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Player Spotlight: Jerry Evans

Basketball, Featured on January 19th, 2012 3 Comments

Jerry Evans Jr. thinks back on his days at Leuzinger High School in Southern California and smiles.
“I was Mr. Get It Done,” the Nevada Wolf Pack sophomore guard said recently. “I was a scorer in high school. I shot all the shots.”
Defense was, well, something his teammates took care of while he waited for them [...]

Nevada 81, Omaha 69

Basketball, Featured on January 18th, 2012 No Comments

There was a definite Nevada energy shortage Tuesday night at Lawlor Events Center.
“We came out a little lackadaisical,” junior guard Malik Story said.
“We didn’t come out too ready to play,” senior center Dario Hunt added.

From the Sidelines: Hawai’i at Nevada

Basketball, Featured on January 16th, 2012 No Comments

The Nevada men’s basketball team stretched their win streak to 11 with an incredibly physical battle with an improving Hawai’i Warriors squad. Deonte Burton took over the game in the final 3 minutes and the Wolf Pack overcame a 7 point in the final 5 minutes to take a 3 point win at Lawlor Events [...]

Top Wolf Pack Football Careers of the WAC Era

Featured, Football on January 15th, 2012 No Comments

In the past two weeks Silver and Blue Sports has taken a close look at the Nevada Wolf Pack football team’s 12 memorable seasons in the Western Athletic Conference.
We have gone back and relived the Top 20 most meaningful team games and the Top 20 most impressive games by individual players over the past 12 [...]

Wolf Pack 77, Hawai’i 74

Basketball, Featured on January 15th, 2012 1 Comment

Deonte Burton just let his basketball instincts take over.
“I just didn’t even really think about it,” Burton said. “I just let it go.”
Burton scored nine points in the final 3:18 as the Nevada Wolf Pack overcame a seven-point deficit in the second half Saturday night to stun the Hawaii Warriors, 77-74, at Lawlor Events Center.

Five Questions with Warrior Insider

Basketball, Featured on January 14th, 2012 No Comments

This week we changed things up a little and brought in Hawai’i blogger Dayton Morinaga from the excellent blog Warrior Insider to offer his thoughts on this Saturday’s tilt with the Rainbow Warriors.

Wolf Pack 81, San Jose St. 57

Basketball, Featured on January 13th, 2012 No Comments

The Nevada Wolf Pack is even surprising itself these days.
“We shot 32 threes?,” smiled point guard Deonte Burton. “I didn’t know that until now. I’m surprised.”
Imagine how the San Jose State Spartans felt.
The Wolf Pack drained half of those 32 threes — a school-record 16 — in rolling over the Spartans 81-57 in front of [...]

Ault Hand Over the Keys? Not Yet!

Featured, Football on January 10th, 2012 3 Comments

Chris Ault has just two seasons remaining on his current contract to coach the Nevada Wolf Pack football team.
Did a frightening chill just fly up and down your silver and blue spine?
Well, it should.

Top 20 Individual Performances in the WAC Era

Featured, Football on January 9th, 2012 2 Comments

Silver and Blue Sports.com is taking a close look at the Nevada Wolf Pack football team’s recently completed 12-year history in the Western Athletic Conference.
Last week we looked at the Top 20 most important Wolf Pack football games in the WAC era.
This installment of our Look Back at the Pack in [...]

Midwinter Madness, Elite 8: Midnight Strikes Cinderella Baylor as Oregon, Wisconsin, LSU & TCU Advance

Featured, Football on January 8th, 2012 1 Comment

After a brief holiday hiatus, the inaugural FPS Playoffs resumed this past week on the neutral sites of traditional New Year’s Bowl Games, providing thrillers that rivaled the drama of our BCS world…read on to see how Oregon survived Baylor in Atlanta, TCU pulled off the upset of Virginia Tech in Phoenix, LSU ousted Michigan [...]