8: Tark bids farewell to UNLV faithful: Friday, Nov. 14, 2008; The night of March 3, 1992 produced a strange confluence of emotions. A capacity crowd was on hand to say goodbye to Tark after 19 legendary years on the job. But it was Dr. Bob Maxson, the university president, who most in the packed house wanted to bid farewell -- and a not so fond one at that.
Dear thieves: A few things you ought to know about the stolen pickup truck: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008; To the thief or thieves who stole my truck out of the Sun parking lot Monday, I have only one thing to say: I hope you’re not planning on going very far.
No. 9: Thunder shakes the Mack: Minor league hockey franchise upstages UNLV in its own building; Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008; It's hard to believe the UNLV basketball team once was upstaged by a minor league hockey franchise in it's own building, but it's true.
Swim, cycle, push, inspire: Paraplegic athlete guts out triathlon finish in Henderson amid punishing conditions, looks to public speaking; Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008; They call him Oz because of his name -- Oscar Sanchez. But it could almost be because of the traits and resources he has acquired along life’s yellow brick road.
Hope for Gibbons administration: Monday, Nov. 10, 2008; My guess is that the capital reporting corps could not believe their ears when Gov. Jim Gibbons said it Friday